Joseph Delmont (8 May 1873 as Josef Pollak in Loiwein , Austria-Hungary – 12 March 1935 in Piešťany , Czechoslovakia ) was an Austrian film director of some 200 films, largely shorts, in which he was noted for his innovative use of beasts of prey. He was also a cameraman, actor and screenplay writer. During later life he was active as an author .
21-465: Delmont was born in 1873 as one of 16 children of Moses (later Maximilian) Pollak and Resi (or Rösi, later Theresia) née Fuchs, in Loywein, Lower Austria (Austria-Hungary). He grew up as a performer, latterly a trapeze artist , in a travelling circus. After training as a metal worker, he re-joined the circus as an animal trainer and lion tamer , in which capacity he traveled the world. In 1901 he visited
42-497: A futuristic science fiction novel about the possibility of travelling with vehicles on electric currents in the near future. Delmont died in 1935 in Piešťany , Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia ). The following is a selected list of films, both short and long, directed by Delmont. In many he also wrote the screenplay or appeared as an actor. The German National Library knows of 15 novels and 11 other works by Joseph Delmont, of which
63-509: A series of adventurous, action-packed, dramatic fantasy films. The sensational part of these films was that, for the first time, extraordinary film footage of beasts of prey was shown and for which his films were well-known. Later on, Delmont collaborated with film producer Max Nivelli in the making of several films of social and political nature, which made headlines in major newspapers of the Weimar Republic era. In 1919 he directed
84-485: A subject for fine art. Examples of this are paintings such as Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg) by Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir , which depicts two German acrobatic sisters, and Acrobats in a Paris suburb by Viktor Vasnetsov . Acrobalance is a floor based acrobatic art that involves balances, lifts and creating shapes performed in pairs or groups. Acro dance
105-417: Is a performance art in which performers called contortionists showcase their skills of extreme physical flexibility Tightrope walking , also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. Its earliest performance has been traced to Ancient Greece. It is commonly associated with the circus. Other skills similar to tightrope walking include slack rope walking and slacklining. Tumbling
126-460: Is a skill or act that involves acrobatics on a vertically hanging rope. The name is French for "smooth rope". Cloud swing is a skill that usually combines static and swinging trapeze skills, drops, holds and rebound lifts. Cradle (also known as aerial cradle or casting cradle) is a type of aerial circus skill in which a performer hangs by their knees from a large rectangular frame and swings, tosses, and catches another performer Aerial silks
147-421: Is a style of dance that combines classical dance technique with precision acrobatic elements. Aerial is acrobatics performed in the air on a suspended apparatus. A trapeze is a short horizontal bar hung by ropes or metal straps from a support. Trapeze acts may be static , spinning (rigged from a single point), swinging or flying , and may be performed solo, double, triple or as a group act. Corde lisse
168-473: Is a type of aerial skill in which one or more artists perform aerial acrobatics while hanging from a long length of fabric suspended from a frame or ceiling. Aerial hoop (also known as the lyra , aerial ring or cerceau / cerceaux' ) is a circular steel apparatus (resembling a hula hoop ) suspended from the ceiling or a frame, on which artists may perform aerial acrobatics. It can be used static, spinning, or swinging. Contortion (sometimes contortionism)
189-437: Is most commonly associated with human body performance, the term is used to describe other types of performance, such as aerobatics . Acrobatic traditions are found in many cultures, and there is evidence that the earliest such traditions occurred thousands of years ago. For example, Minoan art from c. 2000 BC contains depictions of acrobatic feats on the backs of bulls . Ancient Greeks practiced acrobatics, and
210-409: Is the performance of human feats of balance , agility , and motor coordination . Acrobatic skills are used in performing arts , sporting events, and martial arts . Extensive use of acrobatic skills are most often performed in acro dance , circus , gymnastics , and freerunning and to a lesser extent in other athletic activities including ballet , slacklining and diving . Although acrobatics
231-658: The noble court displays of the European Middle Ages would often include acrobatic performances that included juggling . In China , acrobatics have been a part of the culture since the Tang dynasty (618–907). Acrobatics were part of village harvest festivals . During the Tang dynasty, acrobatics saw much the same sort of development as European acrobatics saw during the Middle Ages, with court displays during
