Wood Carving Story (1957)

Oberammergau, Germany. L/S of the streets of a village of Oberammergau in Germany. Typical German houses, mountains, a church. C/U shot of the house entrance with a huge mural painting around. C/U shot of a window mural decoration. Murals can be seen on practically every building in the village. “In this scenery no artist could fail to produce his best, so its not surprising that this is also the setting for one of the world’s greatest schools of wood carving“ - tells a voiceover. L/S of the people sitting outdoors, carving figures - mountain tops in the background. M/S of a man and a woman carving. Another man, obviously teacher, comes to look at their work. C/U shot of the man’s work - Joseph and Mary with baby Christ. Several, mostly C/U shots, of the students working while voiceover talks about history of wood carving. M/S of a man carving a huge figure of Mary with baby Jesus. Several shots depicting artist at work. M/S of a man and a woman carving small figurines. High angle C/U shot of the f