Directing
Community Rating
4.7
TMDB estimate
Born
January 4, 1864
Died
May 17, 1959 (age 95)
Born in
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
Down Exeter Incline
as Director
TBA
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Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909
as Director
2023
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Animated Doll and Toy Town Circus
as Director
1912
—Choice Bouquets
as Director
1910
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Fording the River
as Director
1910
—Choosing the Wallpaper
as Director
1909
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A Visit to the Seaside
as Producer, Director
1908
—Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs
as Director
1908
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Tartans of Scottish Clans
as Director
1906
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Two Clowns
as Director
1906
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Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machines
as Director
1904
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Venice and the Grand Canal
as Director
1904
—Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace
as Director
1904
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The Sick Kitten
as Director
1903
—Dorothy's Dream
as Director
1903
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Mary Jane's Mishap
as Director, Producer
1903
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Old London Street Scenes
as Director
1903
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Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
as Director, Producer
1902
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The Coronation of Edward VII
as Camera Operator
1902
—At Last! That Awful Tooth
as Director
1902
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