2. SO WHO INVENTED IT?
George Méliès was born in Paris 1861. When he was child Méliès
was very interested in the arts. Particularly in puppetry and stage
design.
He would go on to invent the stop trick special effects technique.
He could be considered the pioneer of special effects.
3. SO WHAT IS THE STOP-TRICK?
Stop-trick was accidentally discovered by Georges when his
camera jammed, and he lost a bit of footage in the middle. He
thought nothing of it until he reviewed the footage, when he
discovered that objects jumped around/moved/transformed into
other objects. This is the stop-trick.
5. SO WHAT IS STOP TRICK?
During this time he bought his own theatre and developed new
illusions to marvel the crowd. He used stop-trick to create comedic
and serious shows in which he gradually became more famous. He
then became interested in directing and working behind scenes of his
theatre and began to make films. One of his most famous films he
made was A Trip To The Moon (1902). This features a spaceship
flying into the moons eye.
7. SO HOW FAMOUS WAS HE?
During his later life he vanished from the public eye and became the
owner of a toy shop. When modern day filmmakers started to study his
work he was given lots of praise as being the first “cinemagician”.
He received a legion of honour for his contribution to cinema in
October 1931. This is for the decoration of 20-25 years of public service
and constant praise for work. After receiving this even Disney offered
praise toward him. “discovered the means of placing poetry within the
reach of the man in the street”.
