2nd AC
| Highest | $4,800 / mo · United States |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2–4 yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | First paycheck from month 1 as trainee or prep tech; 1 to 2 years to full 2nd AC |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $4,800max |
| Hong KongIELTS 6.0–6.5 · HK–200k | $3,950 |
| SingaporeIELTS 6.5 · SGD 18–35k | $3,950 |
| United KingdomIELTS 6.0–7.0 · £11–38k | $3,950 |
| CanadaIELTS 6.0–6.5 · CAD 20–40k | $3,750 |
| AustraliaIELTS 6.0–6.5 · AUD 30–50k | $3,450 |
What does the day look like?
A shooting shift on set typically lasts 10 to 12 hours per day, totaling 50 to 60 hours per week. Call times fluctuate dramatically: regular day shoots start between 05:00 and 07:00, while night shoots run from 18:00 to 06:00. Weekend work, travel to locations, and on-call schedules are standard across film and television productions.
Framing shots, visual composition, or looking through the viewfinder takes up 0% of your working day. Slating in front of actors using digital smart slates like Denecke TS-3 or Ambient Lockit Slate accounts for roughly 10% of your time. The remaining 90% is entirely physical logistics and management: lifting 20 to 30 kg flight cases, packing Magliner or Inovativ carts, cleaning Tiffen and Schneider IRND optical filters, swapping Cooke S4/i or ARRI/Zeiss Master Primes lenses, measuring actor distances with Hilti laser meters, placing ProTapes floor marks, hot-swapping Anton/Bauer batteries, and logging camera sheets via SetCoder or ClipData.
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