The Brighton School: Britain's First Tricksters

George Albert Smith, James Williamson and Walter Booth: close-ups, magnifying-glass POV, stop-motion fires and the naughty Mary Jane — the Brighton hacks who taught Méliès film grammar.

Playlist by @hidden_melies_and_the_first_trick_films

9 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Mary Jane's Mishap (1903) — BFI
2. Santa Claus (1898) - G.A. Smith | BFI National Archive — BFI
3. The Sick Kitten (1901) | BFI — BFI
4. The X Rays (1897) — BFI
5. Grandma's Reading Glass - George Albert Smith - 1900 — urssaX
6. The Miller and the Sweep (1897) George Albert Smith — iconauta
7. The Haunted Curiosity Shop (1901) — Richard White (composer)
8. Fire! (1901) James Williamson — iconauta
9. Attack on a China Mission (1900) James Williamson — iconauta