Robert William Paul (1869-1943)
[quote]Foremost pioneer of the British film industry in its formative years. Robert Paul was born on 3 October 1869 at 3 Albion Place, off Liverpool Road, Highbury, North London. He was educated at the City & Guilds Technical College, Finsbury. Before starting business on his own account in 1891, he worked in the electrical instrument shop of Elliott Brothers in the Strand, where he obtained a practical knowledge of instrument making. His own business was conducted from 44 Hatton Garden. His main concern was producing instruments to meet the ever-growing demands of the electrical industry and in this he was remarkably successful. In addition to his achievements in the electrical field, Paul holds a unique position in the history of the early cinema. His genius and talents were such that he combined not only the roles of inventor and manufacturer, but also those of producer, exhibitor, and cinematographer. No other film pioneer ever matched his extraordinary versatility, yet Paul himself regarded his film work as just a side-line to his electrical interests.
Who's who of Victorian Cinema
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[quote]Robert W Paul is justly celebrated as the leading pioneer of British film and one of the founders of world cinema. Concentrating first on actuality films, he soon branched out, pioneering almost every kind of film from documentary to fiction and fantasy. This unique DVD collection of 62 films, many preserved by the BFI National Archive, represents an attempt to bring together for the first time the collected output of R W Paul and his studio.
Paul produced what is arguably the first British narrative film A Soldier's Courtship (1896, now lost), and in 1898 became the first man to edit two scenes together in Come Along, Do!. With the help of former magician Walter Booth, he created elaborate fantasies in the mould of George Mlis such as The '?' Motorist (1906), in which an animated motorcar drives off into space and round the rings of Saturn.
In addition to popular comedies, dramas, and elaborate trick films, this collection contains one of only two surviving films of the disaster caused by the launch of HMS Albion; some of the first films shot in Spain, Portugal, Egypt and Sweden, including frontline reporting from the Anglo-Boer War; Paul's famous record of the 1896 Derby and extensive coverage of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee procession. These, and the numerous actuality films that Paul made, show day-to-day life in Victorian London.
These rare films are presented with a brand new musical accompaniment by celebrated pianist Stephen Horne. [/quote]
Films:[quote]Foremost pioneer of the British film industry in its formative years. Robert Paul was born on 3 October 1869 at 3 Albion Place, off Liverpool Road, Highbury, North London. He was educated at the City & Guilds Technical College, Finsbury. Before starting business on his own account in 1891, he worked in the electrical instrument shop of Elliott Brothers in the Strand, where he obtained a practical knowledge of instrument making. His own business was conducted from 44 Hatton Garden. His main concern was producing instruments to meet the ever-growing demands of the electrical industry and in this he was remarkably successful. In addition to his achievements in the electrical field, Paul holds a unique position in the history of the early cinema. His genius and talents were such that he combined not only the roles of inventor and manufacturer, but also those of producer, exhibitor, and cinematographer. No other film pioneer ever matched his extraordinary versatility, yet Paul himself regarded his film work as just a side-line to his electrical interests.
Who's who of Victorian Cinema
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[quote]Robert W Paul is justly celebrated as the leading pioneer of British film and one of the founders of world cinema. Concentrating first on actuality films, he soon branched out, pioneering almost every kind of film from documentary to fiction and fantasy. This unique DVD collection of 62 films, many preserved by the BFI National Archive, represents an attempt to bring together for the first time the collected output of R W Paul and his studio.
Paul produced what is arguably the first British narrative film A Soldier's Courtship (1896, now lost), and in 1898 became the first man to edit two scenes together in Come Along, Do!. With the help of former magician Walter Booth, he created elaborate fantasies in the mould of George Mlis such as The '?' Motorist (1906), in which an animated motorcar drives off into space and round the rings of Saturn.
In addition to popular comedies, dramas, and elaborate trick films, this collection contains one of only two surviving films of the disaster caused by the launch of HMS Albion; some of the first films shot in Spain, Portugal, Egypt and Sweden, including frontline reporting from the Anglo-Boer War; Paul's famous record of the 1896 Derby and extensive coverage of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee procession. These, and the numerous actuality films that Paul made, show day-to-day life in Victorian London.
These rare films are presented with a brand new musical accompaniment by celebrated pianist Stephen Horne. [/quote]
01 Rough sea at Dover (1895)
02 Footpads (1896)
03 The Derby (1896)
04 Hyde Park bicycling scene (1896)
05 Scene on the river Thames (1896)
06 Royal train (1896)
07 Comic costume race (1896)
08 The twins' tea party (1896)
09 Blackfriars Bridge (1896)
10 Westminster Bridge (1896)
11 A sea cave near Lisbon (1896)
12 Andalusian dance (Filoscope) (1896)
13 Chirgwin the white-eyed Kaffir (1896)
14 2am or the husband's return (1896)
15 Head of procession including bluejackets (1897)
16 Women fetching water form the Nile (1897)
17 Fishermen and boat at Port Said (1897)
18 Cupid at the wash tub (1897)
19 A wayfarer compelled to disrobe partially (1897)
20 The launch of HMS Albion (1898)
21 A switchback railway (1898)
22 The Sirdar's reception at Guildhall (1898)
23 A favourite domestic scene (1898)
24 Tommy Atkins in the park (1898)
25 Come along, Do! (1898)
26 A camp smithy (1899)
27 Upside down, or the human flies (1899)
28 Army life, Mounted Infantry (1900)
29 Tetherball, or Do-Do (1900)
30 Cronje's surrender to Lord Roberts (1900)
31 Entry of the Scots' Guard into Bloemfontein (1900)
32 An exciting pillow fight (1900)
33 A railway collision (1900)
34 His brave defender (1900)
35 The cheese mites, or Liliputians in a London restaurant (1901)
36 The over-incubated baby (1901)
37 The countryman's first sight of the animated pictures (1901)
38 Undressing extraordinary (1901)
39 The waif and the wizard (1901)
40 Artistic creation (1901)
41 The Deonzo Brothers in their wonderful jumping act (1901)
42 The haunted curiosity shop (1901)
43 The magic sword (1901)
44 Scrooge, or Marley's ghost (1901)
45 His only pair (1902)
46 The extraordinary waiter (1902)
47 Coronation Durbar at Delhi (1903)
48 The Delhi Durbar (1903)
49 Hammerfest (1903)
50 Kiddies cakewalk (1903)
51 A chess dispute (1903)
52 An extraordinary cab accident (1903)
53 Buy your own cherries (1904)
54 Drat that boy (1904)
55 Mr Pecksniff fetches the doctor (1904)
56 The unfortunate policeman (1905)
57 Return of TRH The Prince and Princes of Wales (1906)
58 Aberdeen University Quarter Centenary celebrations (1906)
59 A lively quarter-day (1906)
60 Is Spiritualism a fraud (1906)
61 The ? Motorist (1906)
62 Whaling afloat and ashore (1908)
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Robert W Paul The Collected Films (1895-1908) - (DVDrip-Xvid-MP3).zip 
