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Transcript: Commercial Painter
A child says, WEE!
T.V.O. Kids and Riverbank Pictures Original.
[Child giggles, upbeat music plays, pop]
Text reads, “T.V.O. Kids presents.”
[Energetic music plays]
Akeylah and Brody stand in front of a screen showing a sparking blowtorch. Akeylah wears a dark grey tunic, and her short black hair is tightly braided. Brody’s dark brown hair is short, and he wears a light brown shirt and grey pants.
Akeylah and Brody say, WELCOME TO TRADING SKILLS!
Akeylah says, THE SHOW WHERE WE TAKE TURNS TRYING A SKILLED TRADE. I'M AKEYLAH.
Brody says, AND I'M BRODY.
Video footage shows a welder and a mechanic.
Akeylah says, A SKILLED TRADE IS A JOB THAT REQUIRES A SPECIAL SKILL.
Akeylah and Brody say, THERE ARE LOTS OF SKILL TRADES.
Brody says, AND YOU MIGHT FIND THE PERFECT TRADE FOR YOU.
Akeylah says, MAYBE THERE'S A TRADE THAT COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
[Whooshing]
Brody says, SO COME WITH US INTO THE TRADES ON TRADING SKILLS.
Title: Trading Skills.
[Upbeat music plays]
In the Skill Space, Akeylah directs Brody as he moves a picture frame on a wall. The wall has nails holding gloves, rope, tape, and an orange square of paint.
Akeylah says, NOW, A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT. NO, THE OTHER RIGHT. DOWN A BIT? IT'S NO USE. THERE ARE THESE HOOKS, THERE'S NAILS, AND NOT TO MENTION THIS RANDOM MIX-MATCH PAINT.
Akeylah says, I KNOW. I DON'T THINK THIS PICTURE IS GOING TO LOOK VERY GOOD ON THIS WALL. IN FACT, I DON'T EVEN THINK THIS WALL LOOKS VERY GOOD ON THIS WALL. MAYBE THERE'S A SKILLED TRADE THAT COULD GIVE THIS WALL AN OVERHAUL.
Brody says, I FOUND THESE FLYERS LAST WEEK IN THE TRAINING CENTER. MAYBE THEY COULD HELP? CHECK THEM OUT.
Akeylah looks at the flyers.
Akeylah says, OKAY. AIRPLANE MECHANIC? NO. SPRINKLER INSTALLERS? NO. WHOA! IT SAYS HERE THERE'S A COMMERCIAL PAINTER NAMED AMANDEEP WHO CAN RESURFACE OUR WALLS AND PAINT THEM WITH A FRESH COAT.
[Whooshing]
In video footage, the commercial painter Amandeep Sallan has long brown and purple hair. She wears white coveralls and a black ball cap and holds a paint spray gun. In the Skill Space, Brody wears a red coat with a brown collar.
Brody says, SAY NO MORE! I'VE ALREADY GOT MY COAT. NOW OFF TO THE TRADES!
Akeylah says, OKAY, BYE BRODY!
[Whooshing]
Text reads, “Trading Skills.”
[Upbeat music plays]
A sign in front of a building reads, “F.T.I. Finishing Trades Institute. Ontario. 130 Toro Road. Unit C.”
Brody enters the Institute and walks into a large workroom.
Brody narrates, I ROLLED INTO THE FINISHING TRADES INSTITUTE IN TORONTO, ONTARIO TO MEET AMANDEEP.
Brody says, HI AMANDEEP.
Brody and Amandeep fist-bump.
Amandeep says, HEY BRODY, YOU CAN CALL ME MANDY FOR SHORT. WELCOME TO F.T.I.
Brody says, SO. MANDY, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE A COMMERCIAL PAINTER. DOES THAT MEAN YOU CAN HELP ME SPRUCE UP THE WORN-OUT WALLS AT THE SKILL SPACE?
Mandy says, YEAH, FOR SURE. SO, A COMMERCIAL PAINTER DEALS WITH MOSTLY RETAIL SPACES, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND STUDIOS JUST LIKE YOUR SKILL SPACE.
Brody says, SOUNDS LIKE A PERFECT MATCH.
Mandy says, LET'S GET YOU GEARED UP.
Brody says, ALL RIGHT, LET'S ROLL!
Mandy says, LET'S DO IT.
Text reads, “Trading Skills.”
[Whooshing]
[Upbeat music plays]
Brody follows Mandy up a metal staircase. He wears safety glasses, a white ball cap, a white T-shirt, and white pants.
Mandy says, SO, AT F.T.I. WE HAVE TONNES OF DIFFERENT ROOMS FOR STUDENTS TO PRACTICE THEIR SKILLS IN.
Brody says, COOL.
Mandy says, THEY CAN BRUSH AND ROLL IN ROOMS LIKE THESE AND THIS IS THE ROOM WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING IN.
Brody says, ALL RIGHT, LET'S CRACK OPEN A CAN OF PAINT AND GET ROLLING.
Mandy says, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, NOT SO FAST. FIRST, WE HAVE TO PREP THE SPACE. WE'VE GOT TO WORK ON THIS GOUGE HERE. YOU SEE THESE SCRATCHES HERE.
[Upbeat music plays, thumping]
Mandy points to gouges and scratches on the wall. She puts a deep metal bin by Brody on the floor.
Mandy says, FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO MIX SOME MUD UP TOGETHER.
Brody says, ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET MIXING.
Mandy says, YEAH, SO YOU WANT TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MUD IN THERE FIRST.
Mandy pours white powder into the bin.
Brody says, THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUD.
Mandy says, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUD YET. YOU'RE GOING TO ADD SOME WATER IN THERE FIRST. SO, WE'RE GOING TO USE THESE TWO KNIVES TO MIX IT TOGETHER.
