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The Brighton School and the Birth of British Film frank gray The Brighton School and the Birth of British Film Frank Gray The Brighton School and the Birth of British Film Frank Gray University of Brighton Brighton, UK ISBN 978-3-030-17504-7 ISBN 978-3-030-17505-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17505-4 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the pub- lisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institu- tional affiliations. Cover illustration: eStudio Calamar This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland To Sue C ontents 1 Introduction 3 2 Investigating the Brighton School 19 3 Invention and Wonder: The Arrival of Film in Britain and Brighton, 1894–1896 41 4 Wonders and Marvels: Smith’s Early Years 79 5 1897: Smith Turns to Film 113 6 Smith’s Visions and Transformations: The Films of 1898 153 7 Smith’s Edited Films, 1899–1903 173 8 Williamson’s Kinematograph Films 213 9 Williamson’s Picture Stories 243 vii viii CONTENTS 10 Transitions, Chains and Flows 269 Resources and Bibliography 279 Index 293 L f ist of igures Fig. 1.1 The Kiss in the Tunnel, G.A. Smith, 1899. Courtesy of BFI National Archive. Albert and Laura Bayley Smith within the film’s set, St Ann’s Well Gardens, Hove 1 Fig. 2.1 Grandma’s Reading Glass, G.A. Smith, 1900. Courtesy of BFI National Archive 17 Fig. 3.1 King’s Road and the West Pier, Brighton, c. 1896. London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. Courtesy of Screen Archive South East. The Edison Kinetoscope was presented here in 1895 39 Fig. 4.1 Brighton Aquarium, Brighton, c. 1890. Stereoview, Lombardi & Co., Brighton. Courtesy of Screen Archive South East. The Aquarium presented mesmerism shows, pantomimes, the magic lantern, the kinetoscope and the cinematograph 77 Fig. 5.1 Hanging Out the Clothes, G.A. Smith, 1897. Courtesy of BFI National Archive. Laura Bayley, Tom Green and Nellie Green, St Ann’s Well Gardens, Hove 111 Fig. 6.1 Santa Claus, G.A. Smith, 1897. Courtesy of BFI National Archive. The ‘vision scene’ with Albert Smith as Santa 151 Fig. 7.1 Grandma’s Reading Glass, G.A. Smith, 1900. Courtesy of BFI National Archive. From medium shot to close-up; Harold Smith, his mother Laura and the eye of Tom Green 171 Fig. 8.1 Fire!, James Williamson, 1901. Courtesy of BFI National Archive. Exterior of Hove Fire Station, George Street, Hove 211 Fig. 9.1 A Big Swallow, James Williamson, 1901. Courtesy of BFI National Archive. Close-up of Sam Dalton; produced at Williamson’s Film Works, 55 Western Road, Hove 241 ix x LIST OF FIGURES Fig. 10.1 Williamson & Co., Advertisement. The Kinematograph & Lantern Weekly, 19 September 1907, p. 14. Courtesy of Screen Archive South East 267 L t ist of abLes Table 7.1 Smith’s Finances, 1897–1900: estimated total income and expenditure, rounded to the nearest pound 176 Table 7.2 Smith’s Use of Film Stock, 1897–1900: estimated expenditure on film stock in total and by supplier, rounded to the nearest pound 177 xi
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