Person
James Williamson
Directing
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Nov 8, 1855
- Died
- Aug 18, 1933
- From
- 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.
Images
Credits
Our New Errand Boy
The Big Swallow
The Little Match Seller
An Interesting Story
Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
Fire!
Attack on a China Mission
Stop Thief!
An Affair of Honour
The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life
Early Fashions on Brighton Pier
A Reservist Before and After the War
Lady Cyclists
Gabriel Grub the Surly Sexton
£100 Reward
Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler
The Clown Barber
Are You There?