Georges Méliès

Georges Méliès was one of the pioneering figures of film, who is often credited as the man who single-handedly invented special effects on film. Sadly, his amazing talent is relatively unknown today. Though Martin Scorcese did try with his movie Hugo.

Having started his career as an illusionist and a magician, Méliès became intrigued by the newly-invented cinematograph made by the Lumière brothers early on and started utilizing his knowledge of illusionism to create vibrant new worlds and tickle the imagination of an entire generation of future filmmakers.

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• Georges Méliès, né Marie Georges Jean Méliès le 8 décembre 1861 et mort le 21 janvier 1938, est un réalisateur de films français. Il est connu pour les développements qu'il apporta aux techniques du cinéma, essentiellement des scénarios et des trucages. Il est considéré comme le père des effets spéciaux, le premier réalisateur, le créateur du premier studio de cinéma en France ainsi que l'un des premiers initiateurs du cinéma de divertissement.