Wednesday 18th September at 7.30 pm (65 minutes)
Channel: SBS

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 Smiths films in the 1930s that they inspired him to get into natural history. (From the UK) (Documentary)

Starting now.

I do rather like old film.

OCDC said:

Starting now.

I do rather like old film.

You into monochrome with low res, scratches and static?

I give it 3/5 Drosphilas.

OCDC said:

I give it 3/5 Drosphilas.

da fuq are they?

:P

poikilotherm said:

OCDC said:

I give it 3/5 Drosphilas.

da fuq are they?

:P

Typos.

Drosophilas. Drosophila melanogaster being the fruit fly favoured by geneticists.

OCDC said:

poikilotherm said:

OCDC said:

I give it 3/5 Drosphilas.

da fuq are they?

:P

Typos.

Drosophilas. Drosophila melanogaster being the fruit fly favoured by geneticists.

It was fun messing with their HOX regulation.

poikilotherm said:

OCDC said:

poikilotherm said:

da fuq are they?

:P

Typos.

Drosophilas. Drosophila melanogaster being the fruit fly favoured by geneticists.

It was fun messing with their HOX regulation.

HOXes are cool.

OCDC said:

poikilotherm said:

OCDC said:

Typos.

Drosophilas. Drosophila melanogaster being the fruit fly favoured by geneticists.

It was fun messing with their HOX regulation.

HOXes are cool.

Nerd alert!!

Aquila said:

OCDC said:

poikilotherm said:

It was fun messing with their HOX regulation.

HOXes are cool.

Nerd alert!!

No really, I amn’t. I’m completely normal and cool.

OCDC said:

Aquila said:

OCDC said:

HOXes are cool.

Nerd alert!!

No really, I amn’t. I’m completely normal and cool.

You and all the other forum regulars…

poikilotherm said:

OCDC said:

Aquila said:

Nerd alert!!

No really, I amn’t. I’m completely normal and cool.

You and all the other forum regulars…

IKR

OCDC said:

Aquila said:

OCDC said:

HOXes are cool.

Nerd alert!!

No really, I amn’t. I’m completely normal and cool.

))

some really good sequences. did some pioneering work in cimatography.

Boris said:

some really good sequences. did some pioneering work in cimatography.

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Cinematography, yes amazing what this pioneer did.

Without Percy Smith, Attenborough might not have been inspired

I’ve taped it and will watch it tomorrow evening.

A fine documentary. And for those wanting the original films in full, this BFI compilation includes some of the key Percy Smith masterpieces featured in the doco, amongst other British natural history filmmakers of the 20s & 30s: Secrets of Nature. Over three hours of films from the technically adventurous 1922-34 ‘Secrets of Nature’ series, whose depictions of the wonders of nature still astonish today.

http://www.moviemail.com/film/dvd/Secrets-of-Nature/

Here it is for only $24.97 , free shipping:

http://www.fishpond.com.au/Movies/Secrets-of-Nature/5035673008614