TED Talks
Luke Syson: How I learned to stop worrying and love "useless" art
Luke Syson was a curator of Renaissance art, of transcendent paintings of saints and solemn Italian ladies -- Very Serious Art. And then he changed jobs, and inherited the Met's collection of ceramics -- pretty, frilly, "useless"...
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Landmarks - Art Deco Museum
ART DECO MUSEUM ONCE UPON A TIME A PALACE OF FRENCH KINGS AND PRINCES, THE LOUVRE IS TODAY IS THE PALACE OF ARTS AND IS HOME TO ONE OF THE RICHEST COLLECTIONS IN THE WORLD. THE HISTORIC LOUVRE IS ALSO HOME TO MUSEE DES ARTS DECORATIFS ,...
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CAN217 A NEW CHAPEL IS REVEALED IN GOA
A new Catholic chapel is finished in the Indian state of Goa
1. ms exterior a young Goan priest sits reading book dressed in long white robe
2. ms a second priest also reading, walks past seated priest
3. cu first priest, tilt to...
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SP 0051 BLESSED LAND
Stock shots of Dome of the Rock and Well of Souls, Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel
1. MCU top of wooden encasement - in the design of an ornate minaret - said to hold the footprint of the Prophet Mohammad.
2. Zoom out to WS wooden...
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CAN258 PAPAL CEREMONY MARKS ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF POPE'S REIGN
Pope Paul VI, on the first anniversary of his coronation assisted at a brilliant pontifical mass.
**Cuts of a0005754
1. ms carrying Pope down aisle
2. mcu Pope carried on throne
3. ms Cardinals sitting
4. ms clergy applauding
5. ws Pope...
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SP 0051 BLESSED LAND : ACRE
Interior of Jezzar Pasha Mosque, Acre, Israel
1. Sheet of paper held by camera man indicating 'Acre'
2. MCU detail above mihrab (prayer niche)
3. Zoom out to MCU mihrab
4. Pan to MS minbar (pulpit)
5. Tilt up to top of minbar
6. WS...
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SP 0051 BLESSED LAND : WALL TRACK / SEQ NIGHT / ROLL 4 # 10 13
Dome of the Rock at night, Interior of Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, Israel
1. MS Night shot of Dome of the Rock at night (very dark)
2. AV traffic at night
3. Night shot of Dome of the Rock (very dark)
4. WS interior arched columns of Al...
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Wood and ceramics turned into quirky, contemporary art
Striking and silver, this fine metal work is dazzling visitors at an international art fair in London.
From metal work to intricate ceramics, London's COLLECT 2014 is exhibiting a host of contemporary objects created by international...
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New York's cathedral to be restored
AP Television
New York City - 17 November, 2011
1. Pan from American flag to the Cathedral of St. Patrick
2. Tight pull focus of cross a top St. Patrick's
3. Mid of Monsignor Robert T. Ritchie, Rector of St. Patrick's
UPSOUND: " The...
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Micro-credit schemes are helping people out of the poverty trap
1. Wide shot farmer at work in field
2. Cutaway man
3. Young man carrying fruit trolley
4. Wide shot people getting their bags and walking
5. Wide shot church
6. Horse and cart passing by
7. Wide shot of clothing factory façade with...
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Contemporary Middle Eastern Art up for auction at Sotherby's
Sotherby's is showcasing key pieces of Middle Eastern art ahead of its annual auction in Doha this autumn.
The London show also features works from international art stars such as Damien Hirst and Anish Kapoor.
This is "Tranquillity" -...
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Art for touching show opens in London
London, 4th June 2008
1. Mid Jerwood Space Gallery sign
2. Wide pan from Gary Breeze's Sea Shanties, Timber, Rope and Sail / Dryonautica 2008 exhibit to Clare Twomey's 'Witness' wall of porcelain dust
3. Ms Sara's Brennan's Cotton,...
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Ancient clothing from Samurai Warrior jackets to shoes preserved, and painstakingly restored
This jacket was once worn by a Samurai warrior in 17th century Japan.
It is one of the items of clothing on display in Florence.
These pieces of clothing have all been painstakingly restored at the at the laboratories of the Opificio...
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Art made from recycled objects is on trend in Beverly Hills
LEADIN:
Artworks made from reclaimed and recycled objects are catching the eye of art fans at the latest Beverly Hills art show.
It's one of the trends at the spring edition of the event, which takes place...
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Art made from recycled objects is on trend in Beverly Hills
LEADIN:
Artworks made from reclaimed and recycled objects are catching the eye of art fans at the latest Beverly Hills art show.
It's one of the trends at the spring edition of the event, which takes place...
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Religious art inspires NASA technology for exploration on Mars
AP Television
Aberystwyth, UK - 09 December 2010
1. Low angle shot of Mars buggy on beach
2. Mid shot buggy moving up beach
3. Wide shot buggy moving beside sea
4. Close-up scientist with control unit
5. Mid of scientist and buggy
6....
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Queen's jubilee impacts on ideal home design
AP Television
London, England - March 16, 2012
1. Various interior shots of the Prince's Arts and Crafts House featuring Union flag crown cake and bathroom
2. Wide pan left of Ideal Home Show
3. Various of marching band
4. Wide of school...
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Exhibition opens in Jerusalem showing the style of Jewish fashions from around the world
Long before stilettos, runways and Vogue, the passion for fashion and trendy looks was just as strong in the 19th century in some of the most remote parts of the world.
A recently opened exhibit at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem...
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+4:3 Pope Benedict visits shrine of Our Lady of Charity
1. Wide Pope Benedict XVI entering Sanctuary of El Cobre, home to Cuba's Patron Saint
2. Close of Virgen del Cobre
3. Reverse shot of Benedict walking down aisle
4. Mid Benedict walking to altar
5. Wide interior of church
6. Close...
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Art fan turns her Lyon apartment into pop up gallery
This may not look like everyone's apartment building, but this is home for Sylvie Garrigue.
For the past four years, she's transformed this apartment overlooking Lyon's River Saone into a fully-functioning art space.
It's named...
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Art and theatre collide in 'Little Dancer Aged 14'
The impressionist artist Degas is famous for his representations of ballerinas in paintings and statues. Degas frequented the back corridors of the Opera in Paris, painting and drawing the young dancers as they practiced.
Now the story...
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The Thinker and The Kiss among new Rodin sculpture exhibition
LEADIN:
A new exhibition of Auguste Rodin's sculptures is opening in London.
'Rodin and the art of ancient Greece' places the French artist's work alongside the Athenian marbles which inspired them.
...
Bridgeman Arts
Pottery production in Golfe-Juan, Vallauris, France 1952
Potters lay their pots out to dry in the sun. The pots are decorated with paint and fired in a kiln. Filmed in the Golfe-Juan resort in Vallauris, France in 1952
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Aztec culture alive and well in Mexico
Mexico City - September 9th, 2008
1. Wide shot Zocalo, main square in Mexico City.
2. Full shot of street sellers in downtown Mexico City.
3. Detail shot of native Mexican's hands making art crafts.
4. Wide shot of native Mexicans...