b'doing itpaintingthe scene includingthemanwhoplaysChrisAbove: The rear wall is Production designer buteveryone,in half strength Resene Warner himself, is excited by the result. Ana Miskell is bringing I love the new Warner townhouse, says Michael.Heathered Grey, with surrounding walls in the Shortland Street set Our art department is brilliant at what it does. oflighter Resene Quarter ReseneproductshavebeenonthesceneHeathered Grey. The to life one wall at a time. Shortland Street since the shows onset in 1992. Anastrim is in eighth design process is complex and time-consuming, fromstrength Resene A s Michael Galvin rehearses lines on Shortlandcreatingsketchesandthree-dimensionalmodelstoHeathered Grey and the staircase adds a Street, hes oblivious to the whirl of colourfinding the right colour balance using Resene testpotspop of colour in around him. The crew on the TVNZ 2 dramaandcolourswatches.StudiolightingmakescoloursResene Red Oxide.dash around him moving cameras, cupboards and evenappearlighteronscreen,soAnamustselectpaint the kitchen sink into the set. The townhouse of Michaelsseveral shades darker than her intended colour palette.ReseneQuarter Heathered Greycharacter, Chris Warner, begins to form, and walls inWith varying strengths of Resene Heathered GreyReseneResene Green Meets Blue and half strength Reseneonthewalls,theWarnertownhouseglowswithHeathered GreyHeathered Grey roll into place. When the director callssplashes of Resene Red Oxide on the staircase, andReseneaction, the Warner home comes alive with a heatedResene Green Meets Blue on the alcove walls behindRed Oxideargument between the characters. The drama feelsthe kitchen. Resene Green Meets Blue is a favourite ofReseneauthentic thanks, in part, to this ingenious townhouseAnas, and shes used it in previous Warner homes.Green Meets Blueon wheels, but its designer has fled the sceneshesThe deep tone of Resene Green Meets Blue works already busy dreaming up the next incredible set.well with the actors skin tones, says Ana. Ana Miskell began her journey as an architectureA typical day sees Ana reading scripts and storylines student at the University of Auckland. Seventeen years on,sometimesuptofivemonthsinadvanceand she is now the production designer for New Zealandsdesigning the interior sets, selecting everything fromtop tiplongest-running television drama, Shortland Street. Anaprops and vases to the Resene paint on the walls. TheseResene SpaceCote was drawn to the art department since her first job as asets are constructed using flats, large walls on castorsFlat is a versatile waterborne enamel runner driving around town collecting props. shifted around to form interiors. This allows for camerathat can be used Everyweekhereisdifferent.Therearelotsofmovement in tight spaces and means each set can beinsidein lounges opportunities to be creative with the sets, and there arepacked down to make room for another.and dining areas to always new challenges that arise, she says. Wecarefullychooseourpaintcoloursbecausebathrooms, kitchens Asheadoftheartdepartment,Anaoverseesmany of the walls are used on several sets. Its a bigand ceilings. It has a Shortland Streets two studios. The newest addition isrevolving world in there. flat durable finish the stately Warner townhouse, home to Chris Warnermaking it ideal for high-use areas such andhispartner,Michelle.Anasaysitwasabigwords Sarah Kolver as the Shortland challenge creating a home for such an iconic character,images South Pacific PicturesStreet set.37'