Tinsel Pictures

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

587

Date Released

1 Sep 1932

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Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

NoS Summary - Mr Webb demonstrates the popular craft of making collage pictures.
British Pathe synopsis: "A hobby that grandfather indulged in 50 years ago -" C/U of a man working on a collage. He sticks a small piece of shiny paper onto a depiction of some kind of Roman soldier. "At one time tinsel pictures were quite common," said Mr Webb, Master of the Faculty of Arts, "but nowadays they are very scarce. You started with a plain sketch." M/S of Mr Webb at work. C/Us of his work. "Then gradually you build up the figures with the tinsels of every hue and shape - " Extreme C/U of a piece of tinsel being stuck onto the picture. C/U of a palette of pieces of tinsel. A hat is applied to the picture. Medallions are applied to the bottom of the soldier’s uniform. "Completed, they are very striking - " C/U of the finished picture. Tinsel here means metal paper rather than the Christmas decorations we know.

Keywords

Arts and crafts

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File Tin No.244
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP244
National Film Archive Catalogue

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