Billy Bitzer

Actor · Director · Crew· Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA

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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Filmography

23 credits across 3 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
2021	The Méliès Mystery	Self (archive footage)	Film
1909	Lucky Jim		Film
1908	The Adventures of Dollie	Director	Film
1906	Logging in Maine	Director	Film
1905	Wrestling at the New York Athletic Club	Director	Film
1905	New York Subway	Director	Film
1904	Casting a Guide Box	Director	Film
1904	Steam Hammer	Director	Film
1904	Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works	Director	Film
1904	Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Moulding Scene)	Director	Film
1904	Tapping a Furnace	Director	Film
1904	Assembling and Testing Turbines	Director	Film
1904	Assembling a Generator	Director	Film
1904	Panorama Exterior Westinghouse Works	Director	Film
1904	Welding the Big Ring	Director	Film
1904	Westinghouse Works	Director	Film
1904	Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room	Director	Film
1903	Orphans in the Surf	Director	Film
1903	Expert Bag Punching	Director	Film
1901	The Georgetown Loop (Colorado)	Director	Film
1901	President McKinley Inauguration	Director	Film
1899	Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge	Director	Film
1897	At the Top of Brooklyn Bridge	Director	Film

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