http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thestandbypainter http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thestandbypainter.jpg Renne Prince works in film and television as a Standby painter. She blogs weekly about the industry from her P.O.V Wed, 28 Dec 2011 02:04:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en No apologies, but a bit of explanation for this gap in blogging, my friends. I’ve been very busy doing thankless tasks, which, as thankless tasks often do, took all of my time and accomplished nothing of note. Except for a hideously painful failure that engendered the following (and too familiar) ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thestandbypainter/2011/12/27/youre-welcome/ Whooo! Long time no write, I know. My apologies, and things should be changing here very soon, as I will wrap my television series in a couple of weeks, after which I will take some well-earned time off, and begin writing this blog in a regular fashion once more. It ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thestandbypainter/2011/08/08/waiting-for-the-wrap/ To write or to work, or perchance to sleep---those have been my limited choices during the past weeks of my absence from this blog. To catch you all up, I have embarked on a very long-term, very full-time project, working as the second-in-command for the paint department on a television “dramedy” ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thestandbypainter/2011/04/19/welcome-to-the-monkey-house/ What a month off it has been. Not really a month of not working, but a month of not working on film. However, that is all about to change. Very soon I will go to work on the next season of a television series, one that has been in production ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thestandbypainter/2011/01/31/trust/ The last entry was about my day of alone-ness working on finishing the sets for the television pilot I’ve dubbed Head Aneurysm (not real title). Presented here is a brief sketch of the one day I spent as (unofficial) standby painter during the shooting of those sets. Poles apart in ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thestandbypainter/2011/01/03/ready-sets-go/ I’ve been busy, and the days are getting shorter and shorter. Somehow, even though there are still twenty four hours in each one, winter makes every day seem to be about eight hours shy. I never have enough time for sleep, let alone writing, let alone my dear hawk, who ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thestandbypainter/2010/12/13/home-alone/ By the next blog entry I will be working again, this time on a television pilot, so we will soon have more exciting experiences to explore. I haven’t worked in television much for the past few years, but this year my work has been all TV and no features. The ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thestandbypainter/2010/11/15/two-paths-in-a-wild-and-wonderful-woods/ First, a hearty thank you to “Andrew” for your email last week. I hope you will come away with something useful from this blog entry, which explores the wallpaper and wall treatments you might find (and replicate) in a creepy Victorian hotel. There were several popular designers in Victorian wallpaper, including ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thestandbypainter/2010/11/09/nightmare-part-two/ Last week I received an unusual letter from “Andrew”, who tells me that he came across my website (www.reneeprince.net) while looking for photos from the TV movie, Nightmare on the 13th Floor. He goes on to say that as a child he watched that movie many times and has always ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thestandbypainter/2010/11/01/how-to-create-your-own-nightmare/ During the shooting of Invaders from Mars in the wilds of Malibu Creek State Park, I’d go running every day at lunch, exploring the narrow tree-shaded dirt trails that wound through the brushy hills and miniature canyons of the park’s wild reaches. One route took me to the same pond ... http://filmindustrybloggers.com/thestandbypainter/2010/10/18/magical-malibu-tour/