James Williamson
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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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Stop Thief! (1901)
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£100 Reward (1908)
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Fire! (1901)
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Magic Extinguisher (1901)
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Lady Cyclists (1899)
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The Big Swallow (1901)
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Gymnasts on Parallel Bars (1898)
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Our New Errand Boy (1905)
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Gabriel Grub the Surly Sexton (1904)
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The Little Match Seller (1902)
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The Miner's Daughter (1906)
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The Clown Barber (1898)
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Sloper's Visit to Brighton (1898)
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A Reservist Before and After the War (1902)
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The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes (1901)
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Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler (1898)
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An Interesting Story (1904)
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Are You There? (1901)
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An Affair of Honour (1904)
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The Old Chorister (1904)
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Devil's Dyke Fun Fair (1896)
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Washing the Sweep (1898)
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The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life (1910)
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Attack on a China Mission (1900)
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The Polite Lunatic (1905)
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The Village Fire Brigade (1907)
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Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909 (2023)
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Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving (1906)
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Early Fashions on Brighton Pier (1898)
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