Jerry Pece is an established DGA First Assistant Director in the Motion Picture Industry and an Atlanta native. He grew up attending Capitol View Elementary and Sylvan Hills High School. He attended the University of Georgia as a Political Science, Pre-Law major. He was a member of the freshman football team before settling in as an education major with the intention of coaching.
After college, he spent eight years touring the United States and Canada with several rock & roll bands as a drummer and road manager. Jerry entered the Atlanta film community in 1981 by way of Production Services-Atlanta as The Expendables manager. Soon, he became a freelancer as a third electric and lamp operator. He became a First Assistant Director in 1985. In 1990, he was invited to join the Directors Guild of America.
He has spent the last 43 years working on feature-length films, documentaries, short films, music videos, industrials, and commercials worldwide. He has worked with celebrities and actors and has choreographed extras from as few as two to a stadium of 50,000. Jerry teaches at the Georgia Film Academy and continues to work in the film industry.
After college, he spent eight years touring the United States and Canada with several rock & roll bands as a drummer and road manager. Jerry entered the Atlanta film community in 1981 by way of Production Services-Atlanta as The Expendables manager. Soon, he became a freelancer as a third electric and lamp operator. He became a First Assistant Director in 1985. In 1990, he was invited to join the Directors Guild of America.
He has spent the last 43 years working on feature-length films, documentaries, short films, music videos, industrials, and commercials worldwide. He has worked with celebrities and actors and has choreographed extras from as few as two to a stadium of 50,000. Jerry teaches at the Georgia Film Academy and continues to work in the film industry.