Georges Melies - Master of Illusion: Crash Course Film History #4

After the Lumiere brothers and Thomas Edison got the ball rolling with Vaudeville acts and Actualites, the time was coming for movie magic and fiction to make an appearance. The time was coming of filmmakers like Georges Melies and Alice Guy-Blache.

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[NewNew-qnkh]

Been in love with Melies after seeing Hugo, such a wonderful filmmaker

[sandradermark]

Also, glad you acknowledged Alice Guy and her pioneering films!!!

[sandradermark]

I luv Méliès's moon!! That Moon with a space capsule on its eye is an icon of scifi history!!

[californiumblog]

I'm LOVING this series. Thanks Craig and CrashCourse!

[creativeusername]

you guys will probably never read this and it will most likely get buried under a mountain of other commitments but this series was the #1 reason I was able to finish my research paper on film history

[Tyrannosaurus_Wrexx]

Can you get a Thomas Edison figurine, and punch it, instead of the eagle? Edison damned sure deserves it

[eliasheid]

Aside from Hugo itself, I highly recommend viewers get and read a copy of the book it's based on "The Invention of Hugo Cabret".
been a while since i watched Hugo, so can't really remember it, but the storytelling and artwork of The Invention is definitely something everyone should experience at least once.

[vpct]

Next time you go watch the Avengers, or Star Wars, or anything else.

This man. This man started it all.

[Xargosss]

Georges was my great great grandfather, and I have to say your video is awesome, the best in this format I have seen for a long time. Thanks a lot.

[TheBronyCraft]

As if i already got enough reasons to dislike Thomas Edison.. come on man.

[michaellyden]

I'm looking forward to your upcoming lessons on the Silent Film era, particularly on the films Nosferatu, The Lost World, and Metropolis.

[milese]

This is by far my favourite Crash Course opening! Keep up the great work!

[darcymccusker]

Love this CC series! But holy s***, Alice Guy-Blaché is fascinating. Thanks for including her, even after your first editing was done. I wouldn't have known about her otherwise. Now I wonder how fast a biographical film of her will be made, because there is a lot of good narrative to be mined.

[WithintheBeyond]

David Bowie is Nikola Tesla in the prestige and it's unbelievable. I didn't know this before but wow now I couldn't unsee the way I watch prestige. it was him all the way.. salute Ziggy stardust!

[Daffolyn]

Melies didn't just want to buy the device, he offered lumiere to give everting he owned; his entire fortune, his house and even his FAMILY lmao

[carlewen-lewis]

What a beautiful story about Melies. Thank you Crash Course.

[AK]

Just today I watched Hugo and came into this playlist by coincidence, now I'm completely in love with Méliès' work

[unigirl]

THANK YOU FILM HISTORY! These videos were the only reason I was able to do my project in time. Thank you!

[NickBriz]

Alice Guy-Blaché!!! Omg I saw her stuff in class once a literal decade ago && have been trying to find her work since ( by the time I could appreciate what I had seen I had forgotten her name && lost contact w/the professor ) so xcited to rewatch everything I can find of hers again!!! Thank u crash course!!!

[RavenwolfFoxtrack]

I'm waiting for Craig to feature his movie, "Eagle Punch: The Movie"