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Set Decoration Department
Set Dec Requirements
Resume: Mandatory
Certifications CPR + Standard 1st Aid + AED: Recommended
Driver’s License: Recommended
E.T.C.P. recommended Elevated Work Platform (Lift): Recommended
Fiberglass: 1+ yrs experience recommended Forklift- Recommended
PAL – Firearms: Recommended
Propane Course – Record Of Training: Recommended
Welding Ticket: Recommended
Welding: 1+ yrs experience: Recommended
WHMIS: Mandatory
Worker-Health and Safety Awareness: Mandatory
Working at Heights: Recommended
WHAT TO BRING TO A CALL
Set Dressing Minimum Tool Kit:
- tool carrying case (easily portable)
- cordless drill, extra battery, selection of drill bits and driver heads
- staple gun and staples
- Pick-Quick multi-head screwdriver
- allen key set
- Olfa knife and extra blades
- tape measure
- small level
- hammer
- side cutters
- crescent wrench
- vice grips
- tin snips
- needle nose pliers
- scissors (additional pair for fabric only!)
- Sharpie marker, grease pencil, pen and pencil
- notebook
- wood saw
- hack saw
- small pry bar
- metal ruler
- window scraper (razor-blade style) and extra blades
- couple of small rolls of stovepipe wire, picture wire, and plumbers’ strapping
- selection of screws, nails, picture hooks, cup hooks, safety pins and push-pins
- selection of tape: cloth, green, electrical, gaffers’
- lighter
- flashlight
- magnet
- CLEAN white gloves for moving fine furniture
Safety Equipment:
- hard hat
- steel-toed safety boots (Green Patch – CSA-approved)
- safety glasses
- foul-weather/rain gear, CSA rubber boots
- work gloves – sunscreen, hat
- your own approved safety harness, if you own one, but not necessary
(As there is limited room on set, do not bring a Set Dressing kit to an on-set call)
- tool pouch – multi-tool (ie. Leatherman)
- multidriver (ie. Picquic)
- Sharpie & pen
- pocket-sized notepad
- Olfa knife
- flashlight
- safety pin
- lighter
- weather gear
- appropriate footwear (closed-toed shoes, possible steel-toed boots, extra pair of socks)
- Felco or other good-quality pruners
- Pliers
- side cutters
- Buck knife
- Olfa knife
- Multitool (ie. Leatherman)
- cordless drill, extra battery, selection of drill bits and driver heads
- work gloves (preferably 2 pair)
- steel-toed boots (Green Patch, CSA-approved)
- long pants (not shorts) – weather gear, rubber boots (CSA-approved)
- sunglasses and hat (protection for working in the sun)
- your own safety glasses if you have them.
- Sunscreen and bug spray
Please confirm that you have all items in the required kit for Props Set Dec: Mandatory
Confirm that you have Green Patch safety boots: Mandatory
Have you attended a post-secondary program or apprenticeship in your area of interest: Recommended
Have you attended a workshop or seminar in your area of interest: Recommended
Name of a professional employed in the entertainment industry who is willing to be your reference: Recommended
Proof of one year or 200 days of experience in theatre, film or television in the selected trade: Recommended
Proof of two years or 400 days of work experience in the selected trade: Recommended
Display design / decorating: Recommended
Draper – more than 2 yrs experience: Recommended
Florist – more than 2 yrs experience: Recommended
Graphic Artist – more than 2 yrs experience: Recommended
Knowledge of period designs / styles: Recommended
Landscaping – more than 2 yrs experience: Recommended
Painter – more than 2 yrs experience: Recommended
Training Familiarity with the Occupational Health and Safety Act: Recommended
Upholsterer – more than 2 yrs experience: Recommended
(As there is limited room on set, do not bring a full Set Dressing kit to an on-set call)
- tool pouch
- cordless drill, extra battery, selection of drill bits and driver heads
- multi-tool (ie. Leatherman)
- multidriver (ie. Picquic)
- Sharpie & pen
- pocket-sized notepad
- Olfa knife
- side cutters
- scissors
- tape measure
- needle nose pliers
- window scraper (razor-blade style) and extra blades
- flashlight
- lighter
- roll of green tape and white cloth tape
- weather gear
- appropriate footwear (closed-toed shoes, possible steel-toed boots, extra pair of socks)
- work gloves
- CLEAN white gloves for moving fine furniture continued…