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.
Known For
The Big Swallow
65%
Director
1901
Fire!
58%
Director
1901
Stop Thief!
52%
Director
1901
An Interesting Story
60%
Director
1904
The Little Match Seller
63%
Director
1902
Attack on a China Mission
51%
Producer
1900
Our New Errand Boy
56%
grocer
1905
Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
56%
Director
1906
Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909
Director
2023
The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life
75%
Director
1910
The Boy and the Convict
50%
Executive Producer
1909
£100 Reward
53%
Director
1908
The Village Fire Brigade
57%
Director
1907
Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
56%
Director
1906
The Miner's Daughter
Director
1906
The Polite Lunatic
60%
Director
1905
Our New Errand Boy
56%
grocer
1905
Our New Errand Boy
56%
Director
1905
An Affair of Honour
Director
1904
Gabriel Grub the Surly Sexton
Director
1904
The Old Chorister
Director
1904
An Interesting Story
60%
Director
1904
The Little Match Seller
63%
Director
1902
A Reservist Before and After the War
Director
1902
Magic Extinguisher
60%
Director
1901
Are You There?
61%
Director
1901
Fire!
58%
Director
1901
Stop Thief!
52%
Director
1901
The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes
70%
Director
1901
The Big Swallow
65%
Director
1901
The Big Swallow
65%
Director of Photography
1901
Attack on a China Mission
51%
Producer
1900
Attack on a China Mission
51%
Director
1900
Attack on a China Mission
51%
Director of Photography
1900
Attack on a China Mission
51%
Writer
1900
Lady Cyclists
49%
Director
1899