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among their practitioners. John Howard Martin, of the Cricks and Martin filmmaking duo, produced popular trick films as late as 1913, when he began doing solo work. However, British interest in trick films was generally on the wane by 1912, with even an elaborate production like Méliès's
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has pointed out, the comedy in Méliès's trick film style is "a matter of joy borne of marvelous transformations and physically impossible events," "a comedy of metaphysical release that celebrates the possibility of substituting the laws of physics with the laws of the imagination."
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Trick films should not be confused with short silent films that feature conventional stage magic acts ("films of tricks," in the words of the film historian Matthew Solomon). Instead, trick films create illusions using film techniques.
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Trick films generally convey a sprightly humor, created not so much by jokes or comedic situations as by the energetic whimsy inherent in making impossible events seem to occur. As the philosopher
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in some of his first cinematic experiments, and his works remain the most classic examples of the genre. Other early experimenters included the French showmen
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In the first years of film, especially between 1898 and 1908, the trick film was one of the world's most popular
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Solomon, Matthew (December 2006), "Up-to-Date Magic: Theatrical Conjuring and the Trick Film",
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The spectacular nature of trick films also lived on in other genres, including
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created by varying the camera cranking speed; the editing device called the
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Short silent films designed to feature innovative special effects
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1362: 1360: 1357: 1355: 1352: 1351: 1350: 1347: 1343: 1340: 1338: 1335: 1333: 1330: 1328: 1325: 1321: 1318: 1317: 1316: 1313: 1312: 1311: 1308: 1306: 1303: 1301: 1298: 1293: 1289: 1287: 1284: 1282: 1279: 1278: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1265: 1262: 1258: 1255: 1253: 1250: 1249: 1248: 1245: 1244: 1243: 1240: 1236: 1233: 1231: 1228: 1226: 1223: 1221: 1218: 1216: 1213: 1211: 1208: 1207: 1206: 1203: 1201: 1198: 1196: 1193: 1191: 1188: 1184: 1181: 1179: 1176: 1174: 1171: 1169: 1166: 1164: 1161: 1159: 1158:Psychological 1156: 1154: 1151: 1149: 1146: 1144: 1141: 1139: 1136: 1134: 1133:Korean horror 1131: 1129: 1126: 1124: 1121: 1119: 1116: 1114: 1111: 1109: 1106: 1104: 1103:Found footage 1101: 1099: 1096: 1094: 1091: 1089: 1086: 1084: 1081: 1079: 1076: 1074: 1071: 1069: 1066: 1064: 1061: 1060: 1059: 1056: 1052: 1049: 1047: 1044: 1042: 1039: 1037: 1034: 1032: 1029: 1028: 1027: 1024: 1020: 1017: 1015: 1012: 1010: 1007: 1006: 1005: 1002: 998: 995: 993: 992:Magic realism 990: 988: 985: 983: 980: 978: 975: 973: 970: 968: 965: 964: 963: 960: 956: 955: 950: 949: 948: 945: 943: 940: 936: 933: 932: 931: 928: 926: 923: 921: 918: 914: 911: 909: 908:Sexploitation 906: 904: 901: 899: 896: 895: 894: 891: 885: 882: 881: 880: 877: 875: 872: 870: 867: 865: 862: 860: 859:Calligrafismo 857: 856: 855: 852: 848: 845: 843: 840: 838: 835: 833: 830: 828: 825: 823: 820: 818: 815: 813: 812:City symphony 810: 808: 