b'Scenic artist Kathryn Lim has just completed three-and-a-half years on the road, cultivating realistic props and sets for the biggest productions in New Zealandslm history.Kathryns working tour began with Peter Jacksonssays. Working with other painters, you always stand tolm trilogy The Lord of the Rings andnished with his remakelearn something new. Even if the painter is less experienced of the cult classic, King Kong. Between times, she workedor has half your sensibility, chances are they can still teachResene paints were used extensively in as a painter on The Last Samurai. you a new technique or a different way to view it. the Lord of the Rings and King Kong sets On both The Lord of the Rings and King Kong, KathrynWith the advent of blue screens, green screens and CGIand props.workedcloselywithOscar-winningartdirectorDantechnology, Kathryn says her role tends to focus more onThe Embassy Hennah and production designer Grant Major to transformsets than on backdrops.Wellington was also redecorated in Peter Jacksons vision into reality. In the whole King Kong movie, there were only twofresh Resene paint in anticipation of The art director and production designer have a look inpainted backdrops. A lot of what I do is about makingthe Lord of the mind, and its my job to understand what theyre tryingtheset and the studio sets match, or taking fakeRings premiere.lm to create and to make it look exactly how they want it toprops like trees that have been given oneat colour andRecreate a sense look, says Kathryn.painting them to look real. oflm life in your home with Resene Wellywood and Complicating the job somewhat was the fact she wasFilm sets arent Kathryns only canvas. Off-location, sheResene Middle Earth.responsible for as many as 120 painters at any one time. runs her own painting business, Props and Drops.I love that pace, though. I love the mad, crazy chaos ofIm a gun for hire really, which is great because of allthe different jobs I get to do and the people I get to worklm and I love working with lots of different people, she 40 |'