James Williamson

Birthday: 11/8/1855
Deathday: 8/18/1933
Place of birth: Kirkaldy, Scotland, UK
Fame for: Directing
Also known as: Jim I. Williamson

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.