Edwardian Insects on Film
2013 | 59m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | John Holdsworth |
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| In 1908, amateur naturalist and pioneering filmmaker Percy Smith stunned early cinema goers with his footage of the juggling fly. Hailed as the father of Natural History film, Smith was a hugely influential visual pioneer, inventing many techniques that are still used today. Being both a genius and an eccentric, we follow his life from his earliest films, to the collapse of his house from his mould experiment to his ultimate suicide. We also meet Natural History icon Sir David Attenborough, who was so amazed by Smith’s films in the 1930s that they inspired him to get into natural history. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 19, 2013 |
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| Director: | John Holdsworth |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | insect, movie business, percy smith |
| Production Companies | BBC, Mentorn Media, BFI National Archive, National Media Museum |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 19, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Charlie Hamilton James | Self - Presenter |
| David Attenborough | Self |
| Dr Tim Boon | Self - Science Museum, London |
| David Cleveland | Self - Film Archivist |
| Tim Cockerill | Self - Entomologist |
| Bryony Dixon | Self - Curator, Silent Film, BFI |
| Jenny Hammerton | Self - Film Archivist |
| Michael Harvey | Self - National Media Museum |
| Percy Smith | Self - archive footage |
| John Winder | Self - Scientist & Collector |
| Name | Job |
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| John Holdsworth | Director of Photography, Director |
| Rich Wheat | Editor |
| Tim Gillett | Sound Mixer |
| Lucy Muldoon | Production Manager |
| Naomi Carter | Production Director |
| Kuz Randhawa | Sound |
| Name | Title |
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| John Holdsworth | Producer |
| Emma Morgan | Executive Producer |
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