Georges Melies and a World Behind the Camera

Imagine what it would be like to have Georges Melies, Fritz Lang, Kubrick, Cameron, Lynch, Scott...sitting at same table and discussing science fiction movies. Of course, there would be an army of screenplay writers, composers, costume designers, make-up artists, special effects designers close on hand to help with their ideas and opinions.

I am curious about what George Melies would say, what he would think of today's special effects, designs, stories...Of course, it would be much more interesting to hear how he created his movie, to have a peek behind his camera.

He was among the 33 people who attended the big event back in 1895. The Lumiere brothers introduced their invention Cinématographe and showed the audience something which was unexpected and amazing. They showed the motion pictures, the first movie ever.

Georges Melies, magician and man of great imagination, immediately recognized the significance and possibilities of this invention.

Georges Melies was a renaissance man of his time. He was a man behind and in front of the camera, he wrote the stories, made sets, makeup, costumes, special effects.

George Melies was among the first film makers behind the camera who realized that with movies he could show much more than just scenes from everyday life. He realized he could show whole new fictional stories and worlds using light, imagination and magic.

He created the first science fiction movie "A Trip to the Moon" just 7 years after the Lumiere brothers showed the first movie ever, more than 100 years ago creating a science fiction movie genre as well.

He opened the door for all those directors, screenplay writers, composers, costume designers, make-up artists, special effects designers who nowadays transform thoughts and ideas into something real and alive on screen allowing us to be a part of the new worlds.

For me, it is fascinating to have a look behind the scene and "meet" all those people who work on these projects. I start to appreciate science fiction movie more, watch them from another angle when I learn how they were created, how much work and sweat was necessary or how much good ideas and solutions they had to come up with to solve a particular problem.

When I watch the Georges Melies movies I wish I could jump into a time machine and travel back in time to meet him and be there when he filmed the first science fiction movie. What an exciting moment that would be, for sure - where is a time machine when you need one?!

After more than 100 years his movies still capture our hearts and make me wonder how different the movie history would have been like if he had remained just a shoemaker?

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