The Master Painter leads the painting crew, executing set design elements, textures, and finishes, playing a key creative role in bringing visual concepts to life.
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Working Life
The Master Painter supervises and manages the painting crew. They are responsible for bringing to life several elements of set design, paint fixtures, and textures on sets as a key member of the creative team.
Role and Responsibilities
Collaborate closely with the production designer and art department, interpreting, visualising, and creating looks suitable for a film environment.
- Break down the script in pre-production to give a detailed interpretation of what is required for various scenes.
- Work to brief, preparing, painting, and aging the set and scenery, age distress sets, scenery and props, and paint backdrops and signage.
- Replicate interior and exterior locations from existing or historical sources.
- Assign and create a working schedule and quantifying the scale of crew needed.
- Assemble a team of high-quality crafts people who work well together.
Works with
- Production Designer
- Director of Photography
- Gaffer
- Key Grip
- All of the Construction Department
Qualities - Master Painter Film & TV
Is this role right for me?
For this role, you need:
Excellent painting, finishing, artistic skills, and experience.
An ability to understand the production designer, art department and director’s creative vision for the project, and to communicate these concepts and ideals with the team.
Great understanding of colour, paint and paint mediums and their effect on each other.
Strong knowledge of art history and finishes from different cultures and periods.
Ability to research and source required materials and planning ahead to ensure the right materials are available within budget and schedule.
Great people and interpersonal skills in managing, assessing and intervening as part of a team.
Ability to direct and motivate crew.
Strong knowledge and awareness of health and safety regulations and practices.
Interests - Master Painter Film & TV
This occupation is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Realist
Realists are usually interested in 'things' - such as buildings, mechanics, equipment, tools, electronics etc. Their primary focus is dealing with these - as in building, fixing, operating or designing them. Involvement in these areas leads to high manual skills, or a fine aptitude for practical design - as found in the various forms of engineering.
Realists like to find practical solutions to problems using tools, technology and skilled work. Realists usually prefer to be active in their work environment, often do most of their work alone, and enjoy taking decisive action with a minimum amount of discussion and paperwork.
Entry / Progression - Master Painter Film & TV
Education Route: QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate Craft in painting and decorating can beneficial. Health and Safety qualifications are useful.
Career Path to Master Painter: There are no typical career paths for the master painter. Ordinarily, they would have worked their way through the painting department with many years of mastering the skills of the craft on both period and contemporary productions.
Career Path from Master Painter: Scenic Artist Supervisor, Assistant Art Director.
