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Edwardian Insects on Film (2013)
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.
Updated Dec 17 2018
Cast
Charlie Hamilton-James
Crew
John Holdsworth
Director
John Holdsworth
Producer
John Holdsworth
Director of Photography
Emma Morgan
Executive Producer
Rich Wheat
Editor
Naomi Carter
Production Director
Lucy Muldoon
Production Manager
Tim Gillett
Sound Mixer
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