Billy Bitzer

Billy Bitzer

Camera

Born

21 April 1872 (153)

Place of Birth

Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA

Also known as

Georg William Bitzer, G.W. Bitzer

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, ful...

Filmography (40)

The Méliès Mystery

The Méliès Mystery

2021

⭐ 6.9
Lucky Jim

Lucky Jim

1909

⭐ 3.0
The Adventures of Dollie

The Adventures of Dollie

1908

⭐ 5.2
🎬 Director
Logging in Maine

Logging in Maine

1906

⭐ 6.4
🎬 Director

Wrestling at the New York Athletic Club

1905

⭐ 6.0
🎬 Director
New York Subway

New York Subway

1905

⭐ 5.9
🎬 Director

Peeping Tom in the Dressing Room

1905

⭐ 4.3
🎬 Director
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son

Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son

1905

⭐ 3.8
🎬 Director
Children in the Surf at Coney Island

Children in the Surf at Coney Island

1904

⭐ 5.0
🎬 Director

Coil Winding Section E

1904

⭐ 4.3
🎬 Director
A Cake Walk on the Beach at Coney Island

A Cake Walk on the Beach at Coney Island

1904

🎬 Director
Automobiling Among the Clouds

Automobiling Among the Clouds

1904

🎬 Director

Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room

1904

⭐ 5.8
🎬 Director
Westinghouse Employees, Westinghouse Works

Westinghouse Employees, Westinghouse Works

1904

🎬 Director

Panorama Exterior Westinghouse Works

1904

⭐ 4.5
🎬 Director

Assembling and Testing Turbines

1904

⭐ 4.2
🎬 Director
Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works

Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works

1904

⭐ 5.4
🎬 Director

Assembling a Generator

1904

⭐ 5.0
🎬 Director
Coil Winding Machines

Coil Winding Machines

1904

⭐ 4.7
🎬 Director
Steam Hammer

Steam Hammer

1904

⭐ 4.8
🎬 Director
Tapping a Furnace

Tapping a Furnace

1904

⭐ 4.4
🎬 Director

Westinghouse Works

1904

⭐ 5.5
🎬 Director

Testing Large Turbines, Westinghouse Co. Works

1904

⭐ 3.8
🎬 Director
Casting a Guide Box

Casting a Guide Box

1904

⭐ 4.3
🎬 Director
Testing a Rotary

Testing a Rotary

1904

⭐ 4.2
🎬 Director

Westinghouse Air Brake Co.

1904

⭐ 3.6
🎬 Director
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Moulding Scene)

Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Moulding Scene)

1904

⭐ 3.8
🎬 Director
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Casting Scene)

Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Casting Scene)

1904

⭐ 3.8
🎬 Director

Taping Coils

1904

⭐ 3.6
🎬 Director

Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle

1904

⭐ 5.0
🎬 Director

Girls Taking Time Checks

1904

⭐ 5.6
🎬 Director

Girls Winding Armatures

1904

⭐ 3.6
🎬 Director
Welding the Big Ring

Welding the Big Ring

1904

⭐ 5.1
🎬 Director

The Coney Island Beach Patrol

1904

🎬 Director

Steam Whistle

1904

⭐ 3.0
🎬 Director
Orphans in the Surf

Orphans in the Surf

1903

⭐ 5.0
🎬 Director
Expert Bag Punching

Expert Bag Punching

1903

⭐ 6.0
🎬 Director
Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July Oration

Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July Oration

1903

⭐ 4.0
🎬 Director

Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling Bout

1903

⭐ 4.3
🎬 Director

N.Y. Fire Department Returning

1903

⭐ 3.8
🎬 Director