James Williamson
Directing · Born Nov 8, 1855 · Died Aug 18, 1933 (77) · 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.
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Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909
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The Village Fire Brigade
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Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
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Our New Errand Boy
19055.6
An Affair of Honour
1904
An Interesting Story
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The Little Match Seller
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Magic Extinguisher
19016.0
Fire!
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Are You There?
19016.1
The Big Swallow
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Stop Thief!
19015.2
The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes
19017.0
Attack on a China Mission
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Gymnasts on Parallel Bars
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Washing the Sweep
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Devil's Dyke Fun Fair
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