Directing
George Albert Smith
1864-01-04 · Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Along with his better-known French counterpart Georges Méliès, George Albert Smith, usually credited as G.A. Smith, was one of the first filmmakers to explore fictional and fantastic themes, often using surprisingly sophisticated special effects. His background was ideal – an established portrait photographer, he also had a long-standing interest in show business, running a tourist attraction in his native Brighton featuring a fortune teller. His films were among the first to feature such innovations as superimposition (Smith patented a double-exposure system in 1897), close-ups and scene transitions involving wipes and focus pulls. He also patented Kinemacolor – the world's first commercial cinema color system--in 1906, which was extremely successful for a time, despite the special equipment required to project it
Known for
The Kiss in the Tunnel
Grandma's Reading Glass
The Sick Kitten
The X-Ray Fiend
Santa Claus
Mary Jane's Mishap
Let Me Dream Again
As Seen Through a Telescope
The Miller and the Sweep
The Coronation of Edward VII
Comic Face
The Old Maid's Valentine
The House That Jack Built
Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace
Making Sausages
The Death of Poor Joe
Movie credits · 58
Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909
Animated Doll and Toy Town Circus
Choice Bouquets
Fording the River
Choosing the Wallpaper
A Visit to the Seaside
Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs
Tartans of Scottish Clans
Two Clowns
Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machines
Venice and the Grand Canal
Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace
The Sick Kitten
Dorothy's Dream
Mary Jane's Mishap
Old London Street Scenes
Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
The Coronation of Edward VII
At Last! That Awful Tooth
Tommy and the Mouse in the Art School
Policeman and Burglar
The Death of Poor Joe
Photograph Taken From An Area Window
The Little Doctor And The Sick Kitten
Visit to Pompeii
Grandma's Reading Glass
The Old Maid's Valentine
The House That Jack Built
As Seen Through a Telescope
Spiders on a Web
Let Me Dream Again
A Quick Shave and Brush Up
Grandma Threading Her Needle
The Rival Clothiers
The Dull Razor
Two Old Sports
Scandal Over the Teacups
The Kiss in the Tunnel
The Inexhaustible Cab
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