805: 804: 803: 800: 796: 793: 792: 791: 788: 784: 781: 779: 776: 774: 771: 769: 766: 764: 761: 759: 756: 754: 751: 749: 746: 744: 741: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 722: 719: 718: 717: 714: 712: 709: 707: 704: 703: 702: 699: 697: 694: 692: 689: 687: 684: 680: 677: 676: 675: 672: 668: 665: 663: 660: 658: 655: 654: 653: 650: 649: 647: 643: 639: 636: 629: 624: 622: 617: 615: 610: 609: 606: 602: 595: 591: 587: 583: 579: 575: 571: 567: 562: 558: 553: 552: 540: 535: 529: 525: 520: 513: 511:9780415156479 507: 503: 502: 494: 487: 481: 477: 473: 466: 458: 451: 449: 447: 439: 433: 429: 428: 420: 414: 410: 405: 403: 401: 394:, p. 596 393: 388: 386: 381: 370: 369: 365: 362: 361: 357: 354: 353: 349: 346: 345: 341: 338: 337: 333: 330: 329: 325: 322: 321: 317: 314: 313: 309: 306: 305: 301: 298: 297: 293: 290: 289: 285: 282: 281: 277: 274: 273: 269: 266: 265: 261: 258: 257: 253: 250: 249: 245: 242: 241: 237: 234: 233: 229: 226: 225: 221: 219:(1895, Clark) 218: 217: 213: 212: 205: 202: 197: 188: 186: 182: 178: 174: 173:musical films 170: 169: 164: 163:Buster Keaton 160: 159:silent comedy 156: 151: 149: 148: 142: 138: 133: 131: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 102: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 80: 79:Vincent Isola 76: 72: 62: 60: 56: 53: 49: 45: 42:In the early 37: 36: 2914:Experimental 2909:Ethnofiction 2656:Third Cinema 2559:Persian Film 2302:Auteur films 2273:By movement 2130:Swashbuckler 1989:Ozploitation 1984:Outlaw biker 1864:Martial arts 1859:Magical girl 1709:Exploitation 1704:Ethnographic 1633:Mafia comedy 1509: 1276:Pornographic 1153:Psycho-biddy 1138:Lovecraftian 972:Contemporary 953: 947:Exploitation 942:Experimental 822:Mockumentary 691:Biographical 600: 569: 565: 556: 539:Solomon 2006 534: 524:Carroll 1996 519: 500: 493: 475: 465: 456: 426: 419: 409:Carroll 1996 392:Solomon 2006 366: 358: 350: 342: 334: 326: 318: 310: 302: 294: 286: 278: 270: 262: 254: 246: 238: 230: 222: 214: 201:Noël Carroll 198: 194: 181:horror films 168:Sherlock Jr. 166: 152: 145: 134: 103: 91:Billy Bitzer 83:David Devant 68: 55:silent films 47: 41: 33: 3204:Trick films 3199:Film genres 3140:Video nasty 3135:Underground 3120:Slow cinema 3090:Sceneggiata 2978:Live action 2956:Independent 2936:Film à clef 2904:Docufiction 2872:Compilation 2847:Blockbuster 2815:Traditional 2810:Stop-motion 2746:Chick flick 2604:Slow cinema 2594:Remodernist 2409:Free Cinema 2389:Erra Cinema 2354:Cinema Novo 2232:Revisionist 1741:Gendai-geki 1677:Psychedelic 1665:Apocalyptic 1531:Beach party 1426:Slow cinema 1399:Space opera 1364:Fantastique 1235:Sceneggiata 1225:Musicarello 1098:Fantastique 977:Fantastique 920:Educational 847:Video essay 802:Documentary 118:fast motion 114:slow motion 106:film genres 48:trick films 3193:Categories 3060:Paracinema 3045:Neorealist 3040:Mythopoeia 3025:Mockbuster 2990:Low-budget 2931:Featurette 2764:technique, 2762:By format, 2641:Surrealist 2636:Structural 2514:New German 2504:Neorealist 2499:Mumblecore 2439:Heimatfilm 2399:Film d'art 2364:Cinéma pur 2098:South Seas 2071:Sex report 1337:Paranormal 1300:Propaganda 1200:Mumblecore 987:Historical 869:Historical 758:Remarriage 748:Mo lei tau 526:, p.  485:0300128703 437:0822318393 411:, p.  377:References 256:Cinderella 155:sight gags 128:, such as 3050:No-budget 3015:Meta-film 2983:animation 2941:Film-poem 2877:Composite 2822:Anthology 2785:Animation 2780:Actuality 2766:approach, 2534:New Queer 2454:Indiewood 2404:Film gris 2275:or period 2252:Spaghetti 2175:Submarine 2155:Vigilante 2120:Superhero 1874:Chopsocky 1820:Jidaigeki 1689:Dystopian 1588:Detective 