#george melies

[kellkyy]

Charles’ Wain - Georges Melies inspired

#traditonal art #digital art #artist on tumblr #george melies

[silentagecinema]

cinema firsts: a trip to the moon (1902) directed by george méliès

the first science fiction movie & was fourteen minutes long

#science fiction #10s cinema #1910s movies #george melies #a trip to the moon #filmedit #cinema #moviesedit #movie screencaps #screencaps

[facts-i-just-made-up]

Oh ye of infinite wisdom. Can you tell a poor, unenlightened soul what the first horror movie ever made was?

The oldest known horror film, now lost media, is an 1896 short by Eugénie Génin titled "The True House of the Devil."

With the birth of cinema came Georges Méliès, one of its first grand masters. Making dozens if not hundreds of science fiction and fantasy movies with his wife (Génin) he also made the first dark fantasy film, "The Devil's House," in 1896. However, this film is not what he and Génin originally conceived. She had originally written a far scarier movie, but Méliès considered it far too disturbing to make. He instead made his own version, similar to his more carnival exhibition style shorts of the time.

But Génin was happy with her original story, and borrowed his camera each night to film her own version. What she made is a bit of a mystery. Her scripts were burned in the Great Paris Flambé Accident of 1901, and the original film was screened only once and was then immediately destroyed due to the audience's reaction.

Film historian Flynn Asterion explains, "Génin's film, according to the only survivor who saw it, depicted a house with a pit that lead to hell, or perhaps another dimension, where a demonic guide showed the true nature of God and the Devil and the universe in such specificity and accuracy that the audience went insane."

Most of the audience died instantly, became demented and ate their own eyeballs, or ran screaming into the sewer and never returned. The only remaining viewer, Jean-Regarde Quinapas Mangéses Propresyeux, is said to have survived by running naked from the screening, shouting about the end of existence, and filling his socks with horse manure. Arrested soon after for not using the proper Chaussettes d'Excréments for the act, he slowly declined in prison and was never heard from again.

When Méliès learned of the disaster, he shut down all attempts at reproduction or preservation of Génin's film, and the film was lost.

Though this first horror movie was indeed so disturbing that it drove the audience mad, no movies in the 130 years since have matched its terrifying nature. There is good news however, as several viewers of Zack Snyder's upcoming "Rebel Moon" have had similar reactions, with some critics chewing off their own feet to escape the screening, despite their feet not having been restrained. Is a new master of disturbing cinema on the horizon? Only time will tell.

#film #cinema #movies #rebel moon #george melies #unreality

[goryhorroor]

horror movie history: george méliès (1861-1938)

the man, the myth, the legend of horror movies is george méliès, who created the first horror movie "the house of the devil." originally an illusionist, his background helped him tweak and manipulate images on film. he created special effects on screen, such as spirits, dancing skeletons, giant creatures, and sudden appearances and disappearances. a trick that this early director used was what spirit photographers would use in the 1860s, which was the practice of using double exposures or superimpositions to depict ghosts within a frame of film. after dominating the very early film industry, he constructed a glass studio in paris, which is where he invented many cameras modifications and devices to help him bring his visions to screen. he is believed to be responsible for many special effects firsts: split screen, double exposure, overlapping dissolves, fades in and out, and stop motion photography.

#history #horror movie lore #horror history #the house of the devil #george melies #horroredit #horror movie history

[mafaldaknows]

A little George Méliès, a little John Patrick Shanley, a little Kid Cudi ✨🌝✨

Saturday Night Live with Timothée Chalamet and boygenius 11.11.23

#timothée chalamet #saturday night live #adopted #french film #man in the moon #moonstruck #le voyage dans la lune #george melies #john patrick shanley #kid cudi

[quemasesposible]

Le voyage dans la lune (George Méliès, 1902)

