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Biografía
Robert William Paul (3 October 1869 – 28 March 1943) was an English pioneer of film and scientific instrument maker.He made narrative films as early as April 1895. Those films were shown first in Edison Kinescope knockoffs. In 1896 he showed them projected. That was about the time the Lumière brothers were pioneering projected films in France.His first notably successful scientic device was his Unipivot galvanometer.In 1999 the British film industry erected a commemorative plaque on his building at 44 Hatton Garden, London.
Películas y Series de TV
1908.
1 Película
Whaling Afloat and Ashore
1908
A short documentary about industrial whaling. The surviving footage runs for approximately 12 minutes.
1906.
4 Películas
The Hand of the Artist
1906
Animated film featuring the hand of Walter R. Booth drawing a coster and his donah who come to life and dance. The hand then crumples up the paper and dispenses it in the form of confetti. (BFI)
The '?' Motorist
1906
A magical glowing white motorcar dismembers policemen, drives up buildings, flies through outer space and can transform into a horse and carriage. This was a British effort to top Méliès at his Sci-Fi...
1904.
1 Película
Buy Your Own Cherries
1904
A barmaid plies a swell with smiles and with cherries from a box that's just been delivered. When she refuses a cherry to a roughly-dressed tradesman who runs a tab at the bar, he pays off his debt in...
1903.
5 Películas
An Extraordinary Cab Accident
1903
A man and a woman talk beside a street near a corner where a cop stands. Just as a horse-drawn cart rounds the corner, the man backs off the sidewalk saying good-by to his companion. The horse and car...
A Chess Dispute
1903
A stationary camera looks on as two dapper gents play a game of chess. One drinks and smokes, and when he looks away, his opponent moves two pieces. A fight ensues, first with the squirting of a seltz...
1901.
3 Películas
The Countryman and the Cinematograph
1901
A satire on the way that audiences unaccustomed to the cinema didn't know how to react to the moving images on a screen - in this film, an unsophisticated (and stereotypical) country yokel is alternat...
The Waif and the Wizard
1901
The Waif and the Wizard features the same young man who appeared in Undressing Extraordinary (and who might be early filmmaker Walter Booth). It's another early example of a two-shot film along the li...
The Haunted Curiosity Shop
1901
An old proprietor is startled and haunted by the strange happenings inside his curiosity shop.
1900.
6 Películas
A Railway Collision
1900
The scene is a railroad track on the side of a steep mountain, with a tunnel in the background, toward which a train is running at a high rate of speed. At this instant the audience is appalled at the...
1899.
3 Películas
Upside Down; or, The Human Flies
1899
A magician performs tricks. First with a top hat, then with his audience.
1898.
6 Películas
A Switchback Railway
1898
The Switchback Railway was the forerunner of the roller coaster. Passengers sit in a small car which trundles up a swooping railway track then performs a 180 degree turn at its summit before swooping ...
The Launch of H.M.S. Albion
1898
The festive start and disastrous aftermath of the launch of the H.M.S. Albion.
Come Along, Do!
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1898
Come Along, Do! is an 1898 British short silent comedy film, produced and directed by Robert W. Paul. The film was of 1 minute duration, but only 38 seconds has survived. The whole of the second shot ...
Tommy Atkins in the Park
1898
A soldier and a serving-girl are courting on a bench. A fat old lady sits on the bench, interrupting them.
1897.
13 Películas
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
1897
Una serie de películas de actualidad que muestran la procesión para marcar el jubileo de diamantes de la reina Victoria..
The Vanishing Lady
1897
Robert W. Paul production, "The Vanishing Lady", 1897. Man in roman costume carves figure of girl in doorway. As he finishes, the statue comes to life. The man expresses great love and desire for her,...
1896.
13 Películas
Comic Costume Race
1896
Three athletes make their way to wicker baskets that contain a mishmash of wacky costumes. They need to dress up as quickly as they can, and make their way back on the running track.
A Sea Cave Near Lisbon
1896
The water beats relentlessly against the Hell's Mouth (Boca do Inferno), one of the main natural attractions of Lisbon's west coast, filmed from above almost in a vertical plunge onto the deep, rocky ...
The Derby
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1896
Footpads
1896
A man strolling in a city street is attacked by three assailants. A policeman comes to the rescue and the men struggle with each other.
Blackfriars Bridge
1896
R.W. Paul's early footage showing the new Blackfriars Bridge. It had been opened by Queen Victoria in 1869 for both road and rail, and showcases the distinctive Venetian Gothic ironwork.
1895.
4 Películas
Incident at Clovelly Cottage
1895
Incident at Clovelly Cottage, also known as Incident Outside Clovelly Cottage, Barnet, shot by Birt Acres and produced by Acres and his collaborator Robert W. Paul in March 1895, was the "first succes...
Opening of the Kiel Canal
1895
The opening of the Kiel Canal in Germany by Kaiser Wilhelm II on 20 June 1895.
Rough Sea at Dover
1895
The surf pounds against a breakwater on which are visible several people standing. The wall looks to be about 20 feet above sea level and extend at least 100 feet into the water. A large wave rolls pi...
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