Frederick S. Armitage
Frederick S. Armitage ( born June 29, 1874 in New York City; † after 1917) was an American cinematographer, director and film producer, who has worked in over 400 productions in the film company American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Life
About his personal life very little is known. He was born on June 29, 1874 in New York City. His career as a cinematographer began in 1897 with the film Trout Poachers which was produced by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
He also documented some historical events such as the Peace Jubilee Naval Parade in New York City in honor of the return of the victorious Admiral George Dewey and his soldiers from the Spanish-American War. In addition, he also documented on June 9, 1899 heavyweight bout between Jim Jeffries and Tom Sharkey. From a pure playing time of 135 minutes finally created 8 films that were marketed by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
In addition to documentaries, he also shot numerous comedies and slapstick films like The Burglar and the Bundle, The Demon Barber and Her First Cigarette in the year 1899.
From 1900 he also began to work with special effects, it made films such as The Prince of Darkness and A Terrible Night. In three films, he was also active as a producer 1900: A Nymph of the Waves, Davey Jones ' Locker and Neptune 's Daughters.
Until 1905 he worked as a cinematographer on over 400 productions. Then he left his tribe studio and worked for the Edison Manufacturing Company, together with Edwin S. Porter and J. Searle Dawley. At how many films he was involved in this case is unknown. However, it is certain that he participated in the Boston Tea Party of 1908 and Trooper 44 from the year 1917.
About his life nothing is known.