Rebecca Keros

2nd Assistant Director in Features & TV Drama

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Rebecca is a multi-skilled film, television and advertising freelance technician and creative from Sydney, Australia. Her experience extends across all areas of the entertainment industry including Theatre, Motion Pictures & Film, Advertising & Television film, Music Video Production and Direction, Producing and Writing and Directing.

She has assistant directed on such projects as Angelina Jolie's motion picture 'Unbroken', 'The Inbetweeners 2', Alex Proyas' 'Gods of Egypt', Russel Crowes' 'The Water Diviner', 'The Light between Oceans' starring Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender, 'Pirates of the Caribbean 5', Ridley Scotts' 'Alien: Covenant', 'Pacific Rim: Malestrom', 'Riptide' 'Shang Chi & The Legend of The Ten Rings', 'Spiderhead' and 'Thor: Love and Thunder'. Rebecca was 1st AD on Tropfest short, 'Love, Steve' among many other TVC's, short films and music videos.

In 2016, Rebecca continued her work on 'Pirates of the Caribbean 5', travelling to Vancouver to work under 1st AD Chris Castaldi.

Rebecca has worked on many commercials, advertisements, television dramas & mini-series including Modern Family, Home & Away and Rake. In 2017 Rebecca spent three months in Fiji working with an international crew on TBS's American comedy series 'Wrecked S2'.

Rebecca worked as 2nd Unit Second Assistant Director on Ron Howards, Thirteen Lives, a role that combined her business mind with her creative knowledge to support Ron Howard. This executive level position is just one of the many 2nd ADing jobs Rebecca has undertaken since 2017 when she was 2nd AD on long-form comedy 'Sando' produced by Jungle in Sydney, Australia. She went on to 2nd AD 2nd Unit on ABC Networks 'Reef Break, starring Poppy Montgomery among other major productions.

In between assistant directing, Rebecca is also a seasoned production coordinator/cast coordinator in the commercial world. Her credits include working with director Paul Middleditch on the MLA Spring Lamb campaigns. She has coordinated TVC's for numerous other major brands including ANZ, Vodafone, Fox Sports, Telstra, David Jones, Aldi, Huawei, Commbank, Mirvac and Apple.

Letters Of Recommendation - Available on request
A) Jerry Bruckheimer, Bruckheimer Films
B) David Wolkis, Senior Vice President of Production for TBS Originals
C) Chad Oman, President of Jerry Bruckheimer Films
D) Nathan Holmes Former Personal Assistant to Johnny Depp, Infinitum Nihil
E) Chris Castaldi, Directors Guild of America
F) Jesse Hara, Founding partner of Haven Entertainment LA
G) Jeff Okabayashi, Assistant Director, Directors Guild of America

Features & TV Drama

Date(s)	Prod Co	Title	Type	Director	Producer	1st AD	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
2023	Silkscreen Entertainment	Two Neighbours	Feature Film (London)	Ondine Vinao	Ivy Freeman-Attwood	Ty Hack	Key 2nd AD
2023	Partizan	Better Man (UK Regent Street Shoot)	Feature Film (London)	Michael Gracey	Li-Wei Chu, Jenny Beckett, Daniel Wheldon	Chris Kelly	Key 2nd AD
2022	Partizan	Better Man	Feature film	Michael Gracey	Li-Wei Chu, Dean Hood, Coco Ma, Jules Daly, Paul Currie	Lee Cleary	Director's Assistant
2021	Imagine Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	Thirteen Lives	Feature Film	Ron Howard (MU), Charlie Croughwell (2U)	Brian Grazer, Karen Lunder, PJ Van Sandwijk, Gabrielle Tana	William M. Connor (MU), Rachael O’Brien (2U)	2nd Unit 2nd AD
2019	Bunya Productions	Loveland	Feature Film	Ivan Sen	David Jowsey, Greer Simpkin, Angela Littlejohn	Michael Bate	Key 2nd AD
2019	ABC Network USA & Disney Studios USA	Reef Break Season 1	TV Drama	Steve Pearlman, Fiona Banks	Poppy Montgomery, Ruthanne Secunda	Matt Enfield	2nd Unit 2nd AD
2018	Jungle Entertainment	No Activity Christmas Special	TV Comedy	Trent O’Donnell	Chloe Rickard, Jason Burrows	Andy Howard	Key 2nd AD (Pre-Shoot)
2018	Seven Network	A Place to Call Home Season 6	TV Drama	Catherine Millar	Penny Win, Julie Mcgauran, Chris Martin-Jones, Lesley Parker	Tom Read	2nd Unit 2nd AD
2017	Jungle Entertainment	Sando, Season 1	TV Comedy	Connor & Christiaan Van Vuuren, Erin White	Jason Burrows, Chloe Rickard	Andy Howard, Kate North-Ash	Key 2nd AD
2023	Paramount+	Knuckles	TV Comedy (Pinewood Studios, London)	Carol Banker, Brandon Trost, Ged Wright, Jeff Fowler, Jorma Taccone	Neal Moritz, TobyAscher, Jeff Fowler, John Whittingto, Tommy Gormley	Tommy Gormley (MU), Terry Bamber (2U)	3rd AD (No Floor 2nd AD on 2U, so acted Floor 2nd)
2020	Netflix	Spiderhead	Feature Film	Joseph Kosinski	Eric Newman, Tommy Harper, Chris Hemsworth	Alex Gayner	3rd AD, then Repl’ Floor 2nd AD from January 2021

