NYC Set Production Assistant Training

Next Class: June 28-29, 2025
Deadline to Register: June 8, 2025
Beyond Film School promises to instill the confidence you need to deliver your best performance from day one on set. We ensure that you never feel completely lost or overwhelmed by what you’re seeing on set. Our mission is to empower you to seize every opportunity, apply for all the gigs you desire, and build meaningful connections within the industry. With Beyond Film School by your side, you’ll navigate the film industry with poise and purpose. You don’t do it alone, and left guessing.


BFS Alumni Bianca Coming back to Guest Speak

Speed Networking with the Trainees

Film Professionals Speaking to Trainees

Summer of 2024

February 2024 SET PA Class

Set PA Training Class – Winter 2023

Learning about Callsheets

Lock-Up Demonstrations

Fun with Lock-up Demonstrations!

Resume Review

Guest Speakers Past Trainees Ebony and Ashli!

Film Set Terms

Real Talk with Instructors

Guest Speaker – Robert J Tierney DGA 1st Assistant Director

Winter 2022 Class

Past Trainees coming back to Guest Speak! Tiesha (Summer of 2021)

Learning about the Callsheet

Film Set Terms

Lock-Up Demonstrations

Lock-Up Demonstrations

Breaking down the Callsheet

Questions and Answer and Real Talk about the Film Industry

Resume Review and Exercise

Pop Quiz!

Pop Quiz!

Lock-Up Demonstration

Lock-Up Demonstration

They are so Ready for the Lock-Demonstration

Trying on the Walkie Surveillance Mics

May 2021 Set PA Training Class

Winter 2021 Set PA Training Class

All About the On-Set Film Departments

Lock-Up Demonstration

Learning all about the Walkie

Learning all about the Walkie and the Headsets

Learning how to do Lock-ups!

Film Industry Guest Speakers Scott Cosia – Producer/Stunt Coordinator

Winter 2020 Set PA Training Class

Learning all about the Walkie and the Headsets

Winter 2019 Set PA Training Class

Lock-Up Demonstration

Film Industry Guest Speakers Alannah Rafferty – Writer/Producer/Director/Actor

Happy Set PA Trainee!


Getting use to the Walkie

Getting use to the Walkie

Walkie training

Learning all about the Callsheets
















































Beyond Film School Alumni have worked on many TV Shows & Movies

Set PA Training Outline
Day 1
- Part 1 -
- Part 2 -
Day 2
- Part 3 -
- Part 4 -

After The Training:
PDFs of Class Materials Shown in Class
You will be added to the Beyond Film School team of PA’s. Your instructor may potentially hire you for one of their sets!
Eligibility to be able to join the next Beyond Film School Film Challenge!
Entry into the Private Facebook Group (ONLY for Beyond Film School Alumni)
Training Course Details:
Location: NYC, NY (Astoria, Queens)
(You’ll receive the address once full roster is confirmed)
Date: June 28-29 2025
Time: 11am – 7pm
Materials Needed: Pen, Notebook, Hard Copy of your Resume and an Open Mind!
(Prep/Dress for the weather – as there will be an outside portion to the class)
Cost: $297 per person