Amazing Food & Ice Sculptures Come to Life in Paete, Philippines ❄️🍴

(24 Jul 2013) Paete, Laguna, Philippines - 24 July 2013 1. Mid of carvers working on ice 2. Pan left of Paete town square with carvers working in background 3. Various of ice carvers working on their sculptures 4. SOUNDBITE: (Tagalog): Aurelio Paraiso, Vice-mayor of Paete town: "From wood carving using wood to fruit, to ice, to butter to chocolate, styro (styrofoam - polystyrene foam), the principle is still there, it is still carving it is still sculpture." 5. Close of carver working with chisel on ice 6. Tilt down from carver to ice cube 7. Mid of audience with billboard announcing Paete's festivities 8. Various of ice sculptures and carvers 9. Mid of judges assessing sculptures 10. Tilt up of birds ice sculpture 11. SOUNDBITE: (Tagalog): John Rie Quito, ice carver: "I am very happy doing this because when other people see my creation and specially when they admire it my heart is overwhelmed." 12. Close of Paete town seal. Reading: (English): "Carving capital of the Philippines" 13. Various of artists carving fruit and vegetables 14. Mid of six fish sculpture 15. Close of fish 16. Tilt up from fruit sculpture to John Dennis Fugen, fruit and vegetable carver 17. Close of tools on counter 18. SOUNDBITE: (Tagalog) John Dennis Fugen, vegetable carving participant: "I think it will be better to learn how to carved this (fruit and vegetables) instead of wood, because it will be an advantage when you apply at a hotel where you can have a bigger income compared to wood carving which takes a long time to finish and does not sell much specially if you are not a well-known carver." 19. Pan left of table with fruit and vegetable sculptures with carvers in background 20. Various of fruit and vegetable sculptures LEAD IN: For most people, fruit and vegetables are meant to be eaten. But in a Philippine town, these materials are used to make sculptures. STORYLINE: These ice carving artists are in a big rush. They are competing for the most beautiful ice sculpture. Since 2004, Paete's "Ice Carving and Garnishing Competition" (annual competition of vegetable, fruit and ice carving) attracts hundreds of people. It takes long hours and hard work to turn these ice cubes in to works of art. Aurelio Paraiso, is Paete town Vice-mayor and he explains that a sculpture can be made of several materials. "From wood carving using wood to fruit, to ice, to butter to chocolate, styro (Styrofoam), the principle is still there, it is still carving it is still sculpture." The tradition of carving ice, fruit and vegetables started in the 1980's after a shortage of wood due to serious deforestation. The competition only started in 2004, but quickly made the town famous. Paete, in the Philippine province of Laguna is now know as the "Carving Capital of the Philippines". Once the sculptures are done, they are assessed by judges who chose the best one. John Rie Quito, is an ice carver and he says he's happy to participate in the competition. "I am very happy doing this because when other people see my creation and specially when they admire it my heart is overwhelmed." While some artists carve the ice, others prefer fruit or vegetables. Everything is made in front of the public and demands a lot of attention from the the participants. Using basic manual tools, artists create eye-catching sculptures like this one with six fish. Paete's carvers are famous and their skills are in demand abroad. According to Paraiso, nearly 4,000 carvers from Paete work overseas and send money back to their families. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/92a5862395a0072651defe354cabe3f6