| TWIG ART A quirky item about a Ceylonese vicar who carves figures of animals and people from twigs. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6103 |
| Catalog #: | 37519 | |
| Clip Number: | 37519-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 171 | |
| Timecode: | 01:29:52 - 01:31:27 | |
| Location: | Canterbury, Kent. | |
| Year Shot: | 1958 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ART: Ethnic / Cultural HOBBIES: Crafts, Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Kent, Canterbury | |
| Description: | TWIG ART A quirky item about a Ceylonese vicar who carves figures of animals and people from twigs. Canterbury, Kent. Exterior. M/S of the Rev. Harold de Mel walking up a grassy slope from the road to pick up twigs from the base of a tree in Canterbury Close. In the background Canterbury cathedral is visible. Low angle C/U of Rev. M. inspecting the branch of twigs he has picked up. C/U of Rev. M.'s legs leaping up the stairs to enter a church. Rev. M. is from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and is studying at St. Augustine's college, Canterbury. Interior. Rev. M. enters a room and places the twig on a desk. He is an expert in 'arborics' - "which means simply twig sculpture". Beside him on the desk are several twisted wooden figures. Rev. M. picks up a saw lying on the table and sets to work chopping up the branch. C/U of Rev. M's face as he works. C/U of Rev. M.'s hands as he sweeps away the excess twigs and holds up what remains. C/U of Rev. M. admiring the finished product - a twig carved to resemble a discus thrower. C/U of the figures on the desk, also made from twigs but painted and varnished. Many of the figures have been made by pupils at a teacher-training college in Ceylon. Hanging behind them are Rev. M.'s cassocks. C/U of two animal twig figures, a jackal and a deer. M/S of Rev. M. looking at the figures. Various shots, interior and exterior, on the church wall of twig figures including peacocks and a dancing couple. Various C/Us of figures positioned on bibles in the church grounds. C/U of a monkey figure positioned on the branches of a tree. C/U of crocuses. Rev. M.'s hands place two tiny twig snails beside the flowers. | |
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