Battle for Life explained
Battle for Life is a nature documentary series made from 1932 until 1934 by Horace Woodard and Stacy Woodard, The short films include the 1935 Oscar award-winning City of Wax, about honey bees. The one-reel short films were released by Educational Pictures. A homemade camera setup for closeups was used. The Woodards followed the series with another series titled Struggle to Live.
Battle for Life films were made with specially designed cameras.[1]
Filmography
City of Wax
City of Wax is a 1934 American short documentary film produced by Horace and Stacy Woodard about the life of a bee.[4] It won the Oscar at the 7th Academy Awards in 1935 for Best Short Subject (Novelty).[5] [6] The Academy Film Archive preserved City of Wax in 2007.[7]
Notes and References
- Book: Erickson, Hal. A Van Beuren Production: A History of the 619 Cartoons, 875 Live Action Shorts, Four Feature Films and One Serial of Amedee Van Beuren. October 1, 2020. McFarland. 9781476640983. Google Books.
- Web site: Catalog of Copyright Entries. 1933.
- Book: Erickson, Hal. A Van Beuren Production: A History of the 619 Cartoons, 875 Live Action Shorts, Four Feature Films and One Serial of Amedee Van Beuren. October 1, 2020. McFarland. 9781476640983. Google Books.
- THOMAS M. PRYOR. FULFILLING A PROMISE; Film Producers Open Their Vaults to Promote Education by Pictures. New York Times July 9, 1939, Sunday p 113
- Web site: The 7th Academy Awards (1935) Nominees and Winners . August 7, 2011. oscars.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093704/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/7th-winners.html. July 6, 2011 . live.
- Web site: New York Times: City of Wax . May 12, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520020709/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300640/City-of-Wax/details . May 20, 2011 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2011 . dead .
- Web site: Preserved Projects. Academy Film Archive.
