Pottery Class in London in the 1960's. Archive film 99047

Описание: A ceramic or potter's studio. It begins with close-up shots of a potter at a potter's wheel, he is Muhammed Abdala (?) a Sudanese master potter. The series of shots of Abdala at the wheel begin with a blob of clay spinning on the wheel and ends with a finished pot. There is a close-up shot of his face; he is about 50-55 years old, has receeding hair, a whispy moustache and a small beard. Other shots include a view of his foot as he operates the pedal. Several close-up shots of his hand and the wheel as he works with the clay; adding water and shaping the pot. There are also shots of Abdala as he uses a wooden clay working instrument to mould the bottom of the pot and when finished putting it next to other instruments on a clay splattered table. As he finishes he cuts the pot in half with a cheese wire cutter and squashes the pot back into a blob of clay. The film now cuts to several shots of Abdala's pottery classes at the Camden Arts Centre in London. All the students pictured are at potters wheels, some of the students wear white overalls. Film cuts to three other female students handling or moulding clay on stone slabs. He walks over to one woman and demonstrates how kneeding or wedging clay is done properly. Close-up shots follow on both his and her faces. Cut to close-up shots of his hand as he continues to kneed the clay. Cut to a long shot of the ceramic studio, while the presenter and Abdala walk through. At the table in the foreground two women are making pots by using the coiling technique. Three close-up and one long shot follow as the women make the coiled pots. Cut to a close-up, then long shot of Abdala as he loads pots into the kiln, the presenter looks on. The kiln door is now seen to close, a round door lock is tightened until stiff.