Cinema’s first genius, Georges Melies, was a professional magician who quickly realised that the camera offered the best illusion machine in the world. Renowned for his trick films, he was actually the first to tell complete stories on film and the first to use the camera effects considered standard today
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015830
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cinematography - Special effects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cinematography, Trick
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture producers and directors - France
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - History
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Optical illusion
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Surrealism in motion pictures
Crafts & Visual Arts → Optical illusion
Crafts & Visual Arts → Surrealism in motion pictures
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)