Pioneers
:
George
Méliès
Maries
Georges
Jean
Méliès
was
____________________
in
Paris
in
1861
and
from
a
very
early
age
he
showed
a
particular
____________________
in
the
arts
which
led
,
as
a
____________________
,
to
a
place
at
the
Ecole
des
Beaux
____________________
in
Paris
where
Méliès
showed
particular
interest
in
stage
design
and
puppetry
.
In
1884
,
Méliès
____________________
his
studies
abroad
,
in
London
at
the
request
of
his
parents
-
they
____________________
he
learn
English
after
which
they
intended
him
to
____________________
at
his
father's
footwear
business
.
While
in
London
,
he
developed
a
keen
interest
in
stage
conjury
after
witnessing
the
work
of
Maskelyne
and
Cooke
.
On
his
return
to
____________________
he
worked
at
his
father's
factory
and
took
over
as
manager
when
his
____________________
retired
.
His
position
____________________
that
he
____________________
able
to
raise
enough
money
to
buy
the
famous
Theatre
Robert
Houdin
____________________
it
was
put
up
for
sale
in
1888
.
From
that
point
____________________
Méliès
worked
full
time
as
a
theatrical
showman
whose
performances
revolved
around
magic
and
illusionist
techniques
which
he
studied
while
in
London
as
well
as
working
on
his
own
tricks
.
When
the
Lumière
brothers
unveiled
their
Cinématographe
to
the
public
on
December
28
1895
Méliès
was
a
member
of
the
____________________
.
What
he
witnessed
clearly
had
a
profound
effect
upon
him
.
After
the
show
he
approached
the
Lumière
____________________
with
a
view
to
buying
their
____________________
-
they
turned
him
down
.
Determined
to
____________________
moving
pictures
,
Méliès
sought
out
Robert
Paul
in
London
and
viewed
his
camera
-
projector
building
his
own
,
soon
____________________
.
He
was
able
to
present
his
first
film
screening
on
April
4th
1896
.
Méliès
began
by
____________________
other
peoples
films
-
mainly
those
made
for
the
Kinetoscope
but
within
____________________
he
was
making
and
showing
his
own
work
,
his
first
____________________
being
one
reel
,
one
shot
views
lasting
about
a
minute
.
