James Williamson
Directing
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.
Behind the camera
2023Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909
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1908£100 Reward
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1907The Village Fire Brigade
Director
1906Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
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1905Our New Errand Boy
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1904An Interesting Story
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1904An Affair of Honour
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1902The Little Match Seller
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1901The Big Swallow
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1901Fire!
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1901Stop Thief!
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1901Are You There?
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1901Magic Extinguisher
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1901The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes
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1900Attack on a China Mission
Director & Writer
1898Early Fashions on Brighton Pier
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1898Washing the Sweep
Director & Writer
1898Gymnasts on Parallel Bars
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1896Devil's Dyke Fun Fair
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