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)
The Little Match Seller
(Director)
An Interesting Story
(Director)
Our New Errand Boy
(Director)
Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
(Director)
Fire!
(Director)
Attack on a China Mission
(Producer)
Attack on a China Mission
(Director)
Stop Thief!
(Director)
The Big Swallow
(Director of Photography)
An Affair of Honour
(Director)
Attack on a China Mission
(Writer)
Attack on a China Mission
(Director of Photography)
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)
Washing the Sweep
(Director)
Devil's Dyke Fun Fair
(Producer)
Devil's Dyke Fun Fair
(Cinematography)
Devil's Dyke Fun Fair
(Director)
Gymnasts on Parallel Bars
(Director)
Washing the Sweep
(Writer)
Sloper's Visit to Brighton
(Director)
Sloper's Visit to Brighton
(Writer)