Frank D. Williams

Frank D. Williams

Frank D. Williams (March 21, 1893 – October 15, 1961) was a pioneering cinematographer who was active in the early days of the motion picture industry. He developed and patented the traveling matte shot. Frank D. Williams was born March 21, 1893, as Frank Douglas Williams, to James and Lucinda Williams in the small community of Nashville, Missouri. In 1912, Williams became a cameraman at Keystone Studios. There, in 1914, he was the photographer for many of Charlie Chaplin's first-year pictures, including Kid Auto Races at Venice which was the first film released in which The Tramp appeared. Williams is credited as appearing in Kid Auto Races at Venice, playing a cameraman, but his appearance is in doubt. For a time he was chief cinematographer at Keystone, and a large number of the studio's 1914 films are credited to him as photographer. He defected to work for the short-lived Sterling Motion Pictures, but returned to Keystone when Sterling closed in 1915. He also worked a camera for Henry Lehrman's L-Ko Kompany, Reliance-Majestic Studios, and Bluebird Photoplays. When Roscoe Arbuckle formed a new motion picture company, Comique, in 1917, he hired Williams to be his cameraman. At Comique, Williams also shot Buster Keaton's first film appearance, The Butcher Boy (1917). His tenure there was also short; he shot three films for Arbuckle (Butcher Boy, A Reckless Romeo, and The Rough House) before departing to start his own lab. His business did not get off the ground quickly, and he supplemented his income by continuing to work as a cameraman. He was director of photography at Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation and is credited with 15 pictures that came out of that studio between 1919 and 1921. While he was working as a cameraman at various studios, Williams worked on his idea for a traveling matte in which the actions of actors would be combined with a filmed moving background. Available technology prevented him from achieving the effect he envisioned until he built a printer himself to his own specification. He filed for a patent in May 1916, and it was granted in July 1918. The process was first used in a motion picture in 1922's Wild Honey. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • Popolarità : 1.41
  • Conosciuto per : Camera
  • Compleanno : 1893-03-20
  • Luogo di nascita : Nashville, Missouri, USA
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Frank D. Williams Film

  • 1914
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    Charlot si distingue

    Charlot si distingue

    5.5 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Il sogno di Charlot

    Il sogno di Charlot

    5.6 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot infermiere

    Charlot infermiere

    5.831 1914 HD

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  • 1920
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    The Devil's Claim

    The Devil's Claim

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1933
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    King Kong

    King Kong

    7.6 1933 HD

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  • 1914
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    Il martello di Charlot

    Il martello di Charlot

    5.4 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot sotto la pioggia

    Charlot sotto la pioggia

    5.6 1914 HD

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  • 1927
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    Aurora

    Aurora

    7.844 1927 HD

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  • 1917
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    A Reckless Romeo

    A Reckless Romeo

    5.3 1917 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot e la moglie gelosa

    Charlot e la moglie gelosa

    5.3 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Il sogno di Charlot

    Il sogno di Charlot

    5.6 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Dietro le quinte

    Dietro le quinte

    5.566 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot bugiardo

    Charlot bugiardo

    5.623 1914 HD

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  • 1921
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    Where Lights Are Low

    Where Lights Are Low

    5 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Swamp

    The Swamp

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1921
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    Black Roses

    Black Roses

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1914
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    Una giornata indaffarata

    Una giornata indaffarata

    4.7 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot si distingue

    Charlot si distingue

    5.5 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot all'hotel

    Charlot all'hotel

    5.357 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot giornalista

    Charlot giornalista

    5.6 1914 HD

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  • 1916
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    Charlot caporeparto

    Charlot caporeparto

    6.365 1916 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot fa del cinema

    Charlot fa del cinema

    5.4 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    L'ombrello di Charlot

    L'ombrello di Charlot

    5.298 1914 HD

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  • 1919
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    The Dragon Painter

    The Dragon Painter

    6.3 1919 HD

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  • 1916
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    Hop - The Devil's Brew

    Hop - The Devil's Brew

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1917
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    La casa tempestosa

    La casa tempestosa

    5.548 1917 HD

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  • 1919
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    The Tong Man

    The Tong Man

    5.7 1919 HD

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  • 1919
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    The Man Beneath

    The Man Beneath

    6 1919 HD

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  • 1916
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    Il vagabondo

    Il vagabondo

    6.701 1916 HD

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  • 1917
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    Il garzone di macelleria

    Il garzone di macelleria

    6.1 1917 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot al ballo

    Charlot al ballo

    5 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Il romanzo di Tillie

    Il romanzo di Tillie

    6.1 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Divertimento

    Divertimento

    5.1 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot galante

    Charlot galante

    5.152 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Her Friend the Bandit

    Her Friend the Bandit

    5.6 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot e le salsicce

    Charlot e le salsicce

    5.6 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Gas esilarante

    Gas esilarante

    5.553 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    The masquerader [La mascherata]

    The masquerader [La mascherata]

    5.6 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot pittore

    Charlot pittore

    5.2 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot portiere

    Charlot portiere

    6.096 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot rivale in amore

    Charlot rivale in amore

    5.528 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot garzone di fornaio

    Charlot garzone di fornaio

    6.08 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot facchino

    Charlot facchino

    5.9 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot e Mabel alle corse

    Charlot e Mabel alle corse

    5.7 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot papà

    Charlot papà

    6.2 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot e la partita di boxe

    Charlot e la partita di boxe

    5.713 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    I girovaghi

    I girovaghi

    6.131 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Charlot e il manichino

    Charlot e il manichino

    5.9 1914 HD

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  • 1933
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    L'uomo invisibile

    L'uomo invisibile

    7.5 1933 HD

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  • 1918
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    Secret Strings

    Secret Strings

    1 1918 HD

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