Edwardian Insects on Film
movie
Released March 19, 2013
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Overview
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.
Cast
Charlie Hamilton James
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Self - Presenter
David Attenborough
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Self
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Dr Tim Boon
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Self - Science Museum, London
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David Cleveland
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Self - Film Archivist
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Tim Cockerill
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Self - Entomologist
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Bryony Dixon
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Self - Curator, Silent Film, BFI
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Jenny Hammerton
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Self - Film Archivist
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Michael Harvey
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Self - National Media Museum
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Percy Smith
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Self - archive footage
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John Winder
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Self - Scientist & Collector
Crew
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John Holdsworth
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Director
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Naomi Carter
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Production Director
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Lucy Muldoon
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Production Manager
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Tim Gillett
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Sound Mixer
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Kuz Randhawa
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Sound
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Rich Wheat
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Editor
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John Holdsworth
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Producer
Emma Morgan
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Executive Producer
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John Holdsworth
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Director of Photography