b"blue skyabove, right and opposite: The Resene Colourto passing on their knowledge and enabling us tonice to work with all the way fromfelt I should take a stab at it and if it in Frame competition gives students in the Newcreate. And one more big, big thanks to Resenethe local Resene ColorShop staffResene goes wrong, then at least I wouldn't Zealand Diploma in Screen Production (Level 6)for giving us the chance to get some real-worldtoupper-levelmanagementDigital Green regret not trying, he says.programme at Whitireia Community Polytechnicindustry experience. Thank you heaps! just an awesome group of peopleNowthatBlakehascompleted the opportunity to write, direct and produce a 30BretNichols,whohasbeenaScreen and thats why Resene is such ahisprogrammeatWhitireia,heplans second ad for Resene. Blake Johnson's winning project highlights Kiwi ingenuity and innovationProduction Tutor at Whitireia for three yearsgreat, iconic Kiwi brand, he adds. onapplyinghisnewlydevelopedskillsto in science, technology and paint. Resene FilmProand in the film industry for 40 years, providedOncefilmingontheReseneColourinreal-world films. I hope to get some industry Digital Green was used for shots where thementorship to the Level 6 students throughoutFrame project wraps, the ads are professionallyexperience, get onto some sets and see where background needed to be replaced and variousthe competition. He says he felt like a nervousproduced and will be shown onlinegiving thesethat takes me. At the same time, I'm determined Resene paints and supplies were used in the finalparent until filming got underway. When I sawbudding filmmakers the incredible opportunitynot to neglect my own ideas. Ultimately, I just shot that features a father and daughter paintingthe first day's footage being filmed, I started toto see their work reach a wide audience. Forwant to keep creating.a bedroom together. relax. They had it all under control and reallyBlake, the project will certainly be a portfolioAs the Resene Colour In Frame competition top tip knew how to turn their visions into reality andpiece that he can show off as he embarks on hiscontinuestoprovideyoungfilmmakerswith Iwastherejusttoguidethemthroughtheemerging career. real-world experience and industry exposure, Resene FilmPro Digital Green is designedprocess. Blake had the strongest vision. It trulyGrowing up in Upper Hutt, my friends andwe look forward to more projects that reveal for film sets where you need to alter yourwas based on the history of Resene and howI would make little skits and short films. We'dnew talent, fresh perspectives and unexpected footage in post-production and replaceKiwis have ingenuity. From the storyboard scriptchuck them up on YouTube, sit back and imaginewaystoshowcasethepowerofcolourin the background with another image. Theto the final edit, he knew what he wanted. Plus,hundreds of thousands of viewers would roll in tostorytelling. And as Blake and his classmates precise colour of Digital Green helps toI was also very impressed with how Resene wasadmire our workbut wed be lucky to get tenhaveclearlydemonstrated,whencreativity block red and blue light, making it easierable to communicate feedback to the kongaviews. From there, I took Year 12 and 13 Mediameets colour, the results can be both inspiring to remove the colour than a regular green(students) during the whole process. It was suchStudies, which further fostered my passion. Itand entertaining. paint. If a chroma green finish is required,valuableexperiencetohavefortheseyoungtook some years for me to eventually let go of use Resene Japanese Laurel. filmmakers, Bret says.my don't pursue your passion, it might not workWatch Blakes ad and check out the other Resene Colour Resene is just brilliant for supporting theout mindset. After college, I kept putting it offIn Frame projects at www.resene.co.nz/colour-in-frame.Resenelocal community with letting students do theseand off, almost scared to pursue what I was trulyTo find out more about Whitireias film studies Japanese Laurel projects and make these ads. The team was sopassionate about. But I got to the point where Iprogrammes, visit www.whitireiaweltec.ac.nz. blackwhitemag.com 53"