| CARPET PORTRAIT Charles Varney makes a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill from a square of carpet. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7176 |
| Catalog #: | 40973 | |
| Clip Number: | 40973-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 525 | |
| Timecode: | 01:28:28 - 01:30:44 | |
| Location: | Ruislip, Middlesex. | |
| Year Shot: | 1954 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HOBBIES: Crafts, Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Middlesex | |
| Description: | CARPET PORTRAIT Charles Varney makes a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill from a square of carpet. Ruislip, Middlesex. MS Man selecting carpet to make portrait in wool of Winston Churchill. He has a photo of Mr. Churchill by his side. He puts paper mat to carpet of Mr. Churchills head and then draws round it with white chalk. CU Man chalking mat onto carpet. MS After finishing drawing of mat he takes it off carpet and then with clippers starts to pull wool round edges of mat. CU Wool being clipped from carpet. CU Man. CU Wool that has been clipped from carpet. MS Man pullling wool from carpet. CU Wool being clipped from carpet. CU Man MS Man finishing the clipping of wool. He brushes it to one side and we see the shape of Churchill's head. MS The now fits the mat into the carpet and then picks up scissors and cuts the shoulder part of the mat. CU Man drawing a line by the shoulder part of portrait. CU He then selects wool and starts to fill in the shoulder part of portrait. CU Mans face. CU Man filling in carpet. DISSOLVE TO. Finished carpet portrait of Sir Winston. CU Portrait. MS Her Majesty the Queen in carpet portrait. | |
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