Johann Gottlob Wilhelm Bitzer
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Johann Gottlob Wilhelm Bitzer, better known as G. W. Bitzer, was a pioneering American cinematographer renowned for his influential collaborations with director D. W. Griffith during the early years of motion pictures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johann Gottlieb Wilhelm Bitzer | 1 |
| Johann Gottlob Wilhelm Bitzer canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American cinematographer
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cinematographer ⓘ person ⓘ pioneer of cinematography ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1930s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1890s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Billy Bitzer
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G. W. Bitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1872-04-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1944-04-29 ⓘ |
| employer | American Mutoscope and Biograph Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| familyName | Bitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
motion picture photography
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silent film ⓘ |
| genre | silent drama film ⓘ |
| givenName |
Gottlob
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Johann ⓘ Wilhelm ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | development of narrative film grammar ⓘ |
| knownFor | collaborations with D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
experimentation with iris shots and fades
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innovations in lighting techniques for early cinema ⓘ pioneering use of close-ups in narrative film ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Corner in Wheat
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Broken Blossoms NERFINISHED ⓘ Hearts of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ Intolerance NERFINISHED ⓘ Judith of Bethulia NERFINISHED ⓘ The Avenging Conscience NERFINISHED ⓘ The Battle at Elderbush Gulch NERFINISHED ⓘ The Birth of a Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ The Birth of a Nation (1915 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Girl and Her Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lonedale Operator NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mothering Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ The Musketeers of Pig Alley NERFINISHED ⓘ The New York Hat NERFINISHED ⓘ Way Down East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
camera operator
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cinematographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath | Hollywood, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith | D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Johann Gottlieb Wilhelm Bitzer