George Albert Smith

Director

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

Born: January 4, 1864 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Died: May 17, 1959 (Age 95)

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George Albert Smith Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
A Kiss in the Tunnel Short Film	5.9	Actor	Husband	1899
Venice and the Grand Canal Movie		Directing	Director
A Kiss in the Tunnel Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director, Producer, Director of Photography	1899
As Seen Through a Telescope Short Film	5.5	Directing	Director, Director of Photography, Producer	1900
Grandma's Reading Glass Short Film	6.2	Directing	Director, Producer	1900
Let Me Dream Again Short Film	5.7	Directing	Director	1900
Mary Jane's Mishap Short Film	6.3	Directing	Director	1903
The Coronation of King Edward VII Short Film	4.9	Camera	Camera Operator	1902
Santa Claus Short Film	6.2	Directing	Director	1898
The Death of Poor Joe Short Film	4.6	Directing	Director	1901
The Haunted Castle Short Film	5.5	Directing	Director, Producer	1897
The Miller and Chimney Sweep Short Film	5.5	Directing	Director	1897
The Old Maid's Valentine Short Film	4.1	Directing	Director	1900
The Sick Kitten Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director	1903
The X-Ray Fiend Short Film	5.8	Directing	Director, Production Design, Producer, Writer	1897
The House That Jack Built Short Film	5	Directing	Director	1900
Fording the River Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director	1910
A Quick Shave and Brush Up Short Film		Directing	Director	1900
Comic Face Short Film	5	Directing	Director	1897
The Sign Writer Short Film	4.1	Directing	Director	1897
The Corsican Brothers Short Film	6	Directing	Director	1898
Making Sausages Short Film	4.7	Directing	Director	1897
A Visit to the Seaside Short Film	5.8	Directing	Director, Producer	1908
Great Display of Brock's Fireworks Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director	1904
Cinderella Short Film		Directing	Director	1898
The Maid in the Garden Short Film		Directing	Director	1897
Weary Willie Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director	1897
Choosing the Wallpaper Short Film		Directing	Director	1909
Choice Bouquets Short Film		Directing	Director	1910
Visit to Pompeii Short Film		Directing	Director	1901
Hanging Out the Clothes Short Film	3.9	Directing	Director, Producer	1897
Old London Street Scenes Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director	1903
The Two Old Sports Short Film		Directing	Director	1900
Photograph from an Area Window Short Film		Directing	Director	1901
Scandal Over the Teacups Short Film		Directing	Director	1900
The Dull Razor Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director	1900
Photographing a Ghost Short Film	5	Directing	Director	1898
The Inexhaustible Cab Short Film	5	Directing	Director	1899
Comic Shaving Short Film	3.7	Directing	Director	1897
Early Fashions on Brighton Pier Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director	1898
Spiders on a Web Short Film		Directing	Director	1900
Dorothy's Dream Short Film		Directing	Director	1903
The Little Doctors Short Film		Directing	Director	1901
Tartans of Scottish Clans Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director	1906
Brighton Seagoing Electric Car Short Film	4.1	Directing	Director	1897
Tommy and the Mouse in the Art School Short Film		Directing	Director	1902
Faust and Mephistopheles Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director	1898
Hey, Diddle Diddle, the Cat and the Fiddle Short Film	5.3	Directing	Producer, Director	1902
Grandma Threading Her Needle Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director	1900
At Last! That Awful Tooth Short Film		Directing	Director	1902
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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