R W Paul was an influential British film maker in the early days of cinema. Sadly a lot of his output has been lost.
The motorist from 1906 remains and we see the embryonic influence of early slapstick such as the policeman being run over and then chasing after car is something that will come to prominent a few years later in Hollywood silents with the likes of Charlie Chaplin.
We also see here the debt to Georges Melies as there is a lot of trick photography as well as art and set direction inspired by Melies output such as a car driving in space and on the rings of Saturn.
Some of the special effects are not on par with Melies but we see these short films moving on from being just point and shoot.
The motorist from 1906 remains and we see the embryonic influence of early slapstick such as the policeman being run over and then chasing after car is something that will come to prominent a few years later in Hollywood silents with the likes of Charlie Chaplin.
We also see here the debt to Georges Melies as there is a lot of trick photography as well as art and set direction inspired by Melies output such as a car driving in space and on the rings of Saturn.
Some of the special effects are not on par with Melies but we see these short films moving on from being just point and shoot.