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#1732783884281252-475: The trapezoid shape made by the horizontal bar, ropes and ceiling support. The art of trapeze performance is reported to have been developed by Jules Léotard , a young French acrobat and aerialist , in Toulouse in the mid-19th century. He is said to have used his father's swimming pool to practice. However, the name "trapeze" can be found in books dating as far back as twenty years earlier, before Léotard
273-608: The Österreichisch-Ungarische Kinoindustrie (later Wiener-Kunstfilm) as a cameraman, and was thus cameraman, and also technical director and director of scenery, on the oldest Austrian drama film to survive in its entirety: Der Müller und sein Kind of 1911. Soon afterwards, he went to Germany. In Berlin , he directed in several studios, among them the Rex-Ateliers , sometimes working as co-director with Harry Piel , and sometimes acting with Fred Sauer, Curt Bois and Ilse Bois on
294-499: The 7th through 10th century dominating the practice. Acrobatics continues to be an important part of modern Chinese variety art . Though the term initially applied to tightrope walking , in the 19th century, a form of performance art including circus acts began to use the term as well. In the late 19th century, tumbling and other acrobatic and gymnastic activities became competitive sport in Europe. Acrobatics has often served as
315-588: The UK, many outdoor education centres offer an activity known as 'leap of faith'. This activity invites participants to climb to the top of a narrow pole and jump, arms outstretched, to grab a trapeze bar. Similar to the flying trapeze, gravity creates the swing. In this type of activity, participants are attached via rope and harness and an added challenge to get your legs over the trapeze can be included. Aerialist Acrobatics (from Ancient Greek ἀκροβατέω ( akrobatéō ) 'walk on tiptoe, strut')
336-533: The United States, and stayed there in order to work as a manager of an animal business. After visiting several shows of the new medium of film and becoming interested in it, Delmont started to make his own films in 1903 for the film production company Vitagraph . These were short Westerns, one-act movies or one-reelers lasting only a few minutes. In 1905 he made his first two-act movie. During 1910 he returned to Vienna where among other things he worked for
357-463: The film The Outcasts also known as The Ritual Murder (German: Die Geächteten / Der Ritualmord ) which was aimed at educating the public on the dangers of antisemitism . The movie tried to address the growing concern by the German public of the flood of Jewish immigrants arriving from Eastern Europe. Another socially important film directed by Delmont in 1920, for which he also wrote the screenplay,
378-414: The following are a selection: Trapeze artist A trapeze is a short horizontal bar hung by ropes, metal straps, or chains, from a ceiling support. It is an aerial apparatus commonly found in circus performances. Trapeze acts may be static, spinning (rigged from a single point), swinging or flying, and may be performed solo, double, triple or as a group act. The name of the apparatus reflects
399-636: The making of his movies Delmont traveled to Panama , Portugal, England, France, Spain and the Netherlands. His last project as a director was in the film Der Millionenraub im Rivieraexpreß (1927). From then on, he devoted himself to writing, something he had dabbled in since 1892. By the time of his death in 1935 he had written several novels and short stories, and many newspaper articles. Besides detective stories and non-fiction work about his experiences with animals, he also wrote adventure and crime novels. With "Der Ritt auf dem Funken" (1928) he published
420-483: Was Humanity Unleashed (German: Die entfesselte Menschheit ). The film was based on the novel by the same name written by Max Glass and was considered as one of the anti- Bolshevik films of that era. The story, although fictional, described an event very similar to the " Spartacist uprising " which occurred only the year before. Large parts of this film were used in 1926 by Delmont in the film Unity, Justice and Freedom (German: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit) . For
441-481: Was born. One such example is George Roland's “An Introductory Course of Modern Gymnastic Exercises”, published in 1832. Roland proposes the idea that the trapeze might owe its origin to Colonel Amoros , but ultimately deems the question of origin "unimportant to the present subject". The name was applied in French ( trapèze ) from the resemblance of the apparatus to a trapezium or irregular four-sided figure. In
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