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Cast
Charlie Hamilton James | As: Self - Presenter | |
David Attenborough | As: Self | |
Dr Tim Boon | As: Self - Science Museum, London | |
David Cleveland | As: Self - Film Archivist | |
Tim Cockerill | As: Self - Entomologist |
Storyline
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.
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Cast
Charlie Hamilton James |
Self - Presenter |
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David Attenborough |
Self |
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Dr Tim Boon |
Self - Science Museum, London |
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David Cleveland |
Self - Film Archivist |
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Tim Cockerill |
Self - Entomologist |
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Bryony Dixon |
Self - Curator, Silent Film, BFI |
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Jenny Hammerton |
Self - Film Archivist |
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Michael Harvey |
Self - National Media Museum |
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Percy Smith |
Self - archive footage |
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John Winder |
Self - Scientist & Collector |
Directed By
John Holdsworth |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Production Crew
John Holdsworth |
Producer |
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Emma Morgan |
Executive Producer |
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Naomi Carter |
Production Director |
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Lucy Muldoon |
Production Manager |
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Edited By
Rich Wheat |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Sound
Tim Gillett |
Sound Mixer |
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Kuz Randhawa |
Sound |
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Visual Effects
Camera
John Holdsworth |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
Other Crew
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