Birt Acres
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birt Acres
Biography
Birt Acres (23 July 1854 – 27 December 1918) was an American and British photographer and film pioneer. Among his contributions to the early film industry are the first working 35 mm camera in Britain (Wales), and Birtac, the first daylight loading home movie camera and projector. He also directed a number of early silent films.
Known For
Crew
Royal Visit of the Cardiff Industrial and Fine Art Exhibition
Cinematography, Director
The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race
Director, Producer
(1897)
Henley Royal Regatta
Director
(1896)
Rough Sea at Dover
Director, Cinematography, Producer
(1896)
(1896)
The Boxing Kangaroo
Director
(1896)
Landing at Low Tide
Director
(1896)
Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest
Director
(1896)
Persimmons Winning the Derby
Director
(1896)
A Corner of Barnet Fair
Director
(1895)
The Arrest of a Pickpocket
Director
(1895)
Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs
Director, Producer
(1895)
Untitled Kinetoscope Comedy
Director
(1895)
(1895)
Opening of the Kiel Canal
Director, Producer
(1895)
The Derby 1895
Director
(1895)
Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II
Director, Cinematography
(1895)
Incident at Clovelly Cottage
Cinematography, Producer