Ladislas Starevich - Polish/Russian Stop Motion Animator who worked early 1900's
He animated insects to create very surreal short films. In this case his puppets weren't made using armatures or wire skeletons as he used dead insects. Apparently one reviewer believed he used live trained insects. His film, 'The Camera Man's Revenge' is known as his most acclaimed.
I find his method of using dead animals incredibly interesting as it would be seen as immoral if done today. It seems logical to use dead insects as you already have the armature within it in a way... I just wonder how easy it was to animate the animals compared to building a contemporary puppet.
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