The Magic Of Méliès

Well, Media Services got off to a less than productive start this morning as we got sucked down a rabbit hole of George Méliès. You've hopefully seen A Trip to the Moon, but there are so many Méliès gems in our collection and--yay public domain!--online.

I strongly recommend reading the SUPER AWESOME behind-the-scenes article about the creation of this Google Doodle. It charts the original illusions Méliès used and talks about things like his use of color:



Once you've watched the below 360 video to your heart's content, we suggest The Magic Of Méliès which is available streaming through Kanopy. Happy viewing!