James Henry White (March 1872 – 1944) was a Canadian film pioneer, who worked as a director, producer, and cinematographer. He also appeared as an actor in several films. He was employed by the Edison Manufacturing Company as Production Head from 1896 to 1902, and directed over 500 short films, both fictional and documentary.[1][2] With no functional story or script, just scenes or vignets, White proved prolific and tried to be lyrical in some of his short films i.e. Return of a Lifeboat (1897) and A Storm at Sea (1900) the latter of which was shot on a passenger ship with the camera catching some of the glimmer from the sun.

Filmography

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1896

1897

1898

1901

References

  1. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0924920/[user-generated source]
  2. ^ Georges Sadoul, Histoire générale du cinéma. Tome 2. Les pionniers du cinéma (Denoël, 1947), p. 441.
  3. ^ https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/30136
  4. ^ Eagan, D.; Board, N.F.P. (2010). America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-8264-2977-3. Retrieved June 29, 2023.

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