[Knives clinking, upbeat music continues, whooshing, popping]
Brody pours water into the bin. Mandy picks up two flat knives. Arrows point at the knives, and text reads, “Plaster knives.”
Brody says, ALL RIGHT.
Mandy says, SO, YOU SEE IT'S TURNING INTO KIND OF A PASTE.
[Clunking]
Mandy mixes the mud.
Brody says, THAT LOOKS LIKE MUD.
Brody picks up the bin and puts mud on his plaster knife.
Mandy says, YES. WE'VE GOT TO WORK ON THIS GOUGE HERE. YOU SEE THESE SCRATCHES HERE. SO, THESE PLASTER KNIVES AND FIVE-IN-ONES.
[Rumbling]
Mandy drags a five-in-one beneath the gouge and makes an indentation.
Mandy says, YOU CAN TAKE IT LIKE THAT AND DRAG IT ACROSS AND IT'LL MAKE SOMEWHAT OF AN INDENT IN THE WALL. SO, WHEN YOU PUT THAT ON, IT'LL HAVE SOMEWHERE TO SIT.
Brody makes a second indentation.
Mandy says, PERFECT. SO, WE'LL HAVE THAT MUCH ON IT FOR NOW AND I'LL KIND OF DRAG IT ALONG SO THAT IT FILLS THE SPACES.
[Scraping]
Mandy applies mud to the wall.
Mandy asks, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY?
Brody says, SURE.
[Scraping]
Brody applies mud to the wall.
Mandy says, NICE
Brody asks, IS IT TIME TO PAINT NOW?
Mandy replies, NOT YET. WE'VE GOT TO WAIT FOR THESE SPOTS TO DRY. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE CAN GET OUR PAINTER'S TAPE OUT AND WE CAN MASK OFF THIS WALL BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT PAINT TO GET ON THESE SURFACES.
[Tape rustling]
Mandy pulls a strip of tape off the roll. Text reads, “Painter’s tape.”
Mandy says, SO, YOU WANT TO GET A NICE LONG STRIP. SO, YOU WANT TO GET IT RIGHT AGAINST THAT EDGE THERE. START AT THE TOP.
Mandy applies painter’s tape to one side of a window frame, and Brody applies tape to the other side.
Brody says, IT GOT STUCK ON MY FINGERS. NO, TAPE, YOU BETRAYED ME. PERFECT. STAY. GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
Brody smooths the tape against the window frame. Mandy touches the mud on the wall.
Mandy says, LOOKS LIKE IT'S DRY, BRODY.
Brody says, ALL RIGHT. NOW WHAT DO WE DO?
Mandy says, NOW WE'RE GOING TO SAND THIS SPACE.
Brody says, ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET SANDING.
Mandy says, NOT YET. FIRST, WE'VE GOT TO GET SOME P.P..E ON. LET'S GET OUR MASKS ON.
Brody says, AH.
[Upbeat music continues]
Brody and Mandy put on masks.
Mandy says, JUST BECAUSE IT GETS VERY DUSTY ONCE YOU START SANDING. WHAT I LIKE TO DO, YOU WANT TO START AT THE EDGES. AND KIND OF JUST GO LIKE THAT.
[Scraping]
Mandy sands the mud on the wall.
Mandy says, KIND OF GO LIKE THAT. THAT LOOKS ABOUT READY. WHY DON'T YOU DO THE NAIL HOLES NEXT?
[Scraping]
Brody sands mud on a different section of the wall.
Mandy says, YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE YOUR WAY ALONG ALL THE EDGES HERE. AND THEN WE'LL MAKE OUR WAY TO THE MIDDLE. SO, AFTER YOU'RE DONE SANDING, YOU WANT TO CHECK IT OUT, SEE THAT EVERYTHING IS SMOOTH.
Brody says, NO EDGES HERE.
Brody wipes the wall with the rag.
Mandy says, AND BECAUSE IT'S SO DUSTY, YOU WANT TO GET YOUR EXTRA RAG. AND YOU WANT TO JUST KIND OF TAKE THE DUST OFF THE WALL.
Brody says, ALL RIGHT. IT'S FINALLY TIME TO PAINT.
[Drumming]
Brody drums on the lid of a large bucket of paint.
Mandy says, YOU'RE RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH PRIMER, WHICH IS A TYPE OF PAINT.
Brody says, TIME TO PRIME.
Mandy says, YES.
Mandy pours primer from the large bucket with the lid into a smaller paint can
Brody says, OOH.
Mandy says, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A STRAINER IN HERE.
[Whooshing, popping]
Mandy lifts a strainer out of the can. Text reads, “Paint strainer.”
Mandy says, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET ALL THOSE CHUNKS OUT. SO, YOU WANT TO SLOWLY LIFT IT. AND WE STIR IT JUST SO IT'S ALL THE SAME CONSISTENCY. WE ARE READY TO PUT THAT INTO THE TRAY.
[Thumping]
Mandy puts a tray beside Brody and pours primer into it.
Brody says, OOH.
Mandy says, BUT YOU DON'T GET RID OF ALL OF IT BECAUSE THIS CAN IS ACTUALLY OUR CUT CAN. YOU SLAP THE SIDES OF THE CAN. AND YOU DO A NICE EVEN STROKE LIKE THAT.
Mandy slaps her paintbrush on the inside of the can and paints beside the painter’s tape by the window.
Mandy says, AND BECAUSE WE HAVE THE TAPE THERE, WE DON'T HAVE TO GO SUPER SLOW LIKE THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE THE TAPE THERE TO PROTECT OUR SURFACE.
Brody asks, CAN I TRY?
Mandy says, ABSOLUTELY. HERE YOU GO.
Mandy gives Brody the can, and he paints beside the painter’s tape on his side of the window.
