![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In this short, Melies clones himself six times to fill six seats of an orchestra, then makes the seats disappear, then reappear, then makes himself disappear in a cloud of smoke. Aside from this value, the shorts still retain their immense fun for audiences an entire century after their creation. This is true magic, and watching Melies discover these things is a special thing i'm glad i've had the opportunity to see. ![]() By filming a scene, then removing or moving one element and filming it again and editing the two shots together you can make things disappear or jump from one side of the room to the other. Its really quite wonderful watching these little shorts: imagine you had the opportunity to realise for the first time the things that were possible with filmed images. Georges Melies was the founder of special effects in movies.
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