James Williamson

DirectingNovember 8, 1855(died age 77)Kirkaldy, Scotland, UK

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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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Filmography (30)

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

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Our New Errand Boy

1905·grocer