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Billy Bitzer

Billy Bitzer

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.

On screen

  • The Méliès Mystery
  • Lucky Jim

Behind the camera

  • The Camera Speaks
  • The Curtain Pole
  • The Adventures of Dollie
  • New York Subway
  • Automobiling Among the Clouds
  • Children in the Surf at Coney Island
  • A Cake Walk on the Beach at Coney Island
  • Testing a Rotary
  • Westinghouse Employees, Westinghouse Works
  • Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Casting Scene)
  • Coil Winding Machines
  • Expert Bag Punching
  • Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July Oration
  • President McKinley Inauguration
  • The Georgetown Loop (Colorado)
  • Across Brooklyn Bridge
  • Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge
  • At the Top of Brooklyn Bridge

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