Gargoyle Makers Master Craftsmen In York Demonstrate Their Skills At Recreating Frightening Gargoyles Footage

GARGOYLE MAKERS Master craftsmen in York demonstrate their skills at recreating frightening gargoyles.
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	Catalog #:	23718
	Clip Number:	23718-1
	Orginal Film:	CP 586
	Timecode:	01:08:38 - 01:10:09
	Location:	Paris, France and York, Yorkshire.
	Year Shot:	1966 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	Yes
	Color:	Yes
	Headings:	ART: Carving BUILDINGS: Religious, Misc INDUSTRY: Craftsmen / Handmade LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France, Paris LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Yorkshire OCCUPATIONS: Artist
	Description:	GARGOYLE MAKERS Master craftsmen in York demonstrate their skills at recreating frightening gargoyles. Paris, France M/S view over the city of Paris from the top of Notre Dame, gargoyles on the foreground. York, Yorkshire. MS Stonemasons yard with huge block of stone being sectioned by large saw. MCS Along blade of saw as it saws through stone. MCS Block of stone as man pours water and sand into groove made by saw. C/U chisel cutting into stone. Stonemasons are at work in their workshop chiselling out the faces of gargoyles, and other statues. Mans face as he works. Hammer striking chisel. MS Same man chiseling. C.S. Mans face as he checks carving with gauge. C.S. Above mans hands checking carving with gauge he puts gauge down and picks up a lump of rock and starts to smooth part of the statue with it. MS Roughly chiseled statue pan down and L. to show man doing intricate carving. MS Mans hand selecting chisel from various kinds laid out on bench. MS Mason putting finishing touches to statue. C.S. Mans face as he works. MCS Man chiseling coat of arms on statue. C/U shot of stone being sanded down . The commentary mentions Geoff Butler and George Huby. The stone masons use Clipsham stone. L/S York Minster Cathedral. Through scaffolding of York Minster Cathedral showing road below. View of York Minster through scaffolding around Cathedral. MS From on top of the Cathedral showing Crusifix on one of its towers. C/U shots of the stone work detail, the gargoyles and statues showing the grime, weathering and deterioration. C/U shot of a weathered statue of a mediaeval king.