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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.
As director
Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909
The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life
£100 Reward
The Village Fire Brigade
Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
The Miner's Daughter
Our New Errand Boy
The Polite Lunatic
An Interesting Story
An Affair of Honour
Gabriel Grub the Surly Sexton
The Old Chorister
The Little Match Seller
A Reservist Before and After the War
The Big Swallow
Fire!
Stop Thief!
Are You There?
Magic Extinguisher
The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes
Attack on a China Mission
Lady Cyclists
Early Fashions on Brighton Pier
Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler
The Clown Barber
Gymnasts on Parallel Bars
Washing the Sweep
Sloper's Visit to Brighton
Devil's Dyke Fun Fair