Billy Bitzer

Billy Bitzer

Born: April 21, 1872
Died: April 29, 1944
in 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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Movies for Billy Bitzer...

The Méliès Mystery
Title: The Méliès Mystery
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 2, 2021
Type: Movie
A documentary that details the process of restoring 270 of the 520 lost films of pioneering director Georges Méliès, all orchestrated by a Franco-American collaboration between Lobster Films, the National Film Center, and the Library of Congress.