ABOUT BIG A SOLUTIONS
Big A Solutions is a one-stop shop for all on-set production needs. We provide film crews with production services, location support, and equipment rentals so they can focus on fulfilling creative missions as efficiently as possible. We solve problems of all sizes and scopes in order to provide solutions that are truly end-to-end. We've been around and have seen it all... trust us when we say that our experts can handle almost anything! We are ready to tackle whatever threatens to throw your production off track.
OUR STORY
Big A Solutions was founded in 2010 by former locations manager and second A.D., Frank Dauro. Frank first started Big A as a cleaning company but never refused a job his customers asked of him. Having spent years on set in his customers' shoes, Frank understood the urgency around their needs. He built his schedule around theirs and never refused to help come up with solutions to their challenges. Frank became something of a "go-to guy" for solving Production problems which inspired him to create Big A Solutions. In the years since, Big A has grown to serve all on-set production needs in hundreds of locations, however, the tenants that shaped the company and its leadership have remained unchanged. In 2018, Frank brought his brother John on board. Together, Frank and John own and operate Big A Solutions, lovingly named for their late grandfather, Frank Alagia, a man known to all as "Big A".
FRANK DAURO
Frank Dauro is the founder and co-owner of Big A Solutions. Prior to starting Big A, he entered the film business like most people do, as a Production Assistant performing lock ups, wrangling background and fetching coffee for the talent. In time, and through no lack of effort, he excelled to 2nd AD roles. Anxious to learn every facet of production behind the camera, Frank turned his sights on the Location Department and took the unusual step of accepting a Unit PA role on a promising pilot. Reviewing one liners and placing background turned to 4AM crew calls, hanging set signs, and collecting garbage. Later, as a Location Assistant and Manager, he enjoyed bridging the gap between production, the community and local officials. Frank quickly learned that his most valuable skill was applying his diverse experience to solve the urgent problems of departments and individuals across the production spectrum. Unbeknownst to him, he was formulating the guiding principles of what would one day be Big A Solutions.
Some of the productions Frank has worked on include Blue Bloods, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider Man, and The Smurfs. A lifelong passion for film brought him to The School of Visual Arts where he graduated with a B.F.A. in Directing.
JOHN DAURO
John Dauro is co-owner and managing partner of Big A Solutions. Prior to joining Big A, John was a shipbroker at MCA Associates, and held multiple corporate and investment finance positions at Sapient Global Markets, RBS Greenwich Capital, RBC Capital Markets, and Nomura Securities. John holds an MBA in Corporate Finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business and a B.S. in both Finance and Real Estate Analysis from Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business. While earning his undergraduate degree, John was an Academic All-American and four time Scholar Athlete on Ohio State’s varsity lacrosse team.
