#ken middleham

[baddreamland]

Ant tribes of Phase IV.

[gypsyastronaut]

[theendofthefilm]

A Night with Mr. Toad

Ken Middleham USA, 1961

[yetanotherfilmreviewblog]

Phase IV (1974)

Enjoyable but disappointing killer-ant science fiction horror/fantasy from the brilliant Saul Bass (more famous for his animations and title sequence designs - particularly Psycho and Vertigo).  

Some very stylish images, but the acting and script mean that the most interesting sections are the macro-lens work involving the insects themselves... which were actually shot by wildlife photographer Ken Middleham.  

Maybe a second viewing will be less disappointing now I won’t have my hopes built up by the Director’s name.

[tbnurse]

I heard about this band because I was looking for guitar music with a very specific idea in mind. This song has 86 youtube views last I checked, so I am going to take the liberty of linking to the original as well: 

https://youtu.be/AxJ-lDihdtM

This image is from The Secret Life of 118 Green Street, featuring Ken Middleham footage, which I always recommend whenever I’m given the opportunity. 

https://youtu.be/u1xiZiM0_bM

[opticalpodcast]

This Land Presents: Thomas Shahan (by THIS LAND PRESS) At about 03:10, Shahan shows off his backward-lens setup that he uses for photographing jumping spiders, that sounds very similar to the lens setup that Ken Middleham used for photographing ants for Phase IV (see [Episode 003 of The Optical](http://opticalpodcast.com/episode_003)). Special thanks to listener Chris Galegar for the link!

[opticalpodcast]

Filming the Invisible, showing the nature photography of Ken Middleham, Cinematographer, who also shot all of the ant photography for the Saul Bass film *Phase IV,* featured in our next episode of The Optical podcast, coming tomorrow.

[doloressolidago]

Ken Middleham's handiwork in Days of Heaven. Devastating.