![Atop Empire State- in construction; Chrysler Bldg & [Daily] News in middle foreground. (1931)](http://www.retronaut.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Atop-Empire-State-in-construction-Chrysler-Bldg-Daily-News-in-middle-foreground.-1931--199x123.jpg "Balancing on the Empire State, 1920s")
“Georges Méliès (1861 – 1938) was one of the first filmmakers to use multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, and dissolves in his films. Because of his ability to seemingly manipulate and transform reality through cinematography, Méliès is sometimes referred to as the First “Cinemagician.”
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Thank you to Maria Popova and John Pollock
Earliest known Photoshop?
Beautiful and still funny!
Here come the nightmares.
how bads that can no longer see
Any chance that you can track down this clip anad re-post it?
I’d love to see it.
Thanks for the site; it’s a great resource!