<P> Marie - Georges - Jean Méliès , known as Georges Méliès ( / meɪˈljɛs / ; French : ( meljɛs ) ; 8 December 1861 -- 21 January 1938 ) , was a French illusionist and film director who led many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema . Méliès was well - known for the use of special effects , popularizing such techniques as substitution splices , multiple exposures , time - lapse photography , dissolves , and hand - painted colour . He was also one of the first filmmakers to use storyboards . His films include A Trip to the Moon ( 1902 ) and The Impossible Voyage ( 1904 ) , both involving strange , surreal journeys somewhat in the style of Jules Verne , and are considered among the most important early science fiction films , though their approach is closer to fantasy . </P>
<P> Marie - Georges - Jean Méliès , known as Georges Méliès ( / meɪˈljɛs / ; French : ( meljɛs ) ; 8 December 1861 -- 21 January 1938 ) , was a French illusionist and film director who led many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema . Méliès was well - known for the use of special effects , popularizing such techniques as substitution splices , multiple exposures , time - lapse photography , dissolves , and hand - painted colour . He was also one of the first filmmakers to use storyboards . His films include A Trip to the Moon ( 1902 ) and The Impossible Voyage ( 1904 ) , both involving strange , surreal journeys somewhat in the style of Jules Verne , and are considered among the most important early science fiction films , though their approach is closer to fantasy . </P>
george melies directed a trip to the moon in 1902 but his profession was what
george melies directed a trip to the moon in 1902 but his profession was what
illusionist
illusionist