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| − | (b. Lambeth, London, **/**/1882 – d. Battersea, London, **/**/1949). British cinematographer and film | + | (b. Lambeth, London, **/**/1882 – d. Battersea, London, **/**/1949). British cinematographer and film technician. In 1910 the Publicity and Travel Department of the [[South African Railways & Harbours]] sponsored the production of [[From the Cape to the Zambesi]], a so-called “scenic” that was shot by a number of cameramen, including Joseph George Skittrell and [[Tommy Crellin]]. There is a record of Skittrell coming out to South Africa in December 1910, but it is not known if he came out specifically for this, nor whether he shot any other films here. He subsequently became the owner/manager of the Olympic Kinematograph Laboratory in London and featured prominently in various professional bodies, including the Society of Motion Picture Engineers and the Incorporated Association of Kinematograph Manufacturers. Interesting, in 1904 he had married Beatrice Albrecht, the sister of South African film pioneer [[Joseph Albrecht]]. (FO) |
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Revision as of 15:19, 27 October 2013
(b. Lambeth, London, **/**/1882 – d. Battersea, London, **/**/1949). British cinematographer and film technician. In 1910 the Publicity and Travel Department of the South African Railways & Harbours sponsored the production of From the Cape to the Zambesi, a so-called “scenic” that was shot by a number of cameramen, including Joseph George Skittrell and Tommy Crellin. There is a record of Skittrell coming out to South Africa in December 1910, but it is not known if he came out specifically for this, nor whether he shot any other films here. He subsequently became the owner/manager of the Olympic Kinematograph Laboratory in London and featured prominently in various professional bodies, including the Society of Motion Picture Engineers and the Incorporated Association of Kinematograph Manufacturers. Interesting, in 1904 he had married Beatrice Albrecht, the sister of South African film pioneer Joseph Albrecht. (FO)
Sources
Gutsche, Thelma - The history and social significance of motion pictures in South Africa 1895-1940
Kinematograph Year Book 1947
Private correspondence
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