| BED POST SCULPTOR Alfred Betts makes sculpture from old bedposts and chair legs. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6018 |
| Catalog #: | 502667 | |
| Clip Number: | 502667-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 216 | |
| Timecode: | 01:36:02 - 01:37:46 | |
| Location: | Lodden, Norfolk. | |
| Year Shot: | 1959 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ART: Carving ART: Sculpture ART: Woodworking LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Norfolk | |
| Description: | BED POST SCULPTOR Alfred Betts makes sculpture from old bedposts and chair legs. Lodden, Norfolk. Alfred Betts works with scrap wood. M/S of a heap of scrap wood pieces and Alfred picking one out. He takes it inside and sits down to work on carving it. He has a row of woodworking tools. He starts to carve a head shape, working with a chisel. C/U shot of him chipping away at a weird comic looking face. He fixes eyes, which are white painted into the head. M/S of three finished heads, which look like cartoon characters or caricatures. There are various shots of different heads, one laughing. Hands appear and turn one head to show a face on the other side. The wood for the head Alfred is seen working on, was once a mahogany bedpost. This is hobby for Mr Betts, who is a teacher. | |
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