J.V. Durden
British filmmaker, photographer, biologist (1910-1997)
J. V. Durden was a British filmmaker and biologist. He is the person who created the term 'Ciné-biology', or 'the study of life through the medium of the cinema'. He described himself as a 'ciné-biologist', or 'scientist-filmmaker', and spent his life making highly detailed, technically intricate, lab-created films, where photography took place under a microscope. He brought the art of cinemicrography to Canada and became the co-founder of the Science Film Section at the National Film Board of Canada.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 13 films (1938–1960) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Development of the trout | J.V. Durden | ||||
| 1939 | Arachnida | J.V. Durden | ||||
| 1947 | Development of the Chick | Gaumont-British Instructional Films | 16mm | |||
| 1947 | Development of the Chick | J.V. Durden | ||||
| 1949 | The Life story of a fern | Gaumont-British Instructional Films | 2 reels | 16mm | Sound | |
| 1950 | Brown rot | J.V. Durden | ||||
| 1951 | Apple aphis | J.V. Durden | ||||
| 1951 | Cabbage root fly | J.V. Durden | ||||
| 1952 | Making of the soil | J.V. Durden | ||||
| 1953 | Embryonic development: the chick | J.V. Durden | ||||
| 1953 | Heredity in animals | J.V. Durden | ||||
| 1958 | Animals of the rocky shore | J.V. Durden | ||||
| 1960 | Introducing insects |