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Albert Edward Smith (4 June 1875 – 1 August 1958) was an American stage magician, film director and producer, and a naturalized American. He founded Vitagraph Studios with his business partner James Stuart Blackton in 1897.
Pioneering film producer and studio executive Albert E. Smith was born in Favershem, County Kent, England, on June 4, 1875, the son of a gardener.
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Albert E. Smith. Additional Crew: Vengeance - and the Woman. Pioneering film producer and studio executive Albert E. Smith was born in Favershem, County Kent, England, on June 4, 1875, the son of a gardener.
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Mar 23, 2021 · Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith were prime movers in the film world of their time, but are forgotten today, mainly because others who came later took credit for what they achieved. In VITAGRAPH: America’s First Great Motion Picture Studio, Andrew E. Erish takes on the task of setting the record straight.
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- The Rise of Willis O'Brien, The Stop-Motion Genius Behind 'King Kong'
- The Stop-Motion Giant Meets The Giant Ape as O'Brien Joins 'King Kong'
- It All Pays Off —'King Kong' Becomes An Instant Hit
Stop-motion animation, for those who may not know, is basically taking a series of photographs, moving the object very slightly in between shots, and putting them together to create a motion sequence on film. The first documented, commercially released stop-motion animation film is Vitagraph's The Humpty Dumpty Circus in 1898, credited to J. Stuart...
Armed with a stunning pedigree and an extensive catalog of special effects mastery, O'Brien was brought in as the special effects' supervisor for King Kong. His first step was to call on frequent collaborator Marcel Delgado, who as a team had become well known throughout Hollywood. A full-size bust, arm, and leg were created for close-up scenes, bu...
If there were any lingering concerns about the film, they were quickly silenced when King Kong became a massive hit. By some estimates, the film was one of the highest grossing films of the 1930s, bringing in over $4 million dollars. The pioneering techniques used for the film are still in use today, either as is or as the fundamental building bloc...
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- Senior Writer
Albert E. Smith is known as an Director, Producer, Story, Actor, Presenter, Camera Operator, Supervisor of Production Resources, Scenario Writer, Writer, and Other.
Albert Edward Smith (4 June 1875 – 1 August 1958) was an English stage magician, film director and producer, and a naturalized American. He founded Vitagraph Studios with his business partner James Stuart Blackton in 1897.
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