Brody says, THANK YOU. THERE YOU GO.
Mandy says, NICE.
[Upbeat music continues]
Brody paints around the window. He and Mandy paint the corners of the wall and the bottom over the baseboard.
Mandy coats a roller with paint in the paint tray.
Mandy says, NOW IT'S TIME TO ROLL. SO, WE GET OUR ROLLER READY. AND WE COAT IT UP. SO, YOU WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE ROLLER HAS PAINT ALL AROUND IT. MAKE SURE THERE'S NO DRIPS.
Mandy takes the roller out and slowly spins it.
Brody says, ALL GOOD.
[Scraping]
Mandy paints the wall.
Mandy says, YOU START IN ONE CORNER, AND YOU DISPERSE THE PAINT FIRST. AND IF YOU SEE THAT YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF PAINT, YOU GRAB A LITTLE BIT MORE.
Brody says, RE-ROLL!
Mandy says, AND MAKE SURE THERE'S A NICE EVEN COAT.
Brody asks, CAN I TRY?
Mandy gives Brody the roller.
Mandy replies, ABSOLUTELY. THERE YOU GO. YOU SPIN IT AROUND A FEW TIMES. YEAH, MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT DRIPPING. YEAH, GET YOURSELF POSITIONED.
[Scraping]
Brody spins the roller over the paint tray and then paints the wall.
Brody says, THERE WE GO.
Mandy says, I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET THAT LITTLE BLUE SPOT RIGHT THERE. YEAH. NICE. WATCH ME DO IT.
[Scraping]
Mandy paints beneath the window.
Mandy says, SO, DISPERSE. NOW I HAVE AN EVEN COAT EVERYWHERE.
Brody and Mandy paint the room.
Mandy says, NICE. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE DONE ROLLING, BRODY.
Brody says, ND NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE MOST EXCITING PART.
Mandy asks, WHAT'S THAT?
Brody replies, WATCHING PAINT DRY.
[Mandy laughing]
Text reads, “Trading Skills.”
[Upbeat music plays]
Brody and Mandy sit at a table with a water bottle and cups.
Brody narrates, AFTER ALL OUR WORK PREPPING AND PRIMING, IT WAS TIME FOR MANDY AND I TO TAKE A LITTLE BREAK AND ROLL OUT HER STORY.
Brody asks, HOW DID YOU GET INTO COMMERCIAL PAINTING?
Mandy replies, I ORIGINALLY WENT TO SCHOOL FOR POLICING. I WANTED TO BE A POLICE OFFICER. I DIDN'T END UP PURSUING THAT. I FOUND THIS PROGRAM THROUGH THE Y.W.C.A., MEANT FOR WOMEN ENTERING CONSTRUCTION, AND THROUGH THAT I WAS ABLE TO FIND THIS PROGRAM FOR WOMEN WHO WANTED TO START PAINTING.
Brody says, SO, CLEARLY YOU LOVE BEING A COMMERCIAL PAINTER, BUT WHAT IS IT THAT YOU LOVE ABOUT IT?
Mandy replies, I LOVE BEING ABLE TO COME INTO SPACES AND MAKING THEM NEW AGAIN. I LOVE WORKING IN OFFICES WHERE PEOPLE ARE BORED WITH THE WALLS THAT THEY'VE BEEN LOOKING AT FOR YEARS, AND I GET TO COME IN AND MAKE IT COMPLETELY NEW FOR THEM.
Brody asks, WHAT WOULD YOU TELL SOMEONE LIKE ME WHO IS INTERESTED IN BECOMING A COMMERCIAL PAINTER?
Mandy replies, LOOK AT TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT EXIST FOR YOUNG FOLKS AND LOOK AT WHAT'S OUT THERE FOR YOU, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SKILLED TRADES. SO, SHALL WE GET BACK TO WORK?
Brody picks up a paint can.
Brody says, CAN DO.
Mandy says, LET'S DO IT.
[Upbeat music continues]
Brody and Mandy put on coveralls.
Brody narrates, GETTING BACK TO WORK, MANDY WANTED TO SHOW ME A DIFFERENT PAINTING METHOD, BUT FIRST WE NEEDED TO GET SUITED UP.
Mandy says, SO, BRODY, THIS IS OUR SPRAY BOOTH.
Brody says, THIS PLACE LOOKS AWESOME.
Mandy kneels beside a spray machine. She puts the paint intake hose into a can of vibrant blue paint.
Mandy says, HERE WE HAVE OUR SPRAY MACHINE. WE CHOSE BLUE TODAY. HERE WE HAVE THE INTAKE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S IN OUR PAINT. SO, YOU JUST PICK IT UP AND YOU PLACE IT RIGHT IN THERE.
[Whooshing, popping]
An arrow points at the paint intake in the can. Text reads, “Paint Intake.”
Mandy says, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE ALL THE WATER IS OUT OF THE HOSE FIRST. WE'RE GONNA TILT IT TOWARDS OUR BUCKET.
[Whirring]
Mandy sprays blue paint into a bucket.
Mandy says, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE OUR MASKS ON. MAKE SURE THAT'S PULLED.
Brody and Mandy put on respirator masks.
[Air puffing]
Brody says, LUKE, I AM YOUR PAINTER.
[Spraying, upbeat music continues]
Mandy and Brody spray blue paint on a green board. They paint white shutters blue. They stop painting and pull down their respirator masks.
Brody says, THAT WAS AWESOME. I FEEL LIKE PAINTING THE TOWN RED NOW. OR BLUE.
[Mandy laughing]
Text reads, “Trading Skills.”
[Mellow music plays]
Brody crouches beside the spray machine. He puts the paint intake hose into a bucket of water.
