Master Hands

About

From producer's synopsis: "A beautiful dramatization of how the master hands of Chevrolet craftsmen form the patterns, tools and dies, and control the huge machine that fashions the modern car."

1936 Chevrolet assembly plant, workers, foundry, steelworkers, assembly lines. Capitalist Realism.

18:27:28:29 CU disembodied hands lock in mold, top released revealing embossed metal plate with text “The Chevrolet Motor Company Presents”

18:27:44:26 Two 1930s workers along opposite edges of screen poor molten metal into mold; mold of film title “Master Hands” is filled with molten metal illuminating the text

18:28:35:17 VS workers entering foundry, factory, assembly plant shot with special effect using negative and positive film sandwiched together to give impression of workers themselves cast in a metal mold.

18:28:58:01 CU worker concentrating on his hands, pan down man working on a metal nut; CU worker, pan down to workers hands cleaning with chamois cloth precision possibly clamp of some sort; CU disembodied hands using precision instrument to cut small metal pieces; VS CU worker’s hands adjust screw on rotating bit; CU older worker wearing hat and round black frame glasses working on machine; MS man wearing vest, white shirt and tie looks into various instruments that look like microscopes; CU working taking precise measurements on machine; CU focusing on his work, pan down to disembodied hands chiseling metal piece.

18:20:23:04 CU metal piece on end of pipe with paper wrapped around it, disembodied hand enters frame, lights match on metal piece and lights paper on fire; VS man lifts gas pipe; CU flaming end of pip inserted into pipe to light foundry; CU man looks into fiery furnace; CU boiler horse power guage’s needle rises.

18:31:01:10 CU disembodied hands turn valve wheel; CU large gauge’s needle rises.

18:31:07:06 MS worker lifts large lever; low-angle spinning turbine wheel; pan from worker to CU spinning turbine wheel; CU disembodied hand slides lever forward into frame in direction of illuminated “Motor Plant” button

18:31:26:01 Low-angle shot huge factory motor, large spinning wheel and belt, huge gear; MS worker shifts lever forward; low-angle shot gauge’s needle rises

18:31:40:10 CU disembodied hand presses “Start” button above “Stop” button; low-angle shot huge spinning wheel with spokes, looks like carriage wheel, part of huge motor driving factory

18:31:50:03 MS disinterested, alienated looking working wearing protective glasses, cap and leather gloves pulling chain attached to pulley on along ceiling, pan up chain to gear opening valve;

Archive

Internet Archive, in Prelinger Archives

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Credit

Handy (Jam) Organization

Subtitles

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