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Georges mélièsGeorges méliès1861-19381861-19381861-19381861-19381861-19381861-1938
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Born in parisBorn in parisOn the 8th of december On the 8th of december
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Died in parisDied in parisOn 21st january 1938On 21st january 1938
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Historical context
• Changing from the 19th Century to the 20th Century
• Optimist period in technology. Full of inventions (first flight by Wright brothers, Henry Ford's first cars, Einstein's Theory of Relativity)
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Famous for?• Technical and narrative
developments in the earliest days of cinema
• Special effects
• Stop trick
• Multiple exposure, hand painted colour
• The first "Cinemagician"
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Influences• Robert Houdin (magician).
Magic lessons.
• He performed and was the owner of the Theatre Robert-Houdin
• Lumière brothers. He built his own camera
• Automata
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International success• May 1902. A Trip to the Moon
• Based on Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon
• The Coronation of Edward VII
• Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants (based on Jonathan Swift novel)
• Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
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Later life
• Méliès was bankrupt and unable to continue making films.
• World War I
• He disappeared from public life. He was a toy salesman at the Montparnasse station.
• December 1929 a gala retrospective of his work.
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Books and films
• Hugo. Directed by Martin Scorsese. 2011
• The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Brian Selznick. 2007
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My opinion
• Georges Méliès was a genious who could see the beyond many others.
• He wanted to create dreams, he explored the unconscious and our oniric part.
• He gave us many beautiful images
• He was a story creator and a very talented person.
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My opinion
• Georges Méliès was a genious who could see the beyond many others.
• He wanted to create dreams, he explored the unconscious and our oniric part.
• He gave us many beautiful images
• He was a story creator and a very talented person.