Whether you’re an artist, or you’re a plasterer, you’re a painter, your specialty is cement, there is a job for everybody here. because there is a job for every single person here. In this business, you could be male, female - it doesn’t matter your gender, your size, your age. He encourages people who are interested to jump in and apply– and he means anyone. So if I can do it, anybody can.Īs a manager, Clinton says it’s been tough finding employees because of the growth of the film industry in Ontario. And that has grown into-now I’m actually running a department. And I slowly just picked up and caught on and asked questions and just learned how to do the job. I started here, years ago, sweeping floors. As a key scenic artist, he now manages 24 employees and their workflow for six different filming locations. is real life, it’s on the street, there’s explosions, there’s breakaway walls, we’re in different countries…That’s the great thing about this business: one minute you could be working on a spaceship, the next minute you’re working on a dark alley.Ĭlinton has 18 years of experience in the art department. Previously, he worked on Star Trek: Discovery as a head painter, and over a hundred other TV shows and movies including Nikita, Total Recall, RoboCop and Suicide Squad.Ĭlinton loves working on The Boys and the different challenges it gives him compared to the space setting of Star Trek. I love all trades - I want to get my welding ticket, my gas, and maybe plumbing one day.Ĭlinton Guitard - Set Painter and ManagerĬlinton is the Key Scenic Artist for Amazon Prime’s show The Boys (season 2). I've considered getting into the safety or maybe teaching a shop class But for now, she’s very happy working. At 60, I don’t see myself climbing on ladders or slugging pipe over my shoulder. Simone sees the amazing opportunities that the trades offer for a long-term career. Don’t let other people’s opinions stop you from doing whatever you want. She admits that there are sometimes challenges getting jobs as a woman in the trades, but she encourages young women not to be swayed. It makes work more enjoyable and makes the day go by faster. It’s a more relaxed environment, the way we are with each other while we work. I can’t imagine sitting behind a desk - I like being on the move, meeting other people and talking shop. She says the best thing about her trade is that she gets to build things and work with her hands. Her hard work paid off and she became a certified steamfitter journeyperson in 2017.Ĭurrently, Simone works at the Petro Canada Lubricant Centre as a steamfitter. As a steamfitter, I work with a wide range of pipe sizes and materials - it's a hard and potentially dangerous job if you aren't careful but well worth it, in my opinion. I love what I do - I think it fits my lifestyle, she says. She originally wanted to become a plumber but was offered a steamfitter apprenticeship before she even knew what the profession consisted of - and she’s glad she went for it. Simone is a steamfitter who got interested in the trades during her high school years, where she took shop classes at Central Technical High School in Toronto.
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