1. The key concepts I learned from the videos was how far back this all began. I never gave it much thought before. First off I never knew glass came from sand and there are so many other elements that come together to make glass after it is fired. The way it is shaped and molded then hardens as it cools. The best part for me is how they make patterns and cut the glass when preparing stain glass. Stain glass windows are one of my favorite types of glass to admire. One of the reasons I like to go to a church is to admire them. It was interesting to hear that they are researching in making ceramic engines for cars, that this would be better for the environment and also on gas. It would make cars even lighter. That would be cool if this acturally happened.
2. The videos are similar to the readings in the way they explain how glass is made, and how items are molded and cut. It is just that the videos are more detailed. Actually seeing the sculptor on the video and watching him explain his steps when sculptoring was more interesting than reading about it.
3. The films in my opinion are good. They definately go into more depth or maybe it seems that way because your watching a work of art come to life. You can actually see the sculpting,molding. I was also amazed at the fact how they come across marble and how they go through 1,150,000lbs. a year.Duplicating what men did years and years ago on getting marble shows that old habits die hard.
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