Georges Méliès
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| He was very innovative in the use of [[special effects]]. He accidentally discovered the [[stop trick]], or substitution, in [[1896]], and was one of the first filmmakers to use [[double exposure|multiple exposures]], [[time-lapse]] photography, [[Dissolve (film)|dissolve]]s, and hand-painted colour in his films. Because of his ability to seemingly manipulate and transform reality with the [[cinematograph]], Méliès is sometimes referred to as the "Cinemagician." | He was very innovative in the use of [[special effects]]. He accidentally discovered the [[stop trick]], or substitution, in [[1896]], and was one of the first filmmakers to use [[double exposure|multiple exposures]], [[time-lapse]] photography, [[Dissolve (film)|dissolve]]s, and hand-painted colour in his films. Because of his ability to seemingly manipulate and transform reality with the [[cinematograph]], Méliès is sometimes referred to as the "Cinemagician." | ||
| - | Méliès figures prominently as a character in a best-selling children's book of 2007, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by [[Brian Selznick]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | Méliès figures prominently as a character in a best-selling children's book of 2007, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by [[Brian Selznick]].{{GFDL}} |
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Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 – January 21, 1938), full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest cinema. He was born in Paris, where his family manufactured shoes.
He was very innovative in the use of special effects. He accidentally discovered the stop trick, or substitution, in 1896, and was one of the first filmmakers to use multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, dissolves, and hand-painted colour in his films. Because of his ability to seemingly manipulate and transform reality with the cinematograph, Méliès is sometimes referred to as the "Cinemagician."
Méliès figures prominently as a character in a best-selling children's book of 2007, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick.
