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James Williamson

James Williamson

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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Known For

  • The Big Swallow
  • The Little Match Seller
  • An Interesting Story
  • Our New Errand Boy
  • Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
  • Fire!
  • Attack on a China Mission
  • Stop Thief!
  • An Affair of Honour
  • The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life
  • Early Fashions on Brighton Pier
  • A Reservist Before and After the War
  • Lady Cyclists
  • Gabriel Grub the Surly Sexton
  • £100 Reward
  • Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler
  • The Clown Barber
  • Are You There?
  • The Miner's Daughter
  • The Old Chorister
  • Magic Extinguisher
  • The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes
  • The Village Fire Brigade
  • The Polite Lunatic
  • Washing the Sweep
  • Devil's Dyke Fun Fair
  • Gymnasts on Parallel Bars
  • Sloper's Visit to Brighton