Poster by Nazarena Montalbetti

#4 - 8/1/24

#art #digital art #poster #nazarena montalbetti #lockscreens #wallpapers #aesthetics #le voyage dans la lune #viaje a la luna #a trip to the moon #george melies #melies #cinema #cine #films #peliculas #black and white #2024

[bea-lele-carmen]

#george melies

[yoan-le-grall]

#gif #movie #old movies #george melies #joan of arc #miracle #saint #angel

[tarzinnia]

Capturing Dreams

If the studios persist with their endeavors to disregard humans in favor of machines and the pursuit of profit for the few and paucity for the rest, get used to *The Sound Of Silence, for the synergy will be lost and we'll be alone...with our machines.

An earlier post of mine talked about the lovely film, Hugo, directed by Martin Scorsese and its relevance in relation to the ongoing WGA & SAG-AFTRA strikes and continuing in that vein, here's an additional thought or two:

A scene from the film has Isabelle, (pictured above-played by the actress Chloe Grace Moretz) reading to lead Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield) an excerpt from a book, The Invention of Dreams.

"The filmmaker Georges Méliès was one of the first to realize that - films had the power - to capture dreams."

While Georges Méliès was a real person; if I recall correctly, the book title was created by author, Brian Selznick, who wrote the original novel from which the movie screenplay was adapted. Apparently there is now a group for writers that takes its name from that fictitious book included in both the novel and the film.

The word synergy is likely overused as a buzzword these days, but it seems apt here. Selznick's writing, Scorcese's direction, actors acting, filmgoers, the writing group mentioned above, and it expands ever outward. The numbers of people involved in this creative output are tied together in so many ways and so many dreams, some of which are yet to be realized. Film technology has changed since the 1930s setting of the story, without a doubt-- but machines cannot be allowed to replace the dreamers, the storytellers, the actors, the humans who labor to capture these dreams.

*The Sound Of Silence (1964, written by Paul Simon; performed by Simon & Garfunkel; Columbia).

#WGA #WGA strike #Writers' strike #writers guild of america #SAG AFTRA #SAG-AFTRA strike #screen actors guild #SAG AFTRA strike #labor #labor rights #Hugo #Martin Scorsese #brian selznick #the invention of hugo cabret #Asa Butterfield #chloe grace moretz #ben kingsley #george melies #The Sound Of Silence #Paul Simon #art garfunkel #simon and garfunkel #writers strike

[ambystoman]

Spyroll (Redo) (Cometling)

Sorry for the lack of activity, been really caught up with stuff lately. It is the holidays after all. I plan to do the last main character before the year ends.

"Oh jeez, i-is this really necessary? Can I skip this introduction thing? I'm not sure people would care to kno-"

Here is this shooting star guy, Spyroll! He is-

"Aaa! you don't have to say it so loud!"

Ahem, he is shy, reserved but very inquisitive. He gets scared very easily, embarrasses himself often, probably wets the bed but if he gets pushed too far, he can-

"What?! No I don't do that. I am not a coward!"

Spyroll is a Cometling, strange beings made of energy. Despite this, he is cold to the touch. They can use their energy to help with their daily tasks or in Spyroll's case, as a weapon! He shoots blast projectiles of his own energy to attack enemies. This makes him great for ranged combat. Some of his special attacks include him blasting off his entire arm to use as a missile. Don't worry it grows back instantly.

Unfortunately, I never got around to programming any of the other 2 protagonists so I don't have anything to show regarding their combat abilities. He would've focused on projectile attacks and somewhat ranged combat. More so than the others.

Cometlings are notable for having a "core" in the center of their bodies. This artifact serves as their soul and is the source of their powers. In fact, it has the energy that keeps them alive for their entire lifespan, technically making them immortal beings that don't require sustenance. However, once this core runs out of energy, the individual fizzles out in a bang and dies for good. They are not invincible but can live for a long, long time.

