In principle, anyone actively working as an AD, RA or PA in Germany and internationally can become a member of the ADU.

All prospective members must list one direct superior as their reference person and an ADU member as their sponsor.

If there is no known ADU member, who could act as a sponsor, a second reference person is required.

 

For the Junior-Membership 1st AD | 2nd AD (Key, Floor, Crowd) | 3rd AD (Floor, Crowd, Base) 1. RA | 2. RA AD PA	Minimum of two fiction projects in the respective position (with a minimum of 30 work days each)**. An additional 30 working days could be in positions affiliated to AD or RA. 1/3 of the working days can be prep, a minimum of 2/3 of the working days must be shooting days. **Especially long projects (TV Series or complex feature films with 80 or more working days) can in individual cases be counted as two projects.
For the Full-Membership 1st AD | 2nd AD (Key, Floor, Crowd) | 3rd AD (Floor, Crowd, Base) 1. RA | 2. RA AD PA	Minimum of three fiction projects in the respective position (with a minimum of 30 work days each)**. An additional 60 working days could be in positions affiliated to AD or RA. 1/3 of the working days can be prep, a minimum of 2/3 of the working days must be shooting days. **Especially long projects (TV Series or complex feature films with 80 or more working days) can in individual cases be counted as two projects.
For the Senior-Membership 1st AD | 2nd AD (Key, Floor, Crowd) | 3rd AD (Floor, Crowd, Base) 1. RA | 2. RA AD PA	Minimum of six fiction projects and 400 working days in the respective position. 1/3 of the working days can be prep, a minimum of 2/3 (264) of the working days must be shooting days.