Brody says, I'VE GOT MY HANDS FULL OF HELPING CLEAN-UP OUR STATION. WHILE I DO THAT, WHY DON'T WE BRUSH UP ON THE HISTORY OF COMMERCIAL PAINTING?
[Soothing music plays]
In video footage, Akeylah sits in a cave beside a cave painting. She mixes paint on a flat stone.
Brody narrates, HUMANS HAVE BEEN PAINTING WALLS AS FAR BACK AS 60,000 YEARS AGO. BACK THEN, PAINT WAS MADE BY MIXING CHARCOAL AND MINERALS WITH ANIMAL FAT AND SALIVA.
In video footage, Akeylah paints the outside of a building white. In black-and-white video footage, Akeylah holds a paintbrush and stands by a ladder.
Brody narrates, IN ANCIENT GREECE, PEOPLE REALIZED THAT PAINTING THE EXTERIOR OF THEIR BUILDINGS WHITE WOULD KEEP THEM COOLER IN THE HOT SUMMER SUN. WITH INDUSTRIALIZATION IN THE NINETEENTHTH CENTURY AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE BUILDINGS, THE NEED FOR COMMERCIAL PAINTING BECAME APPARENT.
In video footage, Akeylah paints a wall. Someone gives her a certificate with a red seal.
Brody narrates, TODAY, COMMERCIAL PAINTING HAS BECOME A RESPECTED RED SEAL CERTIFIED TRADE WITH HUNDREDS OF COMMERCIAL PAINTING BUSINESSES ACROSS ONTARIO.
[Upbeat music plays]
In the Finishing Trades Institute, Mandy and Brody stand in a room with bare walls.
Mandy says, SO, BRODY, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE READY FOR WALL COVERING NEXT.
Brody says, LET'S WRAP THIS UP.
Mandy says, SO, THIS IS THE WALL COVERING WE'RE GOING TO BE USING TODAY.
Brody asks, WHY USE WALL COVERINGS? WHY NOT JUST PAINT IT?
Mandy replies, WELL, WALL COVERINGS GIVE THE ROOM A LITTLE BIT MORE STYLE. THERE'S DIFFERENT PATTERNS HERE, TEXTURES. IT BRINGS A LITTLE BIT MORE LIFE INTO YOUR ROOM. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF OVERLAP ON YOUR PREVIOUS SHEET HERE. AND YOU WANT TO PULL IT A LITTLE BIT.
Mandy stands on a ladder and holds the wall covering against the wall. Brody pulls the bottom of the covering over the edge of a previous wall covering.
Brody says, THERE WE GO.
[Scraping]
Mandy moves a paint scraper over the wall covering.
Mandy says, AS YOU CAN SEE, I'M TRYING TO GET ALL THE AIR BUBBLES OUT. A BIT OF THIS IS COMING OFF THE WALL. COULD YOU PASS ME THAT BUCKET WITH SOME GLUE IN IT?
Brody says, SURE. I'LL HELP YOU IN YOUR STICKY SITUATION.
Brody gives Mandy the bucket.
Mandy says, THANK YOU. AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO PUT A LITTLE BIT OF GLUE ON THERE.
[Rustling]
Mandy spreads glue on a corner of the wall covering.
Mandy says, AS A PERSON WHO SPECIALIZES IN WALL COVERING, YOU CAN ACTUALLY MAKE TONNES OF MONEY DOING THIS STUFF.
[Air horns blaring]
Brody says, CHA CHING.
Mandy says, I'M NOW WORKING ON OUR DOUBLE CUT HERE.
Brody asks, WHAT'S A DOUBLE CUT?
Mandy replies, A DOUBLE CUT IS MEANT TO CUT THROUGH BOTH SHEETS AT THE SAME TIME TO MAKE A PERFECT SEAM.
[Scraping]
Brody pulls a strip of the wall covering off the wall. Mandy smooths the wall covering.
Mandy says, ALL RIGHT BRODY, DO YOU WANT TO HELP ME SMOOTH THIS OUT?
[Scraping]
Brody smooths the wall covering.
Brody says, DON'T WORRY, MANDY, I GOTCHA...COVERED.
[Mandy laughing, whooshing]
Text reads, “Trading Skills.”
[Upbeat music plays, chiming]
In the Skill Space, Brody hangs a photograph of himself holding a paint roller on the wall, which is painted orange with white lines.
Akeylah says, WHO KNEW JUST A BIT OF PAINT CAN MAKE SUCH A DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE IN THE SKILL SPACE?
Brody says, NEVER UNDERESTIMATE HOW THE TRADES CAN SPICE UP YOUR LIFE. AND MAYBE BEING A COMMERCIAL PAINTER IS IN THE MIX FOR YOUR FUTURE.
Akeylah says, EVEN IF IT ISN'T, THERE'S STILL A HUGE ARRAY OF SKILLED TRADES THAT CAN FILL YOUR BUCKET AND BRING YOU TO THE TOP.
Brody says, SEE YOU LATER!
Both say, BYE!
Akeylah says, SO, I WAS THINKING MY POSTER COULD GO RIGHT NEXT TO IT?
Brody says, I HAVE SOME IDEAS.
[Upbeat music plays]
End credits. Hosts: Brody Agmon Akeylah James. Tradesperson: Amandeep Sallan. Written and directed by Maria Bui. Produced by Francis Mitchell, Johnny Mitchell, David Mitchell. Co-producers: Emma Fox, Anthony Gullace. Executive producers: Richard Bergmann, Thomas Kritsch. Music by: Joseph Shabason, Christine Bougie. Special thanks to Pfaff Tuning. Produced in association with T.V.O. Kids. Executive producer, T.V.O.: Kirsten Hurd. Production executive, T.V.O.: Austin Guervara Mastretta. Riverbank Pictures. Copyright 2024 Riverbank Pictures.
