George Albert Smith
Directing
Born January 4, 1864 · 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
Directed (57)
Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909
2023
Animated Doll and Toy Town Circus
1912
Choice Bouquets
1910
Fording the River
1910
Choosing the Wallpaper
1909
A Visit to the Seaside
1908
Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs
1908
Tartans of Scottish Clans
1906
Two Clowns
1906
Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machines
1904
Venice and the Grand Canal
1904
Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace
1904
The Sick Kitten
1903
Dorothy's Dream
1903
Mary Jane's Mishap
1903
Old London Street Scenes
1903
Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
1902
At Last! That Awful Tooth
1902
Tommy and the Mouse in the Art School
1902
Policeman and Burglar
1902
The Death of Poor Joe
1901
Photograph Taken From An Area Window
1901
The Little Doctor And The Sick Kitten
1901
Visit to Pompeii
1901
Grandma's Reading Glass
1900
The Old Maid's Valentine
1900
The House That Jack Built
1900
As Seen Through a Telescope
1900
Spiders on a Web
1900
Let Me Dream Again
1900
A Quick Shave and Brush Up
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
Ally Sloper
1898
Santa Claus
1898
The Corsican Brothers
1898
Cinderella
1898
Early Fashions on Brighton Pier
1898
Faust and Mephistopheles
1898
Photographing a Ghost
1898
Making Sausages
1897
The Sign Writer
1897
The X-Ray Fiend
1897
Comic Shaving
1897
Train Entering Hove Station
1897
Comic Face
1897
Weary Willie
1897
The Maid in the Garden
1897
Hanging Out the Clothes
1897
The Miller and the Sweep
1897
Brighton Seagoing Electric Car
1897
Down Exeter Incline