F. Percy Smith
Biography
A distinguished pioneer of scientific filmmaking, Percy Smith was born in London in 1880. Working as a clerk at the Board of Education, Percy began to photograph the natural world around him, nursing a lifelong fascination with all manner of plant and animal life. His close-up photograph of a bluebottle's tongue caught the attention of film entrepreneur Charles Urban, who quickly began to exhibit Percy's work in London theatres. After the considerable success of sequences such as The Balancing…
Known For
The Birth of a Flower
Director
Minute Bodies: The Intimate World of F. Percy Smith
Cinematography
Peas and Cues
Director
The Strangler
Director
To Demonstrate How Spiders Fly
Director
Fresh As a Daisy
Director of Photography
Memories
Director of Photography
The Life History of the Onion
Director of Photography
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Filmography
Crew (69)
Movies (69)
Minute Bodies: The Intimate World of F. Percy Smith
2016Cinematography
Fresh As a Daisy
1945Director of Photography
Memories
1944Director of Photography
The Life History of the Onion
1943Director of Photography
The Life Cycle of the Pin Mould
1943Director of Photography
The Life Cycle of the Newt
1942Director of Photography
The Life Cycle of the Maize
1942Director of Photography
Overlooked
1942Director of Photography
Singing While They Work
1942Director of Photography
Wisdom of the Wild
1940Director
The Catch of the Season
1938Director of Photography
The Tough 'un
1938Director of Photography
Far and Wide
1938Director of Photography
Life in the Balance
1936Director of Photography
New Generation
1936Director of Photography
Lupins
1936Director of Photography
Safety First
1936Director of Photography
He Would a-Wooing Go
1936Director of Photography
A Queer Diet
1935Director of Photography
White Flies and Tomatoes
1935Director of Photography
Cabbage
1935Director of Photography
Mixed Bathing
1935Director of Photography
Thistledown
1935Director of Photography
Roots
1934Director of Photography
Brewster's Magic
1933Director
Brewster's Magic
1933Director of Photography
Gathering Moss
1933Director
Gathering Moss
1933Director of Photography
Amazing Maize
1933Director of Photography
Nature's Double Lifters
1932Director of Photography
Romance in a Pond
1932Director
Romance in a Pond
1932Director of Photography
The World in a Wine-Glass
1931Director
The World in a Wine-Glass
1931Director of Photography
Magic Myxies
1931Director
Peas and Cues
1930Director
Peas and Cues
1930Director of Photography
The Strangler
1930Director
The Strangler
1930Director of Photography
Down Under
1930Director
Scarlet Runner & Co
1929Director
Scarlet Runner & Co
1929Director of Photography
The Frog
1929Director
Plant Magic
1927Director of Photography
Floral Co-operative Societies
1927Director
Floral Co-operative Societies
1927Director of Photography
The Story of a Glass of Water
1927Director of Photography
The Plants of the Pantry
1927Director
The Plants of the Pantry
1927Director of Photography
The Battle of the Plants
1926Director
The Battle of the Plants
1926Director of Photography
The Phantom
1926Director
Seed Time
1926Director of Photography
Tale of a Tendril
1925Director
Tale of a Tendril
1925Director of Photography
Bertie's Cave
1925Director
Nature's Handiwork
1921Director
Fight for the Dardanelles
1915Animation
Fight for the Dardanelles
1915Director
Fight for the Dardanelles
1915Story
The Wonders of Harmonic Designing
1913Director of Photography
The Strength and Agility of Insects
1911Director
Varieties of Sweet Peas
1911Director
The Birth of a Flower
1910Director
The Birth of a Flower
1910Director of Photography
The Acrobatic Fly
1910Director
To Demonstrate How Spiders Fly
1909Director
To Demonstrate How Spiders Fly
1909Director of Photography
Story of the Silk Moth
1908Director
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