Elgin Lessley

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Birthday
1883-01-10

Elgin Lessley - Director of Photography, , Cinematography known for his work in such projectsAdvice for working with the Map of emotions: «Sherlock Jr.» (1924), «The General» (1926), «The Cameraman» (1928), «Seven Chances» (1925), «Our Hospitality» (1923),

Elgin Lessley (also credited as Lesly, Lessly, and Leslie) (June 10, 1883 - January 10, 1944) was an American hand-crank cameraman of the silent film era—a period of filmmaking when virtually all special effects work had to be produced inside the camera during filming. Though Lessley worked earlier with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, and later with Harry Langdon, he is best known for the groundbreaking effects he produced with Buster Keaton, who dubbed him "the human metronome" for his ability to crank consistently at any requested speed.

Lessley's most striking effects were in The Playhouse (1921) and Sherlock Jr. (1924). In The Playhouse, through use of a specially shuttered lens and repeated back-cranking and re-cranking, Lessley allowed Keaton to appear as up to nine characters simultaneously, interacting with one another. In Sherlock Jr., Lessley's careful positioning of camera and actor in various locations produced the effect of a man stuck in a movie where his location keeps changing as he struggles to keep up. Lessley retired from filmmaking after shooting The Cameraman with Buster Keaton in 1928.

The most significant works of Elgin Lessley

Our Hospitality (1923)

Position: Director of Photography
The General
The General (1926)
Character: Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)
Sherlock Jr.
Sherlock Jr. (1924)

Position: Director of Photography
One Week (1920)

Position: Director of Photography
The Cameraman
The Cameraman (1928)

Position: Director of Photography
The Navigator (1924)

Position: Director of Photography
Seven Chances (1925)

Position: Director of Photography
Go West (1925)

Position: Director of Photography
Convict 13 (1920)

Position: Cinematography
The High Sign (1921)

Position: Director of Photography


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