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Greens as the name implies deals with nature and plants, but could just as well be called ‘Browns’, as typically the work will involve huge artificial trees made of rubber bark or supplying quantities of dead leaves, driftwood or tussock, and always dirt, dirt, dirt.  Jokes aside though, the work here is very challenging and would interest and landscaper or ‘green fingered’ person. Plants are often grown specifically for the shoot and so careful planning weeks in advance is required, when they are used in studio under the very hot lighting keeping them alive and fresh looking becomes a challenge.

When on location the greens department can be called on not just to prepare plants for the set, but behind the scenes they may be managing the protection of existing vegetation. In some countries, particularly in protected areas, film crews can do huge damage to the natural environment and it is becoming increasingly important to leave a location in the same state as when the crew arrived. Thus I have seen whole roads of tussock get removed to nurseries to create access roads, then after production the Greens people will return them exactly to their original sites.

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