George Méliès & Abel Gance

George Méliès was born in Paris, France in 1861. He was a successful magician who joined the film industry after viewing one of the Lumiere Brothers films.  Méliès was a pioneer to the film industry because before his works most films were silent with the exception to music that would have been added afterward. His most famous film "A Trip to the Moon" was a narrative story and was also considered one of first science fictions films produced. Méliès was able to created interesting films due to his great sense of special effects but soon go became outdated and never advanced with the film industry.

Abel Gance was born in Paris, France in 1889. By the age of 19 Gance had already acted in a stage production. By the age of  20 he had become a film star and scriptwriter. He enjoyed that so much that by age 21 he created his own production company and directed his first film.  His most famous creation was a silent film entitled "Napoleon". This film had outdone any film of this decade with its cinematic advances used to create the battle scenes. These scenes were shot with 3 cameras whose images were later projected on three side by side screens to create an effect that engulfed the viewer.  which created a 3D effect. Which has become a very popular form of film in the past year or two.