The Cameraman's Revenge (Russian: Месть кинематографического оператора, romanized: Mest' kinematograficheskogo operatora) is a 1912 Russian short film written and directed by Ladislas Starevich.[1][2][3] It, along with other works by Starevich, stands out in the history of stop-motion animation for its use of actual dried insect specimens (beetles, grasshoppers, dragonflies, etc.) as articulated stop-motion puppets portraying all of the characters.
The Cameraman's Revenge | |
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Russian: Месть кинематографического оператора | |
Directed by | Ladislas Starevich |
Written by | Ladislas Starevich |
Produced by | Aleksandr Khanzhonkov |
Release date | October 27, 1912 |
Running time | 12 minutes |
Country | Russia |
The film is based on the love collision of the Zhukov family (deer beetles), the artist Usachini (beetle-beetle), the grasshopper cameraman and the dancing dragonfly.[4]
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