The Project
This project imagines the possible life on set during the creation of the movies of 1900 French cinematographer Georges Méliès. Méliès is one of the fathers of cinema and special effects. His masterpiece is ‘Voyage Dans la Lune’, in which a bullet-rocket is sent to the Moon carrying scientists and explorers.
Former illusionist and engineer, Méliès used innovative camera effects and rich costumes and sceneries to represent the adventure novels of those years, as well as original stories full of magic and dream-like imagination.
Early Exploration:
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès
Creator, Director, Genius
Early Exploration:
Jeanne D'Alcy
Jeanne D'Alcy
Main actress, Georges's wife
Secondary Characters Exploration: Mirane, Hubbard & Rouillé
Handygirl, actor, general helper
GEORGES's EXPRESSIONS
George's Expressions
GEORGES's GESTURES
George's Gestures
GEORGES's EXPRESSIONS
George's Turnaround
GEORGES's COSTUMES
George's Costumes
CHARACTERS' LINEUP
Lineup
JEANNE's GESTURES
Jeanne's Exploration
JEANNE's HEAD TURNAROUND
Jeanne's Head Turnaround
JEANNE's TURNAROUND
Jeanne's Turnaround
JEANNE's COSTUMES
Jeanne's Costumes
MIRANE & ROUILLé
Mirane's Explorations
Rouillé's poses
CHARACTERS' INTERACTIONS
Character Interactions
The Stage
The stage is where all the magic happens, and each character has a different relationship to it. During the day props get scattered around - cameras, stage lights, costumes, background paintings - and the set gets 'dressed up' to film. Two rails allow for wooden panels to slide and create a variety of layered backgrounds.
At night, the stage has a special role for Mirane's character. As a tribute to Windsor McCay's Little Nemo, the story features a dream scene where Mirane's bed walks around a never-ending extension of the stage. Mirane's character is crucial to the story, as her imagination will provide fresh ideas to Georges when his creative spirit gets stuck.
MIRANE's DREAM
DIFFERENT STAGE SET-UPS
THE STAGE DURING THE DAY
AT SUNSET
AT NIGHT
