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