| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (8 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Performer |
Lucien Mouchet |
| Event |
Originally produced by Les Blank Films in 2009. |
| Summary |
Since 1946, Lucien Mouchet has been making small-scale reproductions of carousels and fairground scenes that existed in the past or are still in operation today. A machinist by trade, Mouchet retired nearly two decades ago, but his obsession with precision and detail has continued. To date, he has created 48 carousels; each is a functioning masterpiece that is constructed to be exactly 1/20 scale of the original. Mouchet works from photographs and measurements he has taken over the years of carousels that have toured France and across Europe. Mouchet tediously prepares shop drawings and hand-tooled parts, analyzing the different modes of assembly and the varying principles of movement. He combines an expertise in engineering with whimsical recreations of the carnival atmosphere, replete with electrical motors, lights, signage, transport trucks and miniature people, made by him and hand-painted by his wife, Georgette. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
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Artists.
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Art.
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Documentary films.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Govenar, Alan, film director.
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Mouchet, Lucien, actor.
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Les Blank Films (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
6913518 Kanopy |
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