Georges Melies: Movie Magic
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The creation of the Cinematographe
- The life of Georges Melies
- Georges Melies' fantasy films
- The movie Melies' La Voyage dans la lune
- Conclusion
- Works cited
Abstract
As is the case with many art forms, the exact origin of Cinema is tainted with controversy. While numerous innovators played important roles in the dawn of the medium, the Lumière brothers (Louis and Auguste) of France are most directly accredited with creating the first "films". Credited with inventing the Cinématographe, a device that could record, print, and project film, in 1895, the Lumière brothers were at the forefront of filmmaking as a technical innovation. Film's transformation from technical achievement into valid art form, however, came at the hands of a different type of French innovator, georges Méliès (1861-1938). Cinema, in fact, can literally be divided into two categories; pre and post-georges Méliès. More so than any other filmmaker in the history of the medium, the roots of narrative filmmaking can be traced directly to georges Méliès. His infusion of magic and fantasy into fledgling medium paved the way for the now-limitless possibilities of Cinema.
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