GEORGE MÉLIÈS

George Méliès was a famous illusionist and magician that worked in Paris. When he discovered the cinematograph, he thought  that it had many possibilities as a show.

Picture of Méliès:



















Méliès used a cinematograph to take magic tricks:
El hombre de las cabezas:

Méliès also filmed fantastic stories, with sets, actors and actresses, scripts, make-up and wordrobe. He imagined fantastic plots, like a trip to the moon:

Video: A trip to the moon:

Finally, he configured a new show conception with the cinematograph. Films had to be watched in a movie theatre with live music. A pianist or an orchestra played accompaniment music the images. For all these reasons. George Méliès is one of the greatest filmmakers in history.