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Hello

I'm Riley Flanagan, a working Assistant Director in the DGA. I started By ADs, For ADs because I wanted simple tools that solved the annoying little problems ADs and PAs deal with every day on set.

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My Story

I got onto my first film set in Cleveland, OH when I was 20 and fell in love with the industry. I later moved to Atlanta, GA as film was growing there and came up through the AD department. After years of working on large sets like the Hunger Games or Avengers, I started building apps during the writers strike because I wanted tools that made me even stronger at my job. Tools that can make me work faster, more efficient and be better organized. Once these tools started coming to life, I realized other ADs or PAs might find them just as useful as I do, so I created an LLC and made the tools accessible for everyone. My goal isn't to get rich off this, but instead to give back to the community I cherish. That is why the apps are completely free for single users, why the newsletter is completely free and why the templates are free as well. So, if an app saves you time on set, leaving a review on the App Store, sharing it with another AD or subscribing for Pro features helps keep the tools alive and is deeply appreciated. 

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Press

For more background on Riley & By ADs, For ADs check out these interviews.

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Podcast Episode 100 - Riley Flanagan (By ADs, For ADs - Filmmakers Tools)

Sit down with the host, Chris Kelly, as he interviews Riley on the different tools he's developed for Assistant Directors.

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Life & Work with Riley of Atlanta, GA

Read up on an interview VoyageLA Magazine had with Riley on how and why he began By ADs, For ADs.

Contact

I'm always looking for new and exciting opportunities or to talk shop. Feel free to send me an email.

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