Trivia

Member of the Brighton set, a group of early experimental English filmmakers.

Co-developer, with partner Charles Urban, of an early color process called Kinemacolor in 1906.

Was the proprietor of St. Anne's Well Pleasure Garden in Hove.

Was a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society

His films were first distributed by the Warwick Trading Company, managed by American Charles Urban.

At the end of 19th century he produced also "keyhole shots", a kind of short and voyeuristic films

He created some of the first glass shots.

In 1897 he patented a method to make double exposures.

He began his career as a portrait photographer