Countries Worked in

Australia

Canada

Fiji

United Kingdom

Education

2010-2012 Charles Sturt University - Bachelor of Communications (Theatre/Media)
1995-2008 The Hills Grammar School (Higher School Certificate)
2012 INDIA: Film & Media Internship - India Study Abroad Centre Mumbai - Experienced the industry first hand. Insight into inner workings and logistics of the film industry in Mumbai. Meetings with film professionals visits to film shoots post-production studios and hands on student project
2012 AUSTRALIA: Stage Manager - Darlinghurst Theatre Darlinghurst Theatre Sydney. Aus Stage managed a 5 week run of ʻThe Unspeakable Itchʼ by Kate Smith and Drew Fairly
2011 THAILAND: Theatre for Social Change - The Makhampom Theatre Group Chiang Dao. Interned at The Makhampom Living Theatre in the north of Thailand exploring theatre for community & cultural development community theatre conflict resolution creative literacy education and community engagement
2010 AUSTRALIA: Production Assistant - MTV Networks Australia MTV Networks Sydney Aus. 6 month internship as Production Assistant. Producer Tim Seller.

1st ADs Worked with as a 2nd AD

Chris Kelly

David Lethem

Matt Enfield

Michael Bate

Rachael O'Brien

Topher Dow

Ty Hack

1st ADs Worked with as a Runner

Deborah Antoniou

Celebrities Worked with

Johnny Depp

Paul McCartney

Geoffrey Rush

Orlando Bloom

Javier Bardem

Kaya Scodelario

Stephen Graham

Viggo Mortensen

Colin Farrell

Joel Edgerton

Tom Bateman

Rose Byrne

Hugo Weaving

Chris Hemsworth

Miles Teller

Simu Liu

Awkwafina

Tony Leung

Michelle Yeoh

Cailee Spaeny

John Boyega

Scott Eastwood

Andrew Garfield

Lukey Bracey

Vince Vaughn

Teresa Palmer

Sam Worthington

Gerard Butler

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Chadwick Boseman

Jack O'Connell

Domhnall Gleeson

Kylie Minogue

Michael Fassbender

Alicia Vikander

Rachel Weisz

Russell Crowe

Michael Gracey

Ron Howard

Taika Waititi

Angelina Jolie

Joseph Kosinski

Destin Daniel Cretton

Alex Proyas

Derek Cianfrance

Steven Deknight

Joachim Ronning

Espen Sandberg

Mel Gibson

Technical Skills

Movie Magic Scheduling - Basic
Movie Magic Budgeting - Basic
Microsoft Excel - Intermediate
Microsoft Word - Advanced
Final Draft - Advanced
Adobe Acrobat - Intermediate
DaVinci Resolve - Basic

Additional Skills

Valid driving license
Car owner
Experienced working with Children
Underwater Work (See Thirteen Lives)
Volume Stage
VFX
SFX
Crowds
Vehicles
Low-Loader
U-Crane
Car to Car
A-List Celebrities
1st AD'd the Sydney Harbour Bridge aerial shots of the helicopter flying over the Sydney Harbour Bridge (See Tourism Aus)
TV
Film
Commercials
On Set & Production experience
12+ Years industry experience