Grandy's Training: Production of Five Films

• Main Author: Chiles, Andrew John
• Other Authors: Smith, F. Leslie
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: North Texas State University 1981
• Subjects: Grandy's Country Cookin' Inc.; Grandy's (Firm); Food service employees > Training of > Audio-visual aids.; Motion pictures in education.; Motion pictures > Production and direction.; instructional films; employee training programs
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663490/

Grandy's Country Cookin' Inc. is a chain of restaurants specializing in fried chicken dinners. standardized instructional films were needed to teach employees Grandy's operational procedures. The producer was commissioned to make five films to provide visual job descriptions for new employees and managers. These fast-paced films depict actual job situations: "Chicken Cutting," "Breakfast Preparation," "Customer Relations," "System of Operation," and "Drive-Thru Relations," "System of Operation," and "Drive-Thru Service." An accompanying production book describes the making of Grandy's Training. The book examines the background against which the project was proposed, details the problems and procedures of production, and describes the experience of dealing with a client at a professional level.