He took full advantage of the opportunity, learning all he could. On one job he spent stretches of seven hours suspended high above the ground while painting a set.
王童初到中影製片廠美工組工作時，十分珍惜良好的工作機會，因此拚命、貪婪地學習，無論該不該他做都不肯放過，「有回為了畫一個高大的佈景，爬到廿幾呎高的竹梯上畫了七小時。