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