George Albert Smith (inventor)
- George Albert Smith (inventor)
George Albert Smith (January 4, 1864, Brighton, England - May 17, 1959) was an inventor, a stage hypnotist, psychic, astronomer and magic lantern lecturer and one of the pioneer's of British cinema. In 1896, Smith, of Hove, England patented a camera and projector system. He was also the proprietor of St. Anne's Well Pleasure Gardens in Hove at the time. He purchased a prototype cine camera from local engineer Alfred Darling, who subsequently made many contributions to the cinema technology.
Smith's neighbour James Williamson (1855-1933) also bought a movie camera. Williamson ran a chemist's shop which supplied photographic services and equipment. The neighbours created numerous historic minute-long films. Smith is credited with the invention of the 'close-up' and the use the first to use double-exposure to achieve special effects in moving pictures.
Smith went on to develop the first successful colour film process, Kinemacolor, but was virtually put out of business due to a patent suit filed by William Friese-Greene.
Filmography
*"The Haunted Castle", 1897
External links
* [http://www.terramedia.co.uk/brighton/brighton_chronology.htm History of film industry in Brighton]
* [http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__6538_path__0p115p203p1380p.aspx History of Brighton that includes the claim that Smith invented the closeup]
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