Biography
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.
Movies & TV Shows
Directed
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New York Subway (1905) — Director
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The Adventures of Dollie (1908) — Director
- Westinghouse Works (1904) — Director
- Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room (1904) — Director
- Girls Taking Time Checks (1904) — Director
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Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge (1899) — Director
- Girls Winding Armatures (1904) — Director
- Casting a Guide Box (1904) — Director
- Welding the Big Ring (1904) — Director
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The Georgetown Loop (Colorado) (1901) — Director
- Steam Whistle (1904) — Director
- Coil Winding Section E (1904) — Director
- Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works (1904) — Director
- Assembling a Generator (1904) — Director
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Coil Winding Machines (1904) — Director
- Panorama Exterior Westinghouse Works (1904) — Director
- Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle (1904) — Director
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President McKinley Inauguration (1901) — Director
- Logging in Maine (1906) — Director
- Steam Hammer (1904) — Director
- Tapping a Furnace (1904) — Director
- Testing Large Turbines, Westinghouse Co. Works (1904) — Director
- Assembling and Testing Turbines (1904) — Director
- Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (1904) — Director
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Testing a Rotary (1904) — Director
- Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Moulding Scene) (1904) — Director
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Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Casting Scene) (1904) — Director
- Taping Coils (1904) — Director
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Across Brooklyn Bridge (1899) — Director
- N.Y. Fire Department Returning (1903) — Director
- Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling Bout (1903) — Director
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At the Top of Brooklyn Bridge (1897) — Director
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Expert Bag Punching (1903) — Director
- Orphans in the Surf (1903) — Director
- Wrestling at the New York Athletic Club (1905) — Director
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Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July Oration (1903) — Director
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Children in the Surf at Coney Island (1904) — Director
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Automobiling Among the Clouds (1904) — Director
- The Coney Island Beach Patrol (1904) — Director
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A Cake Walk on the Beach at Coney Island (1904) — Director