James Williamson

James Williamson

b. 1855 — d. 1933 (aged 78) Kirkaldy, Scotland, UK

Cinematographer Director Writer

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.

Known For

Attack on a China Mission

Attack on a China Mission

Fire!

Stop Thief!

Spring Cleaning

Filmography

The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life

Saved by a Dream

The Tower of London

The Letter Box Thief

'Arry and 'Arriet's Evening Out

£100 Reward

Home for the Holidays

The Little Mother

The Great Bargain Sale

A Countryman's Day in Town

The Ayah's Revenge

Sunshine After Storm

She Would Be a Suffragette

The Rival Cyclists

The Rent Collector

The Reconciliation

The Professor's Great Discovery

The Village Fire Brigade

The Village Fire Brigade

Bobby's Birthday

After the Fancy Dress Ball

Cheating the Sweep

The Orange Peel

Getting Rid of His Dog

Why the Wedding Was Put Off

Pa Takes Up Physical Culture

The Brigand's Daughter

Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving

The Miner's Daughter

The Angler's Dream

Where There's a Will There's a Way

A Wicked Bounder

A Day on His Own

The Sham Sword Swallower

Brown Goes to Mother

Our New Errand Boy

Our New Errand Boy

1905 Actor Director

The Polite Lunatic

Brown's Half Holiday

Two Little Waifs

The Real Sea Serpents

In the Good Old Times

An Eclipse of the Moon

The Prodigal Son; or, Ruined at the Races

An Interesting Story

An Interesting Story

1904 Director Cinematographer

Affair of Honor

The Old Chorister

The Student and the Housemaid

Two Brave Little Japs

The Clown's Telegram

They Forgot the Gamekeeper

The Great Sea Serpent

All's Well That Ends Well

Those Troublesome Boys

Oh! What a Surprise!

The Evil-Doer's Sad End

The Tramp's Revenge

The Wrong Poison

Life of a London Fireman

The Dear Boys Home for the Holidays

1903 Actor Director

Wait Till Jack Comes Home

No Bathing Allowed

The Soldier's Return

The Wrong Chimney

Spring Cleaning

1903 Actor Director

The Workman's Paradise

Close Quarters, with a Notion of the Motion of the Ocean

Quarrelsome Neighbours

A Trip to Southend or Blackpool

The Little Match Seller

The Little Match Seller

A Telephone Romance

Fighting His Battles Over Again

A Day in Camp with the Volunteers

An Amateur Bill Sykes

Magnificent Panorama of the Fleet

1902 Cinematographer

A Lady's First Lesson on a Bicycle

The King's Procession

1902 Cinematographer

Scenes on the Clyde

1902 Cinematographer

Burlesque of Popular Composers

Dress Carriages

1902 Cinematographer

The Hodcarriers' Ping Pong

Close View of State Coach

1902 Cinematographer

A Reservist Before and After the War

Circular Panorama of the Forth Bridge

1902 Cinematographer

The Acrobatic Tramps

Circular Panorama of Edinburgh

1902 Cinematographer

Opening of Parliament Procession

1902 Cinematographer

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