Billy Bitzer

Known for: Camera
Born: April 21, 1872, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
Died: April 29, 1944
Movies: 43

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."

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Best-Known Movies

5.8

New York Subway

1905

5.3

The Adventures of Dollie

1908

6.9

The Méliès Mystery

2021

4.5

Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge

1899

5.8

The Georgetown Loop (Colorado)

1901

4.8

President McKinley Inauguration

1901

5.3

Coil Winding Machines

1904

4.7

Testing a Rotary

1904

4.5

Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Casting Scene)

1904

5.8

Across Brooklyn Bridge

1899

Filmography

2021	The Méliès Mystery	Self (archive footage)
1909	Lucky Jim

Directing, Writing & Producing

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

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