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.
2023Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909MovieDirector
1908£100 RewardMovieDirector1907The Village Fire BrigadeMovieDirector
1906Flying the Foam and Some Fancy DivingMovieDirector
1905Our New Errand BoyMovieas grocer · Director
1904An Affair of HonourMovieDirector
1904An Interesting StoryMovieDirector
1902The Little Match SellerMovieDirector
1901Fire!MovieDirector
1901Are You There?MovieDirector
1901The Puzzled Bather and His Animated ClothesMovieDirector
1901Stop Thief!MovieDirector
1901The Big SwallowMovieDirector · Director of Photography
1901The Magic ExtinguisherMovieDirector
1900Attack on a China MissionMovieProducer · Director · Director of Photography · Writer
1898Gymnasts on Parallel BarsMovieDirector1898Washing the SweepMovieWriter · Director1896Devil's Dyke Fun FairMovieCinematography · Director · Producer