T.V.O. Kids and Riverbank Pictures Original.
[Child giggles, upbeat music plays, pop]
Text reads, “T.V.O. Kids presents.”
[Energetic music plays]
Akeylah and Brody stand in front of a screen showing a sparking blowtorch. Akeylah wears a dark grey tunic, and her short black hair is tightly braided. Brody’s dark brown hair is short, and he wears a light brown shirt and grey pants.
Akeylah and Brody say, WELCOME TO TRADING SKILLS!
Akeylah says, THE SHOW WHERE WE TAKE TURNS TRYING A SKILLED TRADE. I'M AKEYLAH.
Brody says, AND I'M BRODY.
Video footage shows a welder and a mechanic.
Akeylah says, A SKILLED TRADE IS A JOB THAT REQUIRES A SPECIAL SKILL.
Akeylah and Brody say, THERE ARE LOTS OF SKILL TRADES.
Brody says, AND YOU MIGHT FIND THE PERFECT TRADE FOR YOU.
Akeylah says, MAYBE THERE'S A TRADE THAT COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
[Whooshing]
Brody says, SO COME WITH US INTO THE TRADES ON TRADING SKILLS.
Title: Trading Skills.
[Upbeat music plays]
In the Skill Space, Akeylah directs Brody as he moves a picture frame on a wall. The wall has nails holding gloves, rope, tape, and an orange square of paint.
Akeylah says, NOW, A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT. NO, THE OTHER RIGHT. DOWN A BIT? IT'S NO USE. THERE ARE THESE HOOKS, THERE'S NAILS, AND NOT TO MENTION THIS RANDOM MIX-MATCH PAINT.
Akeylah says, I KNOW. I DON'T THINK THIS PICTURE IS GOING TO LOOK VERY GOOD ON THIS WALL. IN FACT, I DON'T EVEN THINK THIS WALL LOOKS VERY GOOD ON THIS WALL. MAYBE THERE'S A SKILLED TRADE THAT COULD GIVE THIS WALL AN OVERHAUL.
Brody says, I FOUND THESE FLYERS LAST WEEK IN THE TRAINING CENTER. MAYBE THEY COULD HELP? CHECK THEM OUT.
Akeylah looks at the flyers.
Akeylah says, OKAY. AIRPLANE MECHANIC? NO. SPRINKLER INSTALLERS? NO. WHOA! IT SAYS HERE THERE'S A COMMERCIAL PAINTER NAMED AMANDEEP WHO CAN RESURFACE OUR WALLS AND PAINT THEM WITH A FRESH COAT.
[Whooshing]
In video footage, the commercial painter Amandeep Sallan has long brown and purple hair. She wears white coveralls and a black ball cap and holds a paint spray gun. In the Skill Space, Brody wears a red coat with a brown collar.
Brody says, SAY NO MORE! I'VE ALREADY GOT MY COAT. NOW OFF TO THE TRADES!
Akeylah says, OKAY, BYE BRODY!
[Whooshing]
Text reads, “Trading Skills.”
[Upbeat music plays]
A sign in front of a building reads, “F.T.I. Finishing Trades Institute. Ontario. 130 Toro Road. Unit C.”
Brody enters the Institute and walks into a large workroom.
Brody narrates, I ROLLED INTO THE FINISHING TRADES INSTITUTE IN TORONTO, ONTARIO TO MEET AMANDEEP.
Brody says, HI AMANDEEP.
Brody and Amandeep fist-bump.
Amandeep says, HEY BRODY, YOU CAN CALL ME MANDY FOR SHORT. WELCOME TO F.T.I.
Brody says, SO. MANDY, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE A COMMERCIAL PAINTER. DOES THAT MEAN YOU CAN HELP ME SPRUCE UP THE WORN-OUT WALLS AT THE SKILL SPACE?
Mandy says, YEAH, FOR SURE. SO, A COMMERCIAL PAINTER DEALS WITH MOSTLY RETAIL SPACES, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND STUDIOS JUST LIKE YOUR SKILL SPACE.
Brody says, SOUNDS LIKE A PERFECT MATCH.
Mandy says, LET'S GET YOU GEARED UP.
Brody says, ALL RIGHT, LET'S ROLL!
Mandy says, LET'S DO IT.
Text reads, “Trading Skills.”
[Whooshing]
[Upbeat music plays]
Brody follows Mandy up a metal staircase. He wears safety glasses, a white ball cap, a white T-shirt, and white pants.
Mandy says, SO, AT F.T.I. WE HAVE TONNES OF DIFFERENT ROOMS FOR STUDENTS TO PRACTICE THEIR SKILLS IN.
Brody says, COOL.
Mandy says, THEY CAN BRUSH AND ROLL IN ROOMS LIKE THESE AND THIS IS THE ROOM WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING IN.
Brody says, ALL RIGHT, LET'S CRACK OPEN A CAN OF PAINT AND GET ROLLING.
Mandy says, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, NOT SO FAST. FIRST, WE HAVE TO PREP THE SPACE. WE'VE GOT TO WORK ON THIS GOUGE HERE. YOU SEE THESE SCRATCHES HERE.
[Upbeat music plays, thumping]
Mandy points to gouges and scratches on the wall. She puts a deep metal bin by Brody on the floor.
Mandy says, FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO MIX SOME MUD UP TOGETHER.
Brody says, ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET MIXING.
Mandy says, YEAH, SO YOU WANT TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MUD IN THERE FIRST.
Mandy pours white powder into the bin.
Brody says, THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUD.
Mandy says, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUD YET. YOU'RE GOING TO ADD SOME WATER IN THERE FIRST. SO, WE'RE GOING TO USE THESE TWO KNIVES TO MIX IT TOGETHER.
