James Williamson
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday8 November 1855
Died18 August 1933 (age 77)
Place of birthKirkaldy, Scotland, UK
Known credits30
Biography
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.
Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909
2023 · Director
The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life
1910 · Director
The Boy and the Convict
1909 · Executive Producer
£100 Reward
1908 · Director
The Village Fire Brigade
1907 · Director
Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
1906 · Director
The Miner's Daughter
1906 · Director
The Polite Lunatic
1905 · Director
Our New Errand Boy
1905 · grocer
Our New Errand Boy
1905 · Director
An Affair of Honour
1904 · Director
Gabriel Grub the Surly Sexton
1904 · Director
The Old Chorister
1904 · Director
An Interesting Story
1904 · Director
The Little Match Seller
1902 · Director
A Reservist Before and After the War
1902 · Director
Magic Extinguisher
1901 · Director
Fire!
1901 · Director
Are You There?
1901 · Director
The Big Swallow
1901 · Director
Stop Thief!
1901 · Director
The Big Swallow
1901 · Director of Photography
The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes
1901 · Director
Attack on a China Mission
1900 · Producer
Attack on a China Mission
1900 · Director
Attack on a China Mission
1900 · Director of Photography
Attack on a China Mission
1900 · Writer
Lady Cyclists
1899 · Director
Gymnasts on Parallel Bars
1898 · Director
The Clown Barber
1898 · Director
The Clown Barber
1898 · Producer
The Clown Barber
1898 · Cinematography
Sloper's Visit to Brighton
1898 · Director
Sloper's Visit to Brighton
1898 · Writer
Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler
1898 · Director
Early Fashions on Brighton Pier
1898 · Director
Washing the Sweep
1898 · Writer
Washing the Sweep
1898 · Director
Devil's Dyke Fun Fair
1896 · Cinematography
Devil's Dyke Fun Fair
1896 · Director
Devil's Dyke Fun Fair
1896 · Producer
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