Ladislaw Starewicz - Cameraman's Revenge

The Cameraman's Revenge (1912, 13 minutes) is about infidelity among the insects, a topic which I dare say has never before or after been attempted on film.

info and video obtained from the amazing ubuweb: ubu.com.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• animation
• starewicz
• insects
• infidelity
• stop
• motion
• russian
• silent
• 1912

[JohnEvansChaoseed]

It's once again proven that all you need to create great art is patience and attention to detail verging on insanity.

[Sjalvastefan]

"His business always took him to the "Gay Dragonfire" night club. The dancers there understood him."

Best gay ever.

[OmegaWolf747]

Was that Mr. or Mrs. Beetle in prison with the grasshopper at the end?

[Sobotman]

all beatles are charm in this film :)

[r4fken]

The music was often played by a musician in the cinemas this music was recorded and added in the 90's by the BBC but this is still most likely the original score written for the film back in 1911.

Hope it helps.

[AtorTheFlyingEagle]

@violining21 No. It is a silent film. Sound didn't come in until the late twenties.

[AliceMoving]

@EricaVee Thanks for the info! Man, a curator of a natural history museum AND an animator? I gotta build me a time machine, go back in time, and marry the guy.

[EricaVee]

@AliceMoving they're real bugs with wires in their legs. he was the curator of a natural history museum.

i also cracked up laughing when I saw the shoes!

[EricaVee]

@Ursulocrow yes. they're dead bugs with wire on their legs.

[Ursulocrow]

Are these real bugs?

[AliceMoving]

I wonder if Starewicz used real bugs, models, or a combination?

That being said, this film is totally delightful, and I love their little shoes! X^D

[AliceMoving]

@violining21 It couldn't be the original music, because synchronized sound wasn't readily available or feasible when this film was made. Besides which, the music is credited to Robert Israel, who is a modern composer who specializes in making musical scores for silent films. :^)