[Knives clinking, upbeat music continues, whooshing, popping]
Brody pours water into the bin. Mandy picks up two flat knives. Arrows point at the knives, and text reads, “Plaster knives.”
Brody says, ALL RIGHT.
Mandy says, SO, YOU SEE IT'S TURNING INTO KIND OF A PASTE.
[Clunking]
Mandy mixes the mud.
Brody says, THAT LOOKS LIKE MUD.
Brody picks up the bin and puts mud on his plaster knife.
Mandy says, YES. WE'VE GOT TO WORK ON THIS GOUGE HERE. YOU SEE THESE SCRATCHES HERE. SO, THESE PLASTER KNIVES AND FIVE-IN-ONES.
[Rumbling]
Mandy drags a five-in-one beneath the gouge and makes an indentation.
Mandy says, YOU CAN TAKE IT LIKE THAT AND DRAG IT ACROSS AND IT'LL MAKE SOMEWHAT OF AN INDENT IN THE WALL. SO, WHEN YOU PUT THAT ON, IT'LL HAVE SOMEWHERE TO SIT.
Brody makes a second indentation.
Mandy says, PERFECT. SO, WE'LL HAVE THAT MUCH ON IT FOR NOW AND I'LL KIND OF DRAG IT ALONG SO THAT IT FILLS THE SPACES.
[Scraping]
Mandy applies mud to the wall.
Mandy asks, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY?
Brody says, SURE.
[Scraping]
Brody applies mud to the wall.
Mandy says, NICE
Brody asks, IS IT TIME TO PAINT NOW?
Mandy replies, NOT YET. WE'VE GOT TO WAIT FOR THESE SPOTS TO DRY. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE CAN GET OUR PAINTER'S TAPE OUT AND WE CAN MASK OFF THIS WALL BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT PAINT TO GET ON THESE SURFACES.
[Tape rustling]
Mandy pulls a strip of tape off the roll. Text reads, “Painter’s tape.”
Mandy says, SO, YOU WANT TO GET A NICE LONG STRIP. SO, YOU WANT TO GET IT RIGHT AGAINST THAT EDGE THERE. START AT THE TOP.
Mandy applies painter’s tape to one side of a window frame, and Brody applies tape to the other side.
Brody says, IT GOT STUCK ON MY FINGERS. NO, TAPE, YOU BETRAYED ME. PERFECT. STAY. GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
Brody smooths the tape against the window frame. Mandy touches the mud on the wall.
Mandy says, LOOKS LIKE IT'S DRY, BRODY.
Brody says, ALL RIGHT. NOW WHAT DO WE DO?
Mandy says, NOW WE'RE GOING TO SAND THIS SPACE.
Brody says, ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET SANDING.
Mandy says, NOT YET. FIRST, WE'VE GOT TO GET SOME P.P..E ON. LET'S GET OUR MASKS ON.
Brody says, AH.
[Upbeat music continues]
Brody and Mandy put on masks.
Mandy says, JUST BECAUSE IT GETS VERY DUSTY ONCE YOU START SANDING. WHAT I LIKE TO DO, YOU WANT TO START AT THE EDGES. AND KIND OF JUST GO LIKE THAT.
[Scraping]
Mandy sands the mud on the wall.
Mandy says, KIND OF GO LIKE THAT. THAT LOOKS ABOUT READY. WHY DON'T YOU DO THE NAIL HOLES NEXT?
[Scraping]
Brody sands mud on a different section of the wall.
Mandy says, YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE YOUR WAY ALONG ALL THE EDGES HERE. AND THEN WE'LL MAKE OUR WAY TO THE MIDDLE. SO, AFTER YOU'RE DONE SANDING, YOU WANT TO CHECK IT OUT, SEE THAT EVERYTHING IS SMOOTH.
Brody says, NO EDGES HERE.
Brody wipes the wall with the rag.
Mandy says, AND BECAUSE IT'S SO DUSTY, YOU WANT TO GET YOUR EXTRA RAG. AND YOU WANT TO JUST KIND OF TAKE THE DUST OFF THE WALL.
Brody says, ALL RIGHT. IT'S FINALLY TIME TO PAINT.
[Drumming]
Brody drums on the lid of a large bucket of paint.
Mandy says, YOU'RE RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH PRIMER, WHICH IS A TYPE OF PAINT.
Brody says, TIME TO PRIME.
Mandy says, YES.
Mandy pours primer from the large bucket with the lid into a smaller paint can
Brody says, OOH.
Mandy says, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A STRAINER IN HERE.
[Whooshing, popping]
Mandy lifts a strainer out of the can. Text reads, “Paint strainer.”
Mandy says, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET ALL THOSE CHUNKS OUT. SO, YOU WANT TO SLOWLY LIFT IT. AND WE STIR IT JUST SO IT'S ALL THE SAME CONSISTENCY. WE ARE READY TO PUT THAT INTO THE TRAY.
[Thumping]
Mandy puts a tray beside Brody and pours primer into it.
Brody says, OOH.
Mandy says, BUT YOU DON'T GET RID OF ALL OF IT BECAUSE THIS CAN IS ACTUALLY OUR CUT CAN. YOU SLAP THE SIDES OF THE CAN. AND YOU DO A NICE EVEN STROKE LIKE THAT.
Mandy slaps her paintbrush on the inside of the can and paints beside the painter’s tape by the window.
Mandy says, AND BECAUSE WE HAVE THE TAPE THERE, WE DON'T HAVE TO GO SUPER SLOW LIKE THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE THE TAPE THERE TO PROTECT OUR SURFACE.
Brody asks, CAN I TRY?
Mandy says, ABSOLUTELY. HERE YOU GO.
Mandy gives Brody the can, and he paints beside the painter’s tape on his side of the window.