Spyroll's core/soul

Cometlings are proficient with electrical mechanisms and anything related to them. This is due to the fabric of energy that encompasses their bodies. A quality that enabled them to communicate through energy charges. An instant language only they can understand. Without needing to convey expressions, their faces were rendered obsolete and time got rid of them eventually.

Cometlings. I should mention that I occasionally draw Spyroll with a face just for fun. Perhaps this is what his face would look like if Cometlings still had one.

Spyroll gets nervous quite easily. Despite this, he is rather optimistic and sees life in the best way possible trying to find hope in the direst of situations. Cometlings have a dust tail that is often treated as a sort of hair. Spyroll keeps his wavy and long.

Random works of him

Backstory

Spyroll lives in a futuristic society. Cometling innovations have progressed so much over time due to their semi-immortality that their cities have become monolithic mazes of houses, factories, and shipyards. This much progress has caused a mass disconnect among people though.

Spyroll is a solitary guy with little to no acquaintances. He enjoys repairing and creating contraptions in his spare time. Sharing his latest works through the Cometling equivalent of the internet. He is quite well known but nobody truly knows him or cares for his true self. This has made him a very isolated and introverted dude.

He only finds comfort in his hobby. One he is incredibly talented at.

With so much time to live but nobody to share it with, what even is his purpose?

If only someone took the time to check on him. Maybe things will change on one eventful day...

Inspiration

As his species' name suggests, Cometlings are anthropomorphic comets. His body is the Gas tail while his "hair" is the Dust tail. His head is the Nucleus.

Just like Cometlings, comets eventually fizzle out after thousands of years. It is a natural part of their existence.

As for his design, he was inspired by George Méliès' The Eclipse, in which his wife is seen playing a "Wandering Star". You can see the references pretty clearly lol. I designed Spyroll years ago and this design really stuck with me. He originally even had a dress too but changed it to shorts cause it would be easier to animate.

Very self-explanatory lol

I'll be honest, I treat him quite poorly for being a main character. I barely have art of him or his backstory that figured out. I do plan to make more for him eventually.

His very first design. Excuse the bad camera.

Huh...

Addendum

Once again, I completely forgot about his current design outfit lol. It was inspired by Mamoru from Mamorukun Curse. I thought he looked cool and I love the music from the game. Haven't played it though but I wanna.

Spyroll if he was anime

#3d modeling #blender #original character #digital art #art #original oc #gamedev #space #soul trail #ambystoman #lowpoly #comet #shooting star #george melies

[silentdivasblog]

A Trip to The Moon (1902) Restored hand tinted images.

#george melies #silence fiction #early silent film #early 1900s #silent era #lumiere brothers

[pandorasboxofhorrors]

#halloween #george melies

[eohwyyn]

Le Voyage Dans La Lune moodboard for @oswlld 🌙✨​

#levoyagedanslaluneedit #georgemeliesedit #le voyage dans la lune #aestheticedit #julesverneedit #george melies #aesthetic #moodboard #userjjessi #euphcme #eternita #nellygwyn #determined-overthinker #lulabo #mitali's edits

[kaleidoscope-ize]

Inspired by that post talking about how we should celebrate the day that Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, I made this shirt for Moon Day!! I printed out a frame from George Méliès’s Le Voyage Dans La Lune (1902) and did my best to make a cardboard stencil out of it. On the back, I did a similar process with a still that I love from the film, except I only lightly spray painted the stencil, then added highlights with a sponge brush :) Happy Moon Day!! 🌕

#moon day #moon #neil armstrong #Apollo 11 #a trip to the moon #le voyage dans la lune #george melies #art #fabric painting #custom shirt #my posts #lunar

[pinkdelilahchloe]

I had a dream last night in which they rebooted Peppa Pig but everyone looked like this.

#edit #peppa pig #george melies #photoshop #cursed #meme

[worldinblackandwhite]

Un homme de tête by George Méliès, 1898

#silent movies #silent cinema #silent era #silent film #silent films #george melies #circa 1898 #Youtube