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Birth of a Notion
For over fifteen years, Kenny Chaplin and Gary Romolo Fiorelli have led production crews on film locations in the United States, Canada, Europe and Africa. At each location they sought to hire qualified staff from a pool of local PA's. They soon discovered that production training, for big budget productions, was missing. That prompted the two film industry veterans to use their technical knowledge to develop the special P.A.T.S. program. The result benefits not only newcomers to the film business but the movie industry at large. As a result, P.A.T.S. was born.
Having gained his experience working on large film productions shooting outside Hollywood, he was able to pursue location work in other regions. Locations included: Ohio "Air Force One", North Carolina "The Road to Wellville", Hawaii "Outbreak" and New York and Ireland for "The Devils Own"
With a solid foundation of skills as a production assistant, he moved to Hollywood. Once there he worked on LA based productions such as "Get Shorty", "Matilda", "Air Force One" and "Outbreak".
After working on numerous films, TV shows and commercials, Gary gained membership to the prestigious Directors Guild of America. Developing the relationships he had made during his tenure as a production assistant he has now worked as an Assistant Director on such films as "Pirates of the Caribbean 1 and 2", "Runaway Jury", "Blades of Glory", "Rendition" and "Body of Lies".
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Kenny Chaplin
Kenny grew up on the Canadian prairies, in a small town far removed from the Hollywood film industry. On a whim, he boarded a plane for Australia in 1997 to seek employment as a Production Assistant on one of the most talked about film of the decade, Terrence Malick's "Thin Red Line". Successfully working 6 months earned him the confidence and experience to seek out productions requiring a skilled PA.
With his ability to pack-up and go, a phone call sent him on the road to Kansas City, Missouri for the filming of Director Ang Lee's (once a PA himself) civil war drama "Ride with the Devil".
Within 10 years he had gained membership into the Director's Guild of America. He returned to Canada in 2005 after honing his skills in Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Charlotte N.C. on shows such as "Runaway Jury", "Roswell" and "Judging Amy". He is currently a member of the Directors Guild of Canada and employed as an Assistant Director. He has worked on feature films such as "Surveillance", "Walled In" , "Hunter" and most recently "Ticket Out" filmed in Des Moines, Iowa.
More: IMDB
Kenny Chaplin
Kenny grew up on the Canadian prairies, in a small town far removed from the Hollywood film industry. On a whim, he boarded a plane for Australia in 1997 to seek employment as a Production Assistant on one of the most talked about film of the decade, Terrence Malick's "Thin Red Line". Successfully working 6 months earned him the confidence and experience to seek out productions requiring a skilled PA.
With his ability to pack-up and go, a phone call sent him on the road to Kansas City, Missouri for the filming of Director Ang Lee's (once a PA himself) civil war drama "Ride with the Devil".
Within 10 years he had gained membership into the Director's Guild of America. He returned to Canada in 2005 after honing his skills in Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Charlotte N.C. on shows such as "Runaway Jury", "Roswell" and "Judging Amy". He is currently a member of the Directors Guild of Canada and employed as an Assistant Director. He has worked on films such as "Dude, Where's My Car?", "End of Days", "Runaway Jury" and in late 2009 the American classic "Moby Dick" filmed in St. Julian, Malta. More: IMDB
 Gary Romolo Fiorelli
Gary began his film career as a PA in the Washington DC/Baltimore area, working on Hollywood productions such as "In the Line of Fire", "The Pelican Brief", "Major League 2", "A Few Good Men" and "The Firm".
Having gained his experience working on large film productions shooting outside Hollywood, he was able to pursue location work in other regions. Locations included: Ohio "Air Force One", North Carolina "The Road to Wellville", Hawaii "Outbreak" and New York and Ireland for "The Devils Own".
With a solid foundation of skills as a production assistant, he moved to Hollywood. Once there he worked on LA based productions such as "Get Shorty", "Matilda", "Air Force One" and "Outbreak".
After working on numerous films, TV shows and commercials, Gary gained membership to the prestigious Directors Guild of America. Developing the relationships he had made during his tenure as a production assistant he has now worked as an Assistant Director on such films as "Pirates of the Caribbean 1 and 2", "Runaway Jury", "Blades of Glory", "Rendition" and "Body of Lies". More: IMDB
"These are stellar professionals offering an incredible opportunity to learn the insider secrets of getting an industry job. These guys know how to engage an audience and work a crowd. Kenny and Gary provided more than enough information to prepare me for my first experience on a film set."
Ian DeFries - Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri - February 2010
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