Driver-transport course - MONDEL – L’Atelier du Cinéma – Training Center for Technical Cinema and Television Professions

Driver-transport

The driver is responsible for operating a vehicle to move people, objects, or equipment from one place to another, in accordance with the instructions of the producer or one of his representatives and, if applicable, the logistics manager, the production manager, the transport coordinator, or another person designated by the producer. The person assigned to transport operates under the supervision of the transport coordinator or, if applicable, the logistics manager, the set director, or the producer.

More specifically (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing), the driver usually, but not exclusively, performs most or all of the following tasks:

  • Operates a vehicle according to applicable rules to safely transport people, objects, or equipment;
  • Ensures the proper functioning of the vehicle(s) for which he/she is responsible;
  • If necessary, assists the logistics manager or the producer in various tasks related to production logistics, understanding that these tasks cannot constitute all of his/her work.

The specialized driver is a person who, in the performance of their duties, is primarily responsible for driving a vehicle whose operation requires a Class 1 (heavy vehicles), 2 (buses), 3 (truck), or 4B (mini-bus) driver’s license.

*Please note that the use of the masculine gender is for ease of reading and is not intended to be discriminatory.

Course plan

  • Hosting foreign shoots: showing respect
  • Analysis of shooting locations and set-up
  • Basic mechanics: knowledge of cars and trucking
  • In-depth knowledge of PECVL or Bill 430
  • In-depth knowledge of specialized trailers (camera, CCM, etc.)
  • Roadmap organization
  • Working with drones and helicopters
  • Base camp management
  • Camera car safety code
  • Truck stowage, preventive and practical driving, advanced course
  • Hazardous materials
  • Safe use of mobile elevating work platforms and aerial work platforms
  • Safe use of forklift trucks
  • Working with water: rain, pool and ice fields
  • Film Laurentides : policies, permits and photo library
  • Québec : policies, permits and photo library
  • Bureau du cinéma du Saguenay : policies, permits and photo library
  • Bureau du cinéma et de la télévision de Montréal (BCTM): city of Montreal bylaws
  • Bureau du cinéma et de la télévision de Montréal (BCTM): street blockage management, detour plan
  • Bureau du cinéma et de la télévision de Montréal (BCTM): policies on towing and on-street truck parking
  • Municipal bylaws: other municipalities
  • Vehicle supplier presentation
  • Tour of set and base
  • Final simulation

General skill courses

Here is the content of the general skill courses that takes place in the first hours of all training programs:

  • Act respecting owners, operators and drivers of heavy vehicles (Bill 430)
  • Awareness of the impact of filming on the living environment and residents
  • First aid in the workplace
  • Hazardous products and WHMIS
  • History of Quebec cinema
  • Introduction to the union – AQTIS 514 IATSE
  • Masterclass conference, open to the public
  • Notions of ecology: application of green sets
  • Occupational Health and Safety on film sets
  • Penal and criminal liability (Bill C-21)
  • Personal responsibility and rental equipment
  • Personal finances
  • Presentation of key positions in production departments
  • Presentation of the AQTIS-514-IATSE union agreement
  • Prevention of physical and psychological harassment
  • Preventive driving
  • SAAQ Highway Code and general tie-downs
  • Sanitary measures and the pandemic
  • Teamwork, interdepartmental interaction and hierarchy
  • The Actor’s role and relationship with the technical team
  • The Producer’s role and relationship with his technical team
  • Understanding direction and production documents