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Adam Somner. Second Unit or Assistant Director: Licorice Pizza. Adam Somner is known for Licorice Pizza (2021), War Horse (2011) and The Revenant (2015).
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Feb 28, 2020 · SUBSCRIBE to this channel for exclusive videos from AFI: http://bit.ly/SubscribeAFIDuring a seminar at the AFI Conservatory in February 2020, first AD Adam S...
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Mar 5, 2022 · March 5, 2022 9:23am. “We were waiting for another script, and then suddenly before the pandemic, he said, ‘Read this’,” Oscar-nominated Licorice Pizza producer Adam Somner says about how ...
The job of the assistant director is to work in concert with the director and the DP to get everything done on a movie set. As a 1st AD, Adam Somner is trusted by the industry's top directors to anticipate their needs, motivate the crew, figure out the schedule, and drive the entire production forward to finish each day on time. He finds the best way to keep everything moving smoothly on set ...
The London-born Somner was perhaps destined to end up in show business. His father, Basil Somner, was a 2nd AD in Adam's toddler years, then a film and TV production manager who rose to be the head of physical production at MGM's U.K. studios, but lost it all when the studio shuttered in the early '70s. From there, his family struggled, running ...
Adam Somner. British Know-How. It’s not every kid whose career epiphany hits like a lightning bolt at London’s legendary Pinewood Studios, watching the filming of Superman II no less. But that’s exactly how it happened for one of Hollywood’s most sought after 1st ADs, Adam Somner, whose résumé before he even crossed the Atlantic ...
May 17, 2021 · First assistant director and producer Adam Somner has worked with directors Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Paul Thomas Anderson and many other huge names. He discusses the job of the 1st AD, the movies Black Hawk Down, War of the Worlds, Gladiator, The Revenant, and more. Don't miss it!
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