Billy Bitzer
Known for: Camera
Born: April 20, 1872 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA - Died: April 28, 1944
Gottfried Wilhelm "Billy" Bitzer (April 21, 1872 – April 29, 1944) was a pioneering American cinematographer notable for his close association with D. W. Griffith. In 2003, a survey conducted by the International Cinematographers Guild named him one of the ten most influential cinematographers in history. Bitzer, it is said, "developed camera techniques that set the standard for all future motion pictures." Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Bitzer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Méliès Mystery
Self (archive footage)
Lucky Jim
The Birth of a Nation
Director of Photography
They Would Elope
Director of Photography
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Director of Photography
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Director of Photography
Near To Earth
Camera Operator
Over the Hills to the Poor House
Director of Photography
Weighing the Baby
Director of Photography
When Knights Were Bold
Director of Photography
The Suicide Club
Director of Photography
Automobiling Among the Clouds
Director of Photography
Hooligan in Jail
Director of Photography
The Avenging Conscience
Director of Photography
Friends
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The Escape
Director of Photography
When a Man Loves
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What Drink Did
Director of Photography
Across Brooklyn Bridge
Director
The Camera Speaks
Story
Hard Wash
Cinematography
American Falls from Goat Island
Cinematography
American Falls from Luna Island
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Children in the Surf at Coney Island
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