Ice Sculptor (1958)

Southampton, Hampshire. Exterior. Low angle L/S of luxury liner, the Coronia taken from the quay of an industrial dock. In the background several cranes are visible. At the bow of the ship two tug boats are anchored. Interior. M/S of cramped liner galley. The narrator comments the “one can’t help envying the lucky people that work on board, see the world and get paid and all that“. Two chefs are at work; one is preparing lavish dishes while the other, extra chef Jack Taylor, is moving a large block of ice. Jack takes a chisel and begins to chip away at the ice block. C/U of Jack at work. Jack has found “a way of keeping cool in the tropics“ as a sculptor in ice. C/U of chisel chipping at ice. C/U of Jack’s face as he squints to prevent ice particles flying into his eyes. C/U of ice fragments falling from the “three hundred pound“ block. C/U of simple “wood working“ tools on the galley’s sideboard. Jack picks up a large saw. M/S of Jack attacking the block with the saw. C/U of the saw