Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French illusionist and film director who led many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. Méliès was well-known for the use of special effects, popularizing such techniques as substitution splices, multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, dissolves, and hand-painted colour. He was also one of the first filmmakers to use storyboards. His films include A Trip to the Moon (1902) and The Impossible Voyage (1904), both involving strange, surreal journeys somewhat in the style of Jules Verne, and are considered among the most important early science fiction films, though their approach is closer to fantasy.
Georges Méliès
Active - 1896 - 2021 |
Birth - Dec 8, 1861 |
Death - Jan 21, 1938 |
Genres - Silent Film, Fantasy, Comedy, Horror, Drama
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Subgenres - Silent Film, Silent Short, 3D Short, Fairy Tale, Ghost Film
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Geo. Melies, Marie Georges Jean Méliès-
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