Brody says, THANK YOU. THERE YOU GO.
Mandy says, NICE.
[Upbeat music continues]
Brody paints around the window. He and Mandy paint the corners of the wall and the bottom over the baseboard.
Mandy coats a roller with paint in the paint tray.
Mandy says, NOW IT'S TIME TO ROLL. SO, WE GET OUR ROLLER READY. AND WE COAT IT UP. SO, YOU WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE ROLLER HAS PAINT ALL AROUND IT. MAKE SURE THERE'S NO DRIPS.
Mandy takes the roller out and slowly spins it.
Brody says, ALL GOOD.
[Scraping]
Mandy paints the wall.
Mandy says, YOU START IN ONE CORNER, AND YOU DISPERSE THE PAINT FIRST. AND IF YOU SEE THAT YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF PAINT, YOU GRAB A LITTLE BIT MORE.
Brody says, RE-ROLL!
Mandy says, AND MAKE SURE THERE'S A NICE EVEN COAT.
Brody asks, CAN I TRY?
Mandy gives Brody the roller.
Mandy replies, ABSOLUTELY. THERE YOU GO. YOU SPIN IT AROUND A FEW TIMES. YEAH, MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT DRIPPING. YEAH, GET YOURSELF POSITIONED.
[Scraping]
Brody spins the roller over the paint tray and then paints the wall.
Brody says, THERE WE GO.
Mandy says, I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET THAT LITTLE BLUE SPOT RIGHT THERE. YEAH. NICE. WATCH ME DO IT.
[Scraping]
Mandy paints beneath the window.
Mandy says, SO, DISPERSE. NOW I HAVE AN EVEN COAT EVERYWHERE.
Brody and Mandy paint the room.
Mandy says, NICE. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE DONE ROLLING, BRODY.
Brody says, ND NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE MOST EXCITING PART.
Mandy asks, WHAT'S THAT?
Brody replies, WATCHING PAINT DRY.
[Mandy laughing]
Text reads, “Trading Skills.”
[Upbeat music plays]
Brody and Mandy sit at a table with a water bottle and cups.
Brody narrates, AFTER ALL OUR WORK PREPPING AND PRIMING, IT WAS TIME FOR MANDY AND I TO TAKE A LITTLE BREAK AND ROLL OUT HER STORY.
Brody asks, HOW DID YOU GET INTO COMMERCIAL PAINTING?
Mandy replies, I ORIGINALLY WENT TO SCHOOL FOR POLICING. I WANTED TO BE A POLICE OFFICER. I DIDN'T END UP PURSUING THAT. I FOUND THIS PROGRAM THROUGH THE Y.W.C.A., MEANT FOR WOMEN ENTERING CONSTRUCTION, AND THROUGH THAT I WAS ABLE TO FIND THIS PROGRAM FOR WOMEN WHO WANTED TO START PAINTING.
Brody says, SO, CLEARLY YOU LOVE BEING A COMMERCIAL PAINTER, BUT WHAT IS IT THAT YOU LOVE ABOUT IT?
Mandy replies, I LOVE BEING ABLE TO COME INTO SPACES AND MAKING THEM NEW AGAIN. I LOVE WORKING IN OFFICES WHERE PEOPLE ARE BORED WITH THE WALLS THAT THEY'VE BEEN LOOKING AT FOR YEARS, AND I GET TO COME IN AND MAKE IT COMPLETELY NEW FOR THEM.
Brody asks, WHAT WOULD YOU TELL SOMEONE LIKE ME WHO IS INTERESTED IN BECOMING A COMMERCIAL PAINTER?
Mandy replies, LOOK AT TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT EXIST FOR YOUNG FOLKS AND LOOK AT WHAT'S OUT THERE FOR YOU, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SKILLED TRADES. SO, SHALL WE GET BACK TO WORK?
Brody picks up a paint can.
Brody says, CAN DO.
Mandy says, LET'S DO IT.
[Upbeat music continues]
Brody and Mandy put on coveralls.
Brody narrates, GETTING BACK TO WORK, MANDY WANTED TO SHOW ME A DIFFERENT PAINTING METHOD, BUT FIRST WE NEEDED TO GET SUITED UP.
Mandy says, SO, BRODY, THIS IS OUR SPRAY BOOTH.
Brody says, THIS PLACE LOOKS AWESOME.
Mandy kneels beside a spray machine. She puts the paint intake hose into a can of vibrant blue paint.
Mandy says, HERE WE HAVE OUR SPRAY MACHINE. WE CHOSE BLUE TODAY. HERE WE HAVE THE INTAKE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S IN OUR PAINT. SO, YOU JUST PICK IT UP AND YOU PLACE IT RIGHT IN THERE.
[Whooshing, popping]
An arrow points at the paint intake in the can. Text reads, “Paint Intake.”
Mandy says, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE ALL THE WATER IS OUT OF THE HOSE FIRST. WE'RE GONNA TILT IT TOWARDS OUR BUCKET.
[Whirring]
Mandy sprays blue paint into a bucket.
Mandy says, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE OUR MASKS ON. MAKE SURE THAT'S PULLED.
Brody and Mandy put on respirator masks.
[Air puffing]
Brody says, LUKE, I AM YOUR PAINTER.
[Spraying, upbeat music continues]
Mandy and Brody spray blue paint on a green board. They paint white shutters blue. They stop painting and pull down their respirator masks.
Brody says, THAT WAS AWESOME. I FEEL LIKE PAINTING THE TOWN RED NOW. OR BLUE.
[Mandy laughing]
Text reads, “Trading Skills.”
[Mellow music plays]
Brody crouches beside the spray machine. He puts the paint intake hose into a bucket of water.
