Segundo de Chomón: Cinema of Wonder - Magical Trick Films 1902-1912 Preview

Segundo de Chomón: Cinema of Wonder - Magical Trick Films 1902-1912
Order the 2-DVD set from The Miracle Factory, Inc.: www.MiracleFact...
Of great interest to magicians and magic historians! Many of these films feature magicians as their main characters and depict cinema versions of stage effects and illusions. Magic, imagination, color, and fantasy fill these works by Segundo de Chomón (Segundo Victor Aurelio Chomón de Ruiz, 1871-1927), all produced in France by Pathé. He created the artwork, animation, special effects, and color tinting, Most of the following films are credited to director Gaston Velle, though de Chomón in fact likely directed some of them uncredited.