George Albert Smith

Directing·Jan 4, 1864·Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

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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

Film	Credit
Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-19092023 · Director	Director
Animated Doll and Toy Town Circus1912 · Director	Director
CChoice Bouquets1910 · Director	Director
FFording the River1910 · Director	Director
CChoosing the Wallpaper1909 · Director	Director
AA Visit to the Seaside1908 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
WWoman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs1908 · Director	Director
Tartans of Scottish Clans1906 · Director	Director
Two Clowns1906 · Director	Director
Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machines1904 · Director	Director
Venice and the Grand Canal1904 · Director	Director
GGrand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace1904 · Director	Director
The Sick Kitten1903 · Director	Director
DDorothy's Dream1903 · Director	Director
Mary Jane's Mishap1903 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Old London Street Scenes1903 · Director	Director
Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes1902 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
AAt Last! That Awful Tooth1902 · Director	Director
TTommy and the Mouse in the Art School1902 · Director	Director
Policeman and Burglar1902 · Director	Director
The Death of Poor Joe1901 · Director	Director
Photograph Taken From An Area Window1901 · Director	Director
TThe Little Doctor And The Sick Kitten1901 · Director	Director
VVisit to Pompeii1901 · Director	Director
Grandma's Reading Glass1900 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Old Maid's Valentine1900 · Director	Director
The House That Jack Built1900 · Director	Director
As Seen Through a Telescope1900 · Producer, Director of Photography, Director	Producer, Director of Photography, Director
SSpiders on a Web1900 · Director	Director
Let Me Dream Again1900 · Director	Director
AA Quick Shave and Brush Up1900 · Director	Director
Grandma Threading Her Needle1900 · Director	Director
The Rival Clothiers1900 · Director	Director
TThe Dull Razor1900 · Director	Director
Two Old Sports1900 · Director	Director
SScandal Over the Teacups1900 · Director	Director
The Kiss in the Tunnel1899 · Husband, Producer, Director, Director of Photography	Husband, Producer, Director, Director of Photography
The Inexhaustible Cab1899 · Director	Director
AAlly Sloper1898 · Director	Director
Santa Claus1898 · Director	Director
TThe Corsican Brothers1898 · Director	Director
Cinderella1898 · Director	Director
EEarly Fashions on Brighton Pier1898 · Director	Director
Faust and Mephistopheles1898 · Director	Director
PPhotographing a Ghost1898 · Director	Director
MMaking Sausages1897 · Director	Director
TThe Sign Writer1897 · Director	Director
The X-Ray Fiend1897 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer