Birt Acres

Birt Acres
Born(1854-07-23)23 July 1854
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Died27 December 1918(1918-12-27) (aged 64)
OccupationCinematographer
Frames from Incident at Clovelly Cottage, 1895.
Clovelly Cottage, 19 Park Road, Chipping Barnet.
Birt Acres' Kinetic Camera, 1895.

Birt Acres (23 July 1854 – 27 December 1918) was an American and British photographer and film pioneer. Among his contributions to the early film industry are the first working 35 mm camera in Britain (Wales), and Birtac, the first daylight loading home movie camera and projector. He also directed a number of early silent films.