Born: 8th December 1861
Died: 21st January 1938 (Aged 76)
George was a French film maker/illusionist. He was a very famous developer for the first cinema shows. He used multiple exposures, time lapse photography and hand painted colour in his work. He created classics for some of the first cinema viewings such as 'A trip to the Moon' (1902) and 'The Impossible Voyage' (1904).
Winsor McCay:
Born: 26th September 1869
Died: 26th July 1934 (Aged 64)
Winsor was an American cartoonist and animator. He was best known for the comic strip 'Little Nemo' which began 1905. Then for the animated cartoon 'Gertie the Dinosaur' which ran in 1914. Once Winsor was famous famous people such as Walt Disney contacted him asking for his experience and work.
Lotte Reiniger:
Born: 2nd June 1899
Died: 19th June 1981 (Aged 82)
Lotte was first famous for a single silhouette film in 1926. 'The adventures of Prince Ahmed' this still had no sound and was made from just plain black silhouettes giving the illusion they were moving. This film had very little detail but was fascinating because of the way it was created.
An example of 'Cinderella' by Lotte Reiniger in 1922.
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