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The Set Finishing department, sometimes referred to as ‘paint’, has the last bite of the apple from the Art department, before hand over to more ‘on-set’ orientated jobs like lighting. Calling the department ‘paint’ doesn’t really adequately describe the great range of tasks managed by this group of film jobs.  Often there work time is squeezed down by delays and the builders not having completed the substructure. Finishers often tease the Construction Department by saying they ‘merely’ build the canvas upon which the finishers make the set!.

The finishers may create fake stone work from polystyrene, paint effects such as marble or wallpaper, ‘age’ down sets creating weathered timber from new or assist with props and scenic finishing and effects. In some countrys such as England the finishers or scenics fall under the control of the Construction department. This is also typical on smaller productions.

Their are various names for the Head of this Department, the  ”Key Scenic’ or ‘Set Finishing Supervisor’, ‘Lead Scenic’ – as often the case it depends on the scale of the job. The term ‘Supervisor’ coming in on larger jobs where the role requires more management of a team of scenics, sculptors, painters and laborers, whereas on a smaller job the same expert would be more hands on and just call themselves ‘scenic’ or ‘key scenic’. Other jobs in this area are;

Key Scenic / Scenic Artist / Brush Hand / Painter / Rock and Foam / Laborer / Runner / Signwriter / Set Finisher / Sculptor / Carver / Paint Runner

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