GEORGE MÉLIÈS

George Méliès was a famous illusionist and magician that worked in Paris. When he discovered the cinematograph, he thought that it had many possibilities as a show.

Méliès used the cinematograph to make magic tricks:

Méliès also filmed fantastic stories, with sets, actors and actresses, scripts, make-up and wardrobe. He imagined fantastic plots, like a trip to the moon:

Finally, he configured a new show conception with the cinematograph. Films had to be watched in a movie theatre with live music. A pianist or an orchestra played accompaniment music with images. For all these reasons, George Méliès is one of the greatest filmmakers in history.
In the "invention of Hugo", we can see the life and works of Méliès.