Georges Méliès
- Introduction
- Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès (; French: [meljɛs]; 8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938), was a French illusionist, actor and film director who led many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. Méliès was well known for the use of special effects, popularizing such techniques as substitution splices, multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, dissolves, and hand-painted colour. He was also one of the first filmmakers to use storyboards. His films include A Trip to the Moon (1902) and The Impossible Voyage (1904), both involving strange, surreal journeys somewhat in the style of Jules Verne, and are considered among the most important early science fiction films, though their approach is closer to fantasy.
- Wikidata
- Q152272
- Nationality
- French
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Magician
- Names
- Georges Méliès, Georges Melies
- Ulan
- 500066375
Exhibitions
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Stage Pictures: Drawing for Performance
Mar 11–Sep 7, 2009
MoMA
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Painters for the Theater
Jul 14–Nov 1, 1989
MoMA
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Three Modern Styles
Jul 11–Sep 5, 1950
MoMA
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George Méliès: Magician and Film Pioneer
Dec 27, 1944–Jan 14, 1945
MoMA
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Art in Our Time: 10th Anniversary Exhibition: Georges Méliès, A Film Pioneer
May 10–Sep 30, 1939
MoMA
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Georges Méliès has
6 exhibitionsonline.
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Georges Méliès Le Voyage dans la lune 1902
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Georges Méliès Untitled sketch for A Trip to the Moon 1902
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Georges Méliès Untitled sketch for A Trip to the Moon 1902
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Georges Méliès Untitled sketch for A Trip to the Moon 1902
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Georges Méliès Trip to the Moon 1902
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Georges Méliès Untitled 1934
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Georges Méliès Project for Théâtre de Verdure, Orly 1935
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