Directing · b. 1864 · Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

George Albert Smith

Biography

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 tran...

Directed

Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909 2023 Animated Doll and Toy Town Circus 1912 Fording the River 1910 Choice Bouquets 1910 Choosing the Wallpaper 1909 Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs 1908 A Visit to the Seaside 1908 Tartans of Scottish Clans 1906 Two Clowns 1906 Venice and the Grand Canal 1904 Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace 1904 Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machines 1904 Mary Jane's Mishap 1903 The Sick Kitten 1903 Old London Street Scenes 1903 Dorothy's Dream 1903 At Last! That Awful Tooth 1902 Tommy and the Mouse in the Art School 1902 Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes 1902 Policeman and Burglar 1902 The Death of Poor Joe 1901 Visit to Pompeii 1901 Photograph Taken From An Area Window 1901 The Little Doctor And The Sick Kitten 1901 The Old Maid's Valentine 1900 Let Me Dream Again 1900 Spiders on a Web 1900 A Quick Shave and Brush Up 1900 The House That Jack Built 1900 As Seen Through a Telescope 1900 Grandma's Reading Glass 1900 Grandma Threading Her Needle 1900 The Rival Clothiers 1900 The Dull Razor 1900 Two Old Sports 1900 Scandal Over the Teacups 1900 The Kiss in the Tunnel 1899 The Inexhaustible Cab 1899 The Corsican Brothers 1898 Santa Claus 1898 Cinderella 1898 Faust and Mephistopheles 1898 Photographing a Ghost 1898 Early Fashions on Brighton Pier 1898 Ally Sloper 1898 The X-Ray Fiend 1897 The Sign Writer 1897 Comic Face 1897 The Miller and the Sweep 1897 Making Sausages 1897 Brighton Seagoing Electric Car 1897 Weary Willie 1897 Hanging Out the Clothes 1897 The Maid in the Garden 1897 Comic Shaving 1897 Train Entering Hove Station 1897

Cinematography

As Seen Through a Telescope 1900 The Kiss in the Tunnel 1899

Other Credits

The Coronation of Edward VII Camera Operator 1902

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