Casting call
Lord of the Rings, King Kong and The Last Samurai don't just have multi-million dollar budgets in common, they also share a common use of Resene paints and colours to decorate a myriad of sets and props. A supplier to the industry for some years, Resene has learnt to tip technology on its head creating specialised coatings that will create thick ridges in paint, aged effects, and encourage the growth of mould, problems that normally cause paint chemists recurring nightmares.

Having tackled the weird and wonderful, the paint chemists focused their attention on a range of set colours commonly used by professional set designers and painters. This work has culminated in the launch of the Environmental Choice approved Resene FilmPro waterborne range of professional set paint, incorporating a range of colours, reduction and clear bases and specialist digital green and digital blue finishes. The new range may be intermixed or reduced to ensure the set professional can deliver exactly the colour the director demands for the perfect backdrop to their scene.