James Williamson
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Directing · Born 1855-11-08 · age 77 at death · Kirkaldy, Scotland, UK
James A. Williamson (8 November 1855 – 18 August 1933) was a Scottish photographer and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul. He is best known for The Big Swallow (1901), a trick film with innovative use of extreme close-up, as well as Fire! and Stop Thief! (both 1901), dramas with continuity established across multiple shots.
Titles
The Big Swallow
Fire!
Stop Thief!
Attack on a China Mission
The Little Match Seller
An Interesting Story
Our New Errand Boy
Are You There?
Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
Lady Cyclists
Magic Extinguisher
Early Fashions on Brighton Pier
Washing the Sweep
Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler
The Polite Lunatic
The Village Fire Brigade
£100 Reward
The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life
Devil's Dyke Fun Fair
The Clown Barber
Sloper's Visit to Brighton
The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes
The Boy and the Convict
Gymnasts on Parallel Bars
An Affair of Honour
Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909