James Williamson
Birthday: 1855-11-08
Deathday: 1933-08-18
Birthplace: Kirkaldy, Scotland, UK
Gender: Male
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.
Credits
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1910-06-03 | The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life |
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1908-01-01 | £100 Reward |
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1907-06-01 | The Miner's Daughter |
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1907-01-31 | The Village Fire Brigade |
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1906-12-30 | Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving |
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1905-09-01 | The Polite Lunatic |
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1905-08-11 | Our New Errand Boy |
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1904-11-04 | Gabriel Grub the Surly Sexton |
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1904-11-01 | The Old Chorister |
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1904-10-01 | An Interesting Story |
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1904-04-04 | An Affair of Honour |
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1902-12-24 | The Little Match Seller |
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1902-12-22 | A Reservist Before and After the War |
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1901-11-08 | Magic Extinguisher |
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1901-10-15 | The Big Swallow |
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1901-10-15 | Fire! |
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1901-10-15 | Stop Thief! |
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1901-10-15 | The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes |
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1901-10-01 | Are You There? |
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1900-11-01 | Attack on a China Mission |
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1899-01-02 | Lady Cyclists |
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1898-12-30 | Gymnasts on Parallel Bars |
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1898-08-01 | The Clown Barber |
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1898-07-13 | Sloper's Visit to Brighton |
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1898-07-01 | Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler |
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1898-04-24 | Early Fashions on Brighton Pier |
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1898-01-04 | Washing the Sweep |
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1896-01-02 | Devil's Dyke Fun Fair |