Polystyrene Art

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2165

Date Released

30 Nov 1970

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Polystyrene Art. DESCRIPTION: Sculptures and design artists are discovering the excitement of working in a new medium. Expanded polystyrene can be cut, carved, dissolved, bonded and painted. The shape of things to come. SHOTLIST: LV artist in workshop working on polystyrene. SV pile of polystyrene pan to artist working. SV artist working CU ditto pan to carving. SV man making horse’s head in polystyrene. CU tub of poly. granules (in factory). SV man mixing same at large machine. CU steam coming from machine. SV ditto pan down to small observation window in machine. CU granules falling inside window pan to when they emerge. SV man with hose pan to show polystyrene granules coming from hose into trough. LV machine in operation. SV large slab of poly. comes off machine. LV man takes slab of poly. from machine. GV factory floor with large slab of poly. stacked. SV two artists - one with horse’s head. GV artist places head on body. SCU head. SV artist steps back to admire work.

Keywords

Arts and crafts; Industry and manufacture

Locations

London; United Kingdom

Card file number

96514

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Stan Goozee

Length of story (in feet)

167

Story extras:

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