Bartholomew Fair of "The Springheel Saga, Series Two: The Legend of Springheel'd Jack". Bartholomew Fair The Bartholomew Fair was one of London's pre-eminent summer Charter fairs. A charter for the fair was granted to Rahere by Henry I to fund the Priory of St Bartholomew; and from 1133 to 1855 it took place each year on 24 August within the precincts of the Priory at West Smithfield, outside Aldersgate of the City of London. The fair continued, after the Dissolution within the Liberty of the parish of St Bartholomew-the-Great. The site of Bartholomew Fair was the south-east side of Smithfield roundabout and
Hand-held camera 1909 to 1911, directors Francesco Bertolini and Adolfo Padavan, with assistant director Giuseppe de Liguoro, shot scenes for "L'Inferno", based on Dante's "The Divine Comedy". The film was first shown in 1911 and it included hand-held camera shots as well as innovative camera angles and special film effects. In 1914, Thomas H. Ince's "The Italian", directed by Reginald Barker, included two hand-held shots, at least one of which represented the viewpoint of a character. The camera swerved suddenly to match what was happening to the character in the story. The compact hand-cranked Parvo camera was first made in Paris by