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
Santa Claus
The Haunted Castle
O Demônio do Raio X
A Coroação do Rei Eduardo VII
O Acidente de Mary Jane
The Sign WriterThe Corsican Brothers
The Death of Poor Joe
O Beijo no Túnel
O Gatinho Doente
The Old Maid's Valentine
Como Visto Através de um Telescópio
Deixe-me Sonhar De Novo
O Miller e a Varredura
Vidro de Leitura da Vovó
Cara de Quadrinhos
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