1546:Buddy cop 1536:Body swap 1466:Political 1446:Financial 1409:Tokusatsu 1404:Steampunk 1320:Bromantic 1292:Malayalam 1271:Crossover 1247:Detective 1215:Backstage 1163:Religious 1019:Tech noir 1014:Pulp noir 1004:Film noir 879:Melodrama 817:Docudrama 790:Cyberpunk 783:Slapstick 773:Screwball 733:Gross out 696:Christian 674:Adventure 594:194080442 548:Citations 3168:Category 3055:One-shot 2919:Abstract 2805:Computer 2489:Lettrist 2384:Dogme 95 2312:Bourekas 2282:Absolute 2222:Northern 2217:Meat pie 2170:Euro War 2165:Anti-war 2031:Rumberas 1952:Mountain 1854:Luchador 1810:Homeland 1798:Shotacon 1771:Suburban 1699:Economic 1660:Disaster 1593:Gangster 1568:Colonial 1558:Cannibal 1519:By theme 1476:Romantic 1431:Thriller 1389:New Wave 1384:Military 1342:Thriller 1310:Romantic 1257:Whodunit 1230:Operetta 1210:Arthouse 1178:Splatter 1073:Cannibal 1063:Arthouse 1046:Suburban 1036:Southern 1009:Neo-noir 913:Thriller 807:Animated 795:Japanese 763:Romantic 753:Thriller 679:Survival 657:Arthouse 645:By style 586:25069917 208:Examples 3150:Z movie 2926:Feature 2862:Collage 2832:B movie 2800:Cartoon 2539:No wave 2207:Florida 2202:Fantasy 2182:Western 2125:Surfing 2113:Eurospy 2083:Slavery 1933:Vampire 1913:Monster 1884:Kung fu 1825:Samurai 1793:Lolicon 1761:Romance 1608:Gong'an 1578:Concert 1563:Chicano 1526:Animals 1414:Western 1369:Fantasy 1327:Fantasy 1305:Reality 1242:Mystery 1220:Jukebox 1205:Musical 1183:Satanic 1173:Slasher 1143:Natural 1123:Holiday 1031:Romance 997:Science 962:Fantasy 864:Dramedy 728:Dramedy 65:History 3178:Portal 3115:Silent 3105:Shinpa 3100:Serial 3085:Satire 3070:Poetry 3000:Masala 2729:Shōnen 2712:Seinen 2227:Ostern 2212:Horror 2145:Travel 2103:Sports 2026:Rubble 1999:Prison 1967:Nature 1938:Zombie 1879:Gun fu 1815:Isekai 1788:Hentai 1756:Gothic 1682:Stoner 1648:Yakuza 1603:Gokudō 1551:Female 1481:Techno 1451:Giallo 1441:Erotic 1436:Comedy 1379:Horror 1374:Gothic 1359:Comedy 1332:Gothic 1315:Comedy 1264:Giallo 1118:Giallo 1088:Comedy 1058:Horror 1026:Gothic 967:Comedy 893:Erotic 884:Korean 842:Travel 832:Pseudo 778:Silent 743:Parody 738:Horror 706:Action 701:Comedy 652:Action 638:genres 592:  584:  508:  482:  434:  183:, and 38:, 1903 3130:Sound 3110:Short 2867:Color 2790:Anime 2751:Josei 2741:Women 2734:Shōjo 2702:Anime 2692:Black 2687:Adult 2247:Space 2150:Trial 2093:Snuff 2004:Women 1979:Opera 1928:Mummy 1923:Kaiju 1906:Anime 1901:Mecha 1894:Wuxia 1889:Ninja 1837:LGBTQ 1832:Kaitō 1783:Harem 1766:Space 1746:Ghost 1694:Ecchi 1655:Dance 1628:Mafia 1613:Heist 1583:Crime 1541:Buddy 1510:Trick 1456:Legal 1113:Ghost 1051:Urban 1041:Space 874:Legal 854:Drama 827:Mondo 711:Black 590:S2CID 582:JSTOR 191:Style 75:Émile 52:short 50:were 2887:Cult 2724:Teen 2717:Stag 2708:Men 2187:Acid 2021:Road 2011:Race 1847:Yuri 1842:Yaoi 1672:Drug 1623:Hood 1068:Body 982:High 952:see 930:Epic 903:Pink 837:Semi 721:Sexy 635:Film 506:ISBN 480:ISBN 432:ISBN 139:and 116:and 97:and 85:and 77:and 2827:Art 2795:Art 2160:War 2108:Spy 1354:Art 1093:Eco 768:Sex 686:Art 574:doi 528:156 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Index

The Infernal Cauldron
history of cinema
short
silent films
special effects
Georges Méliès
Émile
Vincent Isola
David Devant
John Nevil Maskelyne
Billy Bitzer
James Stuart Blackton
Edwin S. Porter
film genres
actuality films
slow motion
fast motion
substitution splice
in-camera effects
multiple exposure
Robert W. Paul
Cecil Hepworth
The Conquest of the Pole
sight gags
silent comedy
Buster Keaton
Sherlock Jr.
musical films
science fiction films
horror films

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