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Ava Amundsen

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  • Production Department
  • Additional Crew
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Ava Amundsen is known for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), 65 (2023) and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017).
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    • Known for

    Karin Konoval, Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Nick Thurston, and Scott Lang in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Production Department
    • 2014
    Adam Driver in 65 (2023)
    65
    5.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2023
    Andy Serkis and Amiah Miller in War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
    War for the Planet of the Apes
    7.4
    • Additional Crew
    • 2017
    Hugh Jackman in Logan (2017)
    Logan
    8.1
    • Additional Crew
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Tom Blyth and Emily Bader in People We Meet on Vacation (2026)
      People We Meet on Vacation
      6.6
      • second second assistant director
      • 2026
    • Noah Wyle, Gina Bellman, Aldis Hodge, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf, and Aleyse Shannon in Leverage: Redemption (2021)
      Leverage: Redemption
      8.1
      TV Series
      • additional 2nd assistant director
      • key 2nd assistant director
      • key second assistant director
      • 2025
    • Wellwood (2025)
      Wellwood
      4.0
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, and Harris Dickinson in The Iron Claw (2023)
      The Iron Claw
      7.5
      • second second assistant director
      • 2023
    • Sandra Oh and Awkwafina in Quiz Lady (2023)
      Quiz Lady
      6.7
      • second second assistant director
      • 2023
    • Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult in Renfield (2023)
      Renfield
      6.4
      • second second assistant director
      • 2023
    • Adam Driver in 65 (2023)
      65
      5.4
      • second second assistant director
      • 2023
    • Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy in Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
      Hocus Pocus 2
      6.0
      • second second assistant director
      • 2022
    • Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
      Stranger Things
      8.6
      TV Series
      • additional second assistant director
      • additional second assistant director: main unit basecamp
      • 2022
    • Kaci Walfall in Naomi (2022)
      Naomi
      4.9
      TV Series
      • additional second assistant director (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • The Trees Remember (2021)
      The Trees Remember
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2021
    • Angelina Jolie, Aidan Gillen, Nicholas Hoult, Jon Bernthal, Medina Senghore, and Finn Little in Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
      Those Who Wish Me Dead
      6.0
      • second assistant director
      • 2021
    • Kim Cattrall in Filthy Rich (2020)
      Filthy Rich
      6.3
      TV Series
      • additional second assistant director
      • 2020
    • Marlane Barnes in Realm (2019)
      Realm
      Short
      • second assistant director
      • 2019
    • America (2019)
      America
      6.7
      Short
      • second assistant director
      • 2019

    Production Department

    • Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry in Causeway (2022)
      Causeway
      6.6
      • basecamp production assistant
      • 2022
    • Angelina Jolie, Aidan Gillen, Nicholas Hoult, Jon Bernthal, Medina Senghore, and Finn Little in Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
      Those Who Wish Me Dead
      6.0
      • basecamp production assistant
      • 2021
    • Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
      Wonder Woman 1984
      5.3
      • basecamp production assistant (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo in Come Away (2020)
      Come Away
      5.7
      • basecamp production assistant
      • 2020
    • Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, and Margot Robbie in Bombshell (2019)
      Bombshell
      6.8
      • production assistant
      • 2019
    • Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin in The Kominsky Method (2018)
      The Kominsky Method
      8.2
      TV Series
      • basecamp production assistant (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Jennifer Garner in Peppermint (2018)
      Peppermint
      6.5
      • production assistant
      • 2018
    • Stephen Dorff, Dan Fogler, Grey Damon, and Bella Dayne in Sex Guaranteed (2017)
      Sex Guaranteed
      4.9
      • production assistant
      • 2017
    • Gerard Butler and Talitha Eliana Bateman in Geostorm (2017)
      Geostorm
      5.4
      • production assistant
      • 2017
    • Tommy Lee Jones, Woody Harrelson, Rob Reiner, and James Marsden in Shock and Awe (2017)
      Shock and Awe
      6.4
      • production assistant
      • 2017
    • Woody Harrelson in LBJ (2016)
      LBJ
      6.5
      • basecamp production assistant
      • production assistant
      • 2016
    • Jada Pinkett Smith, Christina Applegate, Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, and Annie Mumolo in Bad Moms (2016)
      Bad Moms
      6.2
      • basecamp production assistant
      • 2016
    • Jamie Bell, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, and Miles Teller in Fantastic Four (2015)
      Fantastic Four
      4.3
      • production assistant
      • 2015
    • Will Smith and Margot Robbie in Focus (2015)
      Focus
      6.6
      • production assistant
      • 2015
    • NCIS: Season 11 - NCIS in New Orleans
      7.5
      Video
      • production assistant
      • 2014

    Additional Crew

    • Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, and Margot Robbie in Bombshell (2019)
      Bombshell
      6.8
      • basecamp personal assistant
      • 2019
    • Allison Janney, Viola Davis, Mike Epps, Jim Gaffigan, Mckenna Grace, Bella Higginbotham, Charlie Shotwell, Johanna Colón, and Milan Elizabeth Ray in Troop Zero (2019)
      Troop Zero
      6.9
      • key set pa
      • 2019
    • John Cena, Hailee Steinfeld, and Dylan O'Brien in Bumblebee (2018)
      Bumblebee
      6.7
      • basecamp pa
      • 2018
    • Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born (2018)
      A Star Is Born
      7.6
      • set staff assistant
      • 2018
    • Reese Witherspoon, Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine, Storm Reid, Levi Miller, and Deric McCabe in A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
      A Wrinkle in Time
      4.3
      • basecamp pa
      • 2018
    • Andy Serkis and Amiah Miller in War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
      War for the Planet of the Apes
      7.4
      • personal assistant: W. Harrelson
      • 2017
    • Hugh Jackman in Logan (2017)
      Logan
      8.1
      • executive assistant: Josh McLaglen
      • 2017
    • Hailee Steinfeld in The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
      The Edge of Seventeen
      7.3
      • personal assistant: W. Harrelson
      • 2016
    • Mark Wahlberg in Deepwater Horizon (2016)
      Deepwater Horizon
      7.1
      • key set pa
      • 2016
    • Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino, and Josh Duhamel in Misconduct (2016)
      Misconduct
      5.3
      • key set pa
      • 2016
    • Aimee Teegarden and Matt Lanter in Star-Crossed (2014)
      Star-Crossed
      7.1
      TV Series
      • stand-in
      • 2014

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