William Norman Lascelles Davidson
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Captain William Norman Lascelles Davidson was an early experimenter in color cinematography.
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Biography
Between 1898 and 1906 Davidson spent around £3,000 trying to create a workable motion picture system using natural pigments. Although his work was unsuccessful, he influenced the people who developed KinemacolorKinemacolor
Kinemacolor was the first successful color motion picture process, used commercially from 1908 to 1914. It was invented by George Albert Smith of Brighton, England in 1906. He was influenced by the work of William Norman Lascelles Davidson. It was launched by Charles Urban's Urban Trading Co. of...
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