Flight of the Large Blue Fly
About Flight of the Large Blue Fly
A chronophotographic study of a fly in flight, possibly the species Protophormia terraenovae. The catalog places the pictures around 1904–1905. The shot lasts a few seconds.
Cast & crew
More about Flight of the Large Blue Fly
Wikidata credits Étienne-Jules Marey and Lucien Bull. The catalog credits Lucien Georges Bull. Wikidata times it at 3 seconds.
Themes
Background
Marey's chronophotography, carried on with Lucien Bull, was a way to slow a motion too fast to see. This strip is a fly.
Look
High-speed chronophotography breaks the wingbeat into frames. Bull and Marey are the names on the credits.
Technique
A fly's flight is recorded in a strip only a few seconds long.
Notes
- It is a scientific timing of wings, not a story film.
- The species identification in the catalog is offered as possible, not certain: Protophormia terraenovae.
- The Commons filename is Moscinha.webm.
Scenes
- The fly's wings are stopped, frame by frame, in a three-second strip.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Moscinha.webm)