George Albert Smith

George Albert Smith

b. 1864 — d. 1959 (aged 95) Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Cinematographer Director

Along with his better-known French counterpart Georges Méliès, George Albert Smith, usually credited as G.A. Smith, was one of the first filmmakers to explore fictional and fantastic themes, often using surprisingly sophisticated special effects. His background was ideal – an established portrait photographer, he also had a long-standing interest in show business, running a tourist attraction in his native Brighton featuring a fortune teller. His films were among the first to feature such innovations as superimposition (Smith patented a double-exposure system in 1897), close-ups and scene transitions involving wipes and focus pulls. He also patented Kinemacolor – the world's first commercial cinema color system--in 1906, which was extremely successful for a time, despite the special equipment required to project it

Known For

As Seen Through a Telescope

As Seen Through a Telescope

Filmography

Picturesque North Wales

A Run with the Exmoor Staghounds

An Otter Hunt Without a Kill

The Regalia Procession

Preparing Camps for the Arrival of the Troops

Pageantry Episodes of English History

Children's Empire Review

The Royal Horse Show

Man's Best Friend

British Motor-Boat Racing

Royal Drive to the Crystal Palace

Canada: Niagara Falls

Review of the Troops Before King and Kaiser

Children's Empire Day Procession

Saturday Afternoon at the Hurlingham Club

The Coronation Procession: Trafalgar Square

The Coronation Procession: Returning After the Crowning

Mr. Walter Winans' Entries for the Royal Horse Show

Disguising London

Scenes in the Indian Camp at Hampton Court

Festival Fete of the Royal Seamen's Orphanage

The Royal Regatta at Cowes

The Royal Progress: The King Receiving the City Sword

The Royal Progress: In Parliament Square

Canada: Nova Scotia to British Columbia

Beach Drill at Hastings

Scenes Along the Jersey Coast

Their Majesties' Visit to the City Guildhall

The King's Reception at Slough Station

Their Majesties' Visit to the City

Scenes at the Royal Agricultural Show

Wedding of Captain Betren and Madame Denisoff

Leviathan of the Deep: S.S. Olympic

Badger Hunting at Cudlington

Unveiling of the Queen Victoria Memorial

Watchdogs of the World

Athletic Meeting at the Queen's Club

Marathon and Coaching Meets

London: City Coronation Illuminations

The Coronation Derby

The Royal Naval Review

Review of the Army Officers' Training Corps

Nobility Leaving Chelsea for Westminster

The Birth of Spring Flowers

Launch of H.M.S. King George V

Eton Day on the Thames

The Royal Progress: From St. Martin's Church

Scenes at the London Zoo

Aeroplanes and Birdmen

The King Receiving Address and Knighting the Mayor of Windsor

Cowes During Regatta Week

Feeding Poultry on the Prowse-Jones Farm

Improved Methods of Agriculture

Trooping of the Colour

Coronation Drill at Reedham Orphanage

Molesey Regatta

London One Day Before the Coronation

Canadian Troops in London

The Royal Progress: In Hyde Park

The Coronation Procession: As Seen from the Mall

Edinburgh During the Visit of the King and Queen

A Day at Henley

Investiture of the Prince of Wales with the Order of the Garter

Foreign Officers' Jumping Practice

Inspection of Horses of the City of London Corporation

Incidents of the £400 Golf Tournament

The Yarmouth Herring Industry

The Mop Fair at Stratford-on-Avon

Scenes at the Prowse-Jones Garden Party

The King Reviewing Troops at Phoenix Park

Varieties of Sweet Peas

All British Fashions Exhibition

Miss Lily Smith's Swim in the Solent

Arrival of the Canadian Troops

Boy Scouts at Windsor

A Visit to the Seaside at Brighton Beach, England

A Visit to the Seaside at Brighton Beach, England

Fording the River

Scenes at Ventnor, Isle of Wight

Portsmouth to Ryde, Isle of Wight

Sports on the River Thames

The Dinner Party

Happy Days on the Sea Shore

On the River Avon, Stratford

Scenes in the Isle of Wight

Mr. Roosevelt's Casket

The Chef's Preparations

A London Fire Call

Scenes at English Race Meetings

Minden Day at Tidworth

British Coast Towns

Big Waves at Brighton

Strawberry Harvest

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