The Birth of a Flower 1910
"Percy Smith (1880-1944) was world famous as a photographer of plant life. Probably the first British example of time-lapse photography as applied to the growth of plants." Monthly Film Bulletin, November 1955.
Kineto Films
The Strength and Agility of Insects 1911
A short, early documentary work showing insects exhibiting extreme strength and agility.
To Demonstrate How Spiders Fly 1909
Charming animated illustration of one of nature's wonders from Britain's most inventive pioneer of wildlife filmmaking.
The Aerial Submarine 1910
Using a futuristic submarine, pirates kidnap a young couple, torpedo a passenger ship, travel under the sea to salvage bullion, then make their escape by taking to the air.
The Automatic Motorist 1911
A robot chauffeur takes a newly married couple on their honeymoon to the planet Saturn and then on a trip under the sea.
A Day in the Life of a Coal Miner 1910
The work done by men and women at the coal face and the pit head.
Paper Cuttings 1912
"Magic" film using the art of animation and stop motion to do a surreal experiment with paper.
Animated Putty 1911
Stop-motion animation of putty modeling itself into faces.
SS Olympic 1910
The construction and launch of the SS Olympic, the sister ship of the Titanic, at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Part of BFI collection "Tales From the Shipyard".
The Aerial Anarchists 1911
Anarchists build a super aircraft and bomb a railway, a fort and St. Paul's.
A Visit to Locomotive Works, Crewe 1913
The lengthy process of building a Claughton class locomotive is shortened through the magic of moving image.
Swat That Fly 1921
With closeup footage of flies and simulations of their vision.
