Completar frases George MélièsVersión en línea Complete this information about a cinema pioneer por Emilio López López 1 Pioneers : George Méliès Maries Georges Jean Méliès was in Paris in 1861 and from a very early age he showed a particular in the arts which led , as a , to a place at the Ecole des Beaux in Paris where Méliès showed particular interest in stage design and puppetry . In 1884 , Méliès his studies abroad , in London at the request of his parents - they he learn English after which they intended him to at his father's footwear business . While in London , he developed a keen interest in stage conjury after witnessing the work of Maskelyne and Cooke . On his return to he worked at his father's factory and took over as manager when his retired . His position that he able to raise enough money to buy the famous Theatre Robert Houdin it was put up for sale in 1888 . From that point Méliès worked full time as a theatrical showman whose performances revolved around magic and illusionist techniques which he studied while in London as well as working on his own tricks . When the Lumière brothers unveiled their Cinématographe to the public on December 28 1895 Méliès was a member of the . What he witnessed clearly had a profound effect upon him . After the show he approached the Lumière with a view to buying their - they turned him down . Determined to moving pictures , Méliès sought out Robert Paul in London and viewed his camera - projector building his own , soon . He was able to present his first film screening on April 4th 1896 . Méliès began by other peoples films - mainly those made for the Kinetoscope but within he was making and showing his own work , his first being one reel , one shot views lasting about a minute .