Locals audition for Pisa fresco

Pisa is about to acquire a new cultural attraction - a huge wall painting covering 500 square metres which will tell the story of the patron saint of Pisa, Saint Ranierus.

But the piece will have a modern day twist - locals from the town have been striking a pose in a public casting session with the hopes of being a life size figure in the new fresco.

Christian Fraser now reports from Pisa.