As Director
Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
1906
5.2
James Williamson
Acting
Birth date
November 8, 1855
Birth place
Kirkaldy, Scotland, UK
Death date
August 18, 1933
Biography
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.
