Instant Sculpture (1963)

London. C, U racing driver, Graham Hill. Sculptor Macdonald Reid is measuring his head. C, U Reid writing in an exercise book. C, U Hill rotating slowly in dentist type chair. C, U of Reid taking photos. M, S of Reid taking lots of photos of rotating Hill. Reid signals to Hill he can get up from chair. M, S developing photos in dark room. C, U negatives on light box. C, U photos in developing chemicals. Reid removes photos from chemicals and lays them out. M, S Reid adjusting military mapmaking equipment. He has adapted machine to turn photos into 3D sculptures ( ). M, S of Reid turning knobs to dim lights. C, U pointer on machine tracing Hill s profile on photo. M, S Reid removing completed bust from machine the process, suspiciously, is top secret Various shots Reid touching up bust. M, S Hill joins Reid and takes the scalpel a man must trim his own whiskers. Reid paints the bust gold. M, S Hill looking at a row of famous people s busts,