Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 – January 21, 1938), full name Maries-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. December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of the entertainment industry. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Leather shoes A shoe is a piece of footwear for humans, less than a boot and more than a slipper. ...

Georges Méliès

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, dissolves, and hand-painted color in his films. Photo c. ... Photo c. ... Special effects (abbreviated SPFX or SFX) are used in the film, television, and entertainment industry to create effects that cannot be achieved by normal means, such as depicting travel to other star systems. ... A stop trick is one of the simplest film special effects. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... In film and photography, double exposure is a technique in which a piece of film is exposed twice, to two different images. ... In film editing, a dissolve is a gradual transition from one image to another. ...

Before making films, he was a stage magician at the Theatre Robert-Houdin. In 1895, he became interested in film after seeing a demonstration of the Lumière brothers' camera. In 1897, he established a studio on a rooftop property in Montreuil. Actors performed in front of a painted set as inspired by the conventions of magic and musical theater. He directed 531 films between 1896 and 1914, ranging in length from one to forty minutes. In subject matter, these films are often similar to the magic theater shows that Méliès had been doing, containing "tricks" and impossible events, such as objects disappearing or changing size. Magician redirects here. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Lumière Brothers, Louis Jean (October 5, 1864–June 6, 1948) and Auguste Marie Louis Nicholas (October 19, 1862–April 10, 1954), were the creators of the cinematographic projector. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Montreuil-sous-Bois (officially Montreuil), is a town and commune of France, in the suburbs is of Paris. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

His most famous film is A Trip to the Moon (Le voyage dans la lune) made in 1902, which includes the celebrated scene in which a spaceship hits the eye of the man in the moon. Also famous is The Impossible Voyage (Le voyage a travers l'impossible) from 1904. Both of these films are about strange voyages, somewhat in the style of Jules Verne. These are considered to be some of the most important early science fiction films, although their approach is closer to fantasy. Agents of Thomas Edison bribed a theater owner in London for a copy of A Trip to the Moon. Edison then made hundreds of copies and showed them in New York City. Méliès received no compensation. Categories: Movie stubs | 1902 films | French films | Science fiction films | Steampunk ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jules Verne. ... Poster for The Day the Earth Stood Still, an archetypal science fiction film. ... For other definitions of fantasy see fantasy (psychology). ... Thomas Alva Edison Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many important devices. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... City nickname: The Big Apple Location in the state of New York Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg Area  - Land  - Water 1,214. ...

In 1913 Georges Méliès' film company was forced into bankruptcy by the large French and American studios and his company was bought out of receivership by Pathé Frères. After being driven out of business Méliès became a toy salesman at the Montparnasse station. In 1932 the Cinema Society gave Méliès a home in Chateau D'Orly. Long after burning his negatives in despair, Méliès was rediscovered and honored for his work, eventually taking up stage performance. Bankruptcy - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France. ... The Montparnasse Tower, which at 209m was the tallest building in Western Europe when it was built. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... In photography, a negative is a rectangle of material (nowadays usually photographic film) coated with chemicals that, upon photographic exposure, cause the material to record the colors or monochromatic shades of the scene in inverse, negative form. ...

Georges Méliès has been awarded the Légion d'honneur (Legion of honor). French Legion of Honor The Légion dhonneur (Legion of Honor (AmE) or Legion of Honour (ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ...

Méliès died in Paris and was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery. The Cimetière du Père Lachaise is the largest cemetery in Paris, and one of the most famous cemeteries in the world. ...

The name of his assistant for Le Voyage dans la Lune, Jean-Luc Dupont, is a possible source for the name of Jean-Luc Picard, a character from Star Trek. Jean-Luc Picard is a character in the Star Trek fictional universe, the captain of the USS Enterprise-D and the Enterprise-E. He was played by British actor Patrick Stewart in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and resulting films. ... The Enterprise boldly going where no man had gone before. ...

Early filmography

• The Bewitched Inn (1896)
• The Vanishing Lady / Escamotage d'une dame chez Robert-Houdin (1896)
• The Four Troublesome Heads /Un homme de têtes (1898)
• An Up-to-Date Conjuror / Illusioniste fin de siècle (1899)
• Cinderella / Cendrillon (1899)
• The Dreyfus Affair / L'affaire Dreyfus (1899)
• Fat and Lean Wrestling Match / Nouvelles luttes extravagantes (1900)
• One Man Band / L'homme-orchestre (1900)
• The Doctor's Secret (1900)
• The Man With The Rubber Head / L'homme à la tête de caoutchouc (1901)
• Bluebeard / Barbe bleu (1901)
• A Trip to the Moon / Le voyage dans la lune (1902)
• Extraordinary illusions (1903)
• The Enchanted Well (1903)
• The Apparation (1903)
• The Music Lover / Le mélomane (1903)
• The Infernal Boiling Pot / Le chaudron infernal (1903)
• The Infernal Cakewalk / Le cake-walk infernal (1903)
• The Mystical Flame / La flamme merveilleuse (1903)
• Kingdom of the Fairies / Le royaume des fées (1903)
• The Monster / Le monstre (1903)
• The Inn Where No Man Rests /L'Auberge du Bon Repos (1903)
• The Magic Lantern / La lanterne magicue (1903)
• The Ballet Master's Dream / La rêve du maître de ballet (1903)
• The Damnation of Faust / La damnation de Faust (1903)
• The Living Playing Cards / Les cartes vivantes (1904)
• Imperceptible Transmutations / Le thaumaturge chinois (1904)
• The Terrible Turkish Executioner / Le bourreau turc (1904)
• Untameable Whiskers / Le roi du maquillage (1904)
• The Impossible Voyage / Le Voyage à travers l'impossible (1904)
• The Scheming Gambler's Paradise / Te tripot clandestin (1905)
• Hilarious Posters / Les affiches en goguette (1905)
• Palace of the Arabian Knights / Le palais des Mille et une Nuits (1905)
• Paris to Monte Carlo / Le raid Paris-Monte Carlo en deux heures (1905)
• The Merry Frolics of Satan / Les 400 farces du diable (1906)
• The Mysterious Retort / L'alchimste Parafaragamus ou La cornue infernale (1906)
• The Eclipse / L'éclipse du soleil en pleine lune (1907)(image)
• Dream of an Opium Eater / Le rêve d'un fumeur d'opium (1907)
• The Devilish Tenant / Le locataire diabolique (1909)
• The Doctor's Secret / Le secret du médécin (1910)
• Baron Munchausen's Dream / Les hallucinations du Baron de Münchausen (1910)
• Conquest of the Pole / Á la conquète du pole (1910)

Videorecordings

• Films Of George Méliès
• The Great Train Robbery And Other Primary Works
• Marvelous Melies
• Méliès Le Cinémagicien
• Mes Mémoires.
• Pioneers Of The French Cinema Volume One
• Le Grand Méliès (1952) The life of Georges Méliès, is told in this biodrama director Georges Franju. Andre Méliès stars as his famous father.

External links

• Index des Films avec Georges Méliès (http://dvdtoile.com/Liste.php?artiste=Georges+M%e9li%e8s)
• CINEMATHEQUE MELIES (Les Amis de Georges Méliès) (http://www.alphacentauri.be/Friends/Melies/Index.htm)

Georges Méliès should not be confused with his brother G. Méliès, who made The Gypsy's Warning.