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Synopsis :

1) General Description:
Filming is done at a stone mason's workshop at Baghdad Street.
2) Content Description:
Begins at 00:00:34
Stone mason continuing with shaping the block of granite for the top half of a grinder. Testing grinder by putting in some sand and moving grinder around with his two hands.
Drawing more lines on base of grinder, replying to interviewer making base more rough to make grinding easier.
(Blank, no visual at 00:20:00-00:20:02; 00:20:06 visual returns but dark patches till 00:20:10, but there is audio)
Stone mason selecting a stick of suitable length to show where to insert it in grinder, adding there should be another one to insert in one end of the stick.
(00:21:33) Interviewer asking stone mason to have all his tools put next to grinder for filming. Demonstration on making grinder ends (00:23:11).
(00:23:32) Additional filming of other stone works - several relative short stands for Muslim graves; one huge stone of half circle with cross.
(00:24:08) Name sign again of Baghdad Street.
(00:24:11) Long Shot of stone mason, minus cap, outside his workshop.
(00:24:21) Relative big tomb stone with Chinese characters. Cut to road with vehicles parked on both sides.
(00:24:51) Filming stone mason again, standing at entrance of workshop, then going inside.
(00:254.04) Exterior view - upper floor of row of shop houses, workshop of stone mason. Pan across to buildings in neighbourhood, in distance high rise office block.
(Filming ends at 00:25:43)