Brody says, I'VE GOT MY HANDS FULL OF HELPING CLEAN-UP OUR STATION. WHILE I DO THAT, WHY DON'T WE BRUSH UP ON THE HISTORY OF COMMERCIAL PAINTING?
[Soothing music plays]
In video footage, Akeylah sits in a cave beside a cave painting. She mixes paint on a flat stone.
Brody narrates, HUMANS HAVE BEEN PAINTING WALLS AS FAR BACK AS 60,000 YEARS AGO. BACK THEN, PAINT WAS MADE BY MIXING CHARCOAL AND MINERALS WITH ANIMAL FAT AND SALIVA.
In video footage, Akeylah paints the outside of a building white. In black-and-white video footage, Akeylah holds a paintbrush and stands by a ladder.
Brody narrates, IN ANCIENT GREECE, PEOPLE REALIZED THAT PAINTING THE EXTERIOR OF THEIR BUILDINGS WHITE WOULD KEEP THEM COOLER IN THE HOT SUMMER SUN. WITH INDUSTRIALIZATION IN THE NINETEENTHTH CENTURY AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE BUILDINGS, THE NEED FOR COMMERCIAL PAINTING BECAME APPARENT.
In video footage, Akeylah paints a wall. Someone gives her a certificate with a red seal.
Brody narrates, TODAY, COMMERCIAL PAINTING HAS BECOME A RESPECTED RED SEAL CERTIFIED TRADE WITH HUNDREDS OF COMMERCIAL PAINTING BUSINESSES ACROSS ONTARIO.
[Upbeat music plays]
In the Finishing Trades Institute, Mandy and Brody stand in a room with bare walls.
Mandy says, SO, BRODY, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE READY FOR WALL COVERING NEXT.
Brody says, LET'S WRAP THIS UP.
Mandy says, SO, THIS IS THE WALL COVERING WE'RE GOING TO BE USING TODAY.
Brody asks, WHY USE WALL COVERINGS? WHY NOT JUST PAINT IT?
Mandy replies, WELL, WALL COVERINGS GIVE THE ROOM A LITTLE BIT MORE STYLE. THERE'S DIFFERENT PATTERNS HERE, TEXTURES. IT BRINGS A LITTLE BIT MORE LIFE INTO YOUR ROOM. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF OVERLAP ON YOUR PREVIOUS SHEET HERE. AND YOU WANT TO PULL IT A LITTLE BIT.
Mandy stands on a ladder and holds the wall covering against the wall. Brody pulls the bottom of the covering over the edge of a previous wall covering.
Brody says, THERE WE GO.
[Scraping]
Mandy moves a paint scraper over the wall covering.
Mandy says, AS YOU CAN SEE, I'M TRYING TO GET ALL THE AIR BUBBLES OUT. A BIT OF THIS IS COMING OFF THE WALL. COULD YOU PASS ME THAT BUCKET WITH SOME GLUE IN IT?
Brody says, SURE. I'LL HELP YOU IN YOUR STICKY SITUATION.
Brody gives Mandy the bucket.
Mandy says, THANK YOU. AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO PUT A LITTLE BIT OF GLUE ON THERE.
[Rustling]
Mandy spreads glue on a corner of the wall covering.
Mandy says, AS A PERSON WHO SPECIALIZES IN WALL COVERING, YOU CAN ACTUALLY MAKE TONNES OF MONEY DOING THIS STUFF.
[Air horns blaring]
Brody says, CHA CHING.
Mandy says, I'M NOW WORKING ON OUR DOUBLE CUT HERE.
Brody asks, WHAT'S A DOUBLE CUT?
Mandy replies, A DOUBLE CUT IS MEANT TO CUT THROUGH BOTH SHEETS AT THE SAME TIME TO MAKE A PERFECT SEAM.
[Scraping]
Brody pulls a strip of the wall covering off the wall. Mandy smooths the wall covering.
Mandy says, ALL RIGHT BRODY, DO YOU WANT TO HELP ME SMOOTH THIS OUT?
[Scraping]
Brody smooths the wall covering.
Brody says, DON'T WORRY, MANDY, I GOTCHA...COVERED.
[Mandy laughing, whooshing]
Text reads, “Trading Skills.”
[Upbeat music plays, chiming]
In the Skill Space, Brody hangs a photograph of himself holding a paint roller on the wall, which is painted orange with white lines.
Akeylah says, WHO KNEW JUST A BIT OF PAINT CAN MAKE SUCH A DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE IN THE SKILL SPACE?
Brody says, NEVER UNDERESTIMATE HOW THE TRADES CAN SPICE UP YOUR LIFE. AND MAYBE BEING A COMMERCIAL PAINTER IS IN THE MIX FOR YOUR FUTURE.
Akeylah says, EVEN IF IT ISN'T, THERE'S STILL A HUGE ARRAY OF SKILLED TRADES THAT CAN FILL YOUR BUCKET AND BRING YOU TO THE TOP.
Brody says, SEE YOU LATER!
Both say, BYE!
Akeylah says, SO, I WAS THINKING MY POSTER COULD GO RIGHT NEXT TO IT?
Brody says, I HAVE SOME IDEAS.
[Upbeat music plays]
End credits. Hosts: Brody Agmon Akeylah James. Tradesperson: Amandeep Sallan. Written and directed by Maria Bui. Produced by Francis Mitchell, Johnny Mitchell, David Mitchell. Co-producers: Emma Fox, Anthony Gullace. Executive producers: Richard Bergmann, Thomas Kritsch. Music by: Joseph Shabason, Christine Bougie. Special thanks to Pfaff Tuning. Produced in association with T.V.O. Kids. Executive producer, T.V.O.: Kirsten Hurd. Production executive, T.V.O.: Austin Guervara Mastretta. Riverbank Pictures. Copyright 2024 Riverbank Pictures.
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