Biography
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
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023
Animated Doll and Toy Town Circus
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1912
Choice Bouquets
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1910
Fording the River
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1910
Choosing the Wallpaper
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1909
A Visit to the Seaside
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1908
A Visit to the Seaside
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1908
Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1908
Tartans of Scottish Clans
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1906
Two Clowns
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1906
Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machines
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1904
Venice and the Grand Canal
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1904
Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1904
The Sick Kitten
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1903
Dorothy's Dream
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1903
Mary Jane's Mishap
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1903
Mary Jane's Mishap
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1903
Old London Street Scenes
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1903
Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1902
Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1902