Billy Bitzer
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as Director of Photography The Birth of a Nation 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.
Filmography
New York Subway
Director
The Adventures of Dollie
Director
Westinghouse Works
Director
The Méliès Mystery
as Self (archive footage)
Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room
Director
The Curtain Pole
Story
Girls Taking Time Checks
Director
Girls Winding Armatures
Director
Casting a Guide Box
Director
Welding the Big Ring
Director
The Georgetown Loop (Colorado)
Director
Steam Whistle
Director
Coil Winding Section E
Director
Assembling a Generator
Director
Coil Winding Machines
Director
Panorama Exterior Westinghouse Works
Director
Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle
Director
President McKinley Inauguration
Director