Robert Paul
Filmography
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A Chess Dispute
Two friends at an outdoor café enjoy a game of chess (at least for a moment) in this British comedic short from Robert Paul, one of his country's leading film producers, operating under the auspices of his studio, Paul's Animatograph Works. The filmmaker's use of the stationary camera allows the...Watch Movie
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The Countryman and the Cinematograph
This short film depicts and spoofs the power of the then-new cinematic medium itself as a country bumpkin in cowboy hat reacts to the projection of film images with amusement and terror. A self-referential bit of filmmaking from British pioneer Robert Paul (which also seems to...Watch Movie
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Come Along, Do!
The earliest movies had to keep things simple, thus here the main event happens off-screen (as it would have been complicated to depict at the time). It is an art exhibit that a middle-aged couple finally exit to observe after we've observed them sitting on a bench outside, finishing their picnic...Watch Movie
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Rough Sea at Dover
English cinema pioneers Birt Acres and Robert Paul demonstrated the superiority of the camera Paul had designed in this popular early short. ROUGH SEA AT DOVER was shot outdoors, something that would remain rare for several years in other nations' films as equipment elsewhere...Watch Movie
