The Artists Behind Glass

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1917A
Date Released
3 Mar 1966
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Rugby - Scotland Out Play Ireland
  2. 2Hurry on Home Lovers
  3. 3The Artists Behind Glass
  4. 4On Top of Their Sport

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Artists Behind Glass. DESCRIPTION: A company that has been making glass for over 150 years in which the techniques have remained virtually unchanged. Sixty year old John Druce has been blowing glass for this company all his working life and demonstrates how he makes a glass vase. The company makes forty different sorts of wine glasses and half their production is exported. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS men working on furnaces. MS man draws molten glass from furnace. CU man draws molten glass from furnace. MS man takes molten glass to the blower. Pan up blower blowing. CU blower blowing. CU assistant. MCU half blown jug transferred to pole. CU trimmer. MCU man trims top of jug. MCU man puts lip into rim and around off the top. CU trimmer. MCU man forms jug handle from molten glass. CU man. MCU another man forming base of wine glass. Inter-engraving shop. (GV) CU glass being engraved. MCU girl engraves wine glass. CU girl engraves wine glass. MS fruit dish being engraved. MCU exhibition wine glass with engravings of famous London buildings. CU exhibition wine glass with engravings of famous London buildings. Zoom out crystal glass fruit dish. MCU wine decanter and glasses.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture
Locations
United Kingdom
Card file number
90828
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
222
Story extras:
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