Jamieson Film Company
He financed his education by opening a movie theater and upon graduation, got a job at Thomas Edison’s company selling Kinetoscopes in the Missouri area.
He produced newsreels documenting the funeral of aviator Wiley Post and the sentencing of George “Machine Gun” Kelly (the first synchronous sound footage filmed in a federal courtroom).
[7] Between 1941 and 1947, African American filmmaker Spencer Williams (also known for his role in TV’s Amos and Andy) worked with the Jamieson Company to process and edit his films for the Dallas-based Sack Amusement Enterprises.
[8][9][10] In 1947, Jamieson moved the company's headquarters to 3825 Bryan Street, which provided space for sound stages, recording studios, editorial and animation facilities, and color processing labs.
Under the direction of Hugh’s two sons, Jamieson Film Company grew and developed into a studio concept business with cameramen, writers, editors, animators, and a lab.
In the immediate aftermath of the JFK assassination in November 1963, Abraham Zapruder worked with Jamieson to produce prints of the Kodachrome film on which he recorded his now-famous footage of the shooting.
[12] By the late 1960s, Jamieson had an impressive roster of local and national accounts, and had helped to foster several individuals who had opened production businesses in the Dallas area.
