Matchstick Furniture
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Matchstick Furniture. DESCRIPTION: Recently retired Sydney-sider, Jack Matthews, uses millions of matches to cover radiograms, boxes etc. Jack says it’s a self taught hobby, his ambition is to cover a house ... The house that Jack built? SHOTLIST: MS Jack Matthews at work in workshop. CU Matthews. CU pile of matches as he picks one out. MS Matthews trimming end of match. MS zoom in to lid of radiogram, made of matchsticks, as he lifts it up. MS base of radiogram, he walks in and fits lid. CU matchstick design on radiogram. CU as he adjusts control on top. MCU radiogram. CU front of radiogram with lion handle on cabinet. MS Matthews standing by radiogram, he opens jewel box which is standing on radiogram.
- Keywords
- Curiosities
- Locations
- Sydney; Australia
- Footage sources
- Australia
- Card file number
- 97967
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 62
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