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Trick film

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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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1378: 1376: 1373: 1371: 1368: 1366: 1363: 1362: 1361: 1358: 1354: 1351: 1349: 1346: 1344: 1341: 1339: 1336: 1332: 1329: 1328: 1327: 1324: 1323: 1322: 1319: 1317: 1314: 1312: 1309: 1304: 1300: 1298: 1295: 1293: 1290: 1289: 1288: 1285: 1283: 1280: 1276: 1273: 1269: 1266: 1264: 1261: 1260: 1259: 1256: 1255: 1254: 1251: 1247: 1244: 1242: 1239: 1237: 1234: 1232: 1229: 1227: 1224: 1222: 1219: 1218: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1207: 1204: 1202: 1199: 1195: 1192: 1190: 1187: 1185: 1182: 1180: 1177: 1175: 1172: 1170: 1169:Psychological 1167: 1165: 1162: 1160: 1157: 1155: 1152: 1150: 1147: 1145: 1144:Korean horror 1142: 1140: 1137: 1135: 1132: 1130: 1127: 1125: 1122: 1120: 1117: 1115: 1114:Found footage 1112: 1110: 1107: 1105: 1102: 1100: 1097: 1095: 1092: 1090: 1087: 1085: 1082: 1080: 1077: 1075: 1072: 1071: 1070: 1067: 1063: 1060: 1058: 1055: 1053: 1050: 1048: 1045: 1043: 1040: 1039: 1038: 1035: 1031: 1028: 1026: 1023: 1021: 1018: 1017: 1016: 1013: 1009: 1006: 1004: 1003:Magic realism 1001: 999: 996: 994: 991: 989: 986: 984: 981: 979: 976: 975: 974: 971: 967: 966: 961: 960: 959: 956: 954: 951: 947: 944: 943: 942: 939: 937: 934: 932: 929: 925: 922: 920: 919:Sexploitation 917: 915: 912: 910: 907: 906: 905: 902: 896: 893: 892: 891: 888: 886: 883: 881: 878: 876: 873: 871: 870:Calligrafismo 868: 867: 866: 863: 859: 856: 854: 851: 849: 846: 844: 841: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 826: 824: 823:City symphony 821: 819: 816: 815: 814: 811: 807: 804: 803: 802: 799: 795: 792: 790: 787: 785: 782: 780: 777: 775: 772: 770: 767: 765: 762: 760: 757: 755: 752: 750: 747: 745: 742: 740: 737: 733: 730: 729: 728: 725: 723: 720: 718: 715: 714: 713: 710: 708: 705: 703: 700: 698: 695: 691: 688: 687: 686: 683: 679: 676: 674: 671: 669: 666: 665: 664: 661: 660: 658: 654: 650: 647: 640: 635: 633: 628: 626: 621: 620: 617: 613: 606: 602: 598: 594: 590: 586: 582: 578: 573: 569: 564: 563: 558: 551: 546: 543: 540: 536: 531: 528: 524: 522:9780415156479 518: 514: 513: 505: 502: 498: 492: 488: 484: 477: 474: 469: 462: 460: 458: 454: 450: 444: 440: 439: 431: 428: 425: 421: 416: 414: 412: 408: 405:, p. 596 404: 399: 397: 393: 387: 381: 380: 376: 373: 372: 368: 365: 364: 360: 357: 356: 352: 349: 348: 344: 341: 340: 336: 333: 332: 328: 325: 324: 320: 317: 316: 312: 309: 308: 304: 301: 300: 296: 293: 292: 288: 285: 284: 280: 277: 276: 272: 269: 268: 264: 261: 260: 256: 253: 252: 248: 245: 244: 240: 237: 236: 232: 230:(1895, Clark) 229: 228: 224: 223: 218: 216: 213: 208: 201: 199: 197: 193: 189: 185: 184:musical films 181: 180: 175: 174:Buster Keaton 171: 170:silent comedy 167: 162: 160: 159: 153: 149: 144: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 113: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 90:Vincent Isola 87: 83: 75: 73: 71: 67: 64: 60: 56: 53:In the early 48: 47: 19: 2925:Experimental 2920:Ethnofiction 2667:Third Cinema 2570:Persian Film 2313:Auteur films 2284:By movement 2141:Swashbuckler 2000:Ozploitation 1995:Outlaw biker 1875:Martial arts 1870:Magical girl 1720:Exploitation 1715:Ethnographic 1644:Mafia comedy 1520: 1287:Pornographic 1164:Psycho-biddy 1149:Lovecraftian 983:Contemporary 964: 958:Exploitation 953:Experimental 833:Mockumentary 702:Biographical 611: 580: 576: 567: 550:Solomon 2006 545: 535:Carroll 1996 530: 511: 504: 486: 476: 467: 437: 430: 420:Carroll 1996 403:Solomon 2006 377: 369: 361: 353: 345: 337: 329: 321: 313: 305: 297: 289: 281: 273: 265: 257: 249: 241: 233: 225: 212:Noël Carroll 209: 205: 192:horror films 179:Sherlock Jr. 177: 163: 156: 145: 114: 102:Billy Bitzer 94:David Devant 79: 66:silent films 58: 52: 44: 3215:Trick films 3210:Film genres 3151:Video nasty 3146:Underground 3131:Slow cinema 3101:Sceneggiata 2989:Live action 2967:Independent 2947:Film à clef 2915:Docufiction 2883:Compilation 2858:Blockbuster 2826:Traditional 2821:Stop-motion 2757:Chick flick 2615:Slow cinema 2605:Remodernist 2420:Free Cinema 2400:Erra Cinema 2365:Cinema Novo 2243:Revisionist 1752:Gendai-geki 1688:Psychedelic 1676:Apocalyptic 1542:Beach party 1437:Slow cinema 1410:Space opera 1375:Fantastique 1246:Sceneggiata 1236:Musicarello 1109:Fantastique 988:Fantastique 931:Educational 858:Video essay 813:Documentary 129:fast motion 125:slow motion 117:film genres 59:trick films 18:Trick films 3204:Categories 3071:Paracinema 3056:Neorealist 3051:Mythopoeia 3036:Mockbuster 3001:Low-budget 2942:Featurette 2775:technique, 2773:By format, 2652:Surrealist 2647:Structural 2525:New German 2515:Neorealist 2510:Mumblecore 2450:Heimatfilm 2410:Film d'art 2375:Cinéma pur 2109:South Seas 2082:Sex report 1348:Paranormal 1311:Propaganda 1211:Mumblecore 998:Historical 880:Historical 769:Remarriage 759:Mo lei tau 537:, p.  496:0300128703 448:0822318393 422:, p.  388:References 267:Cinderella 166:sight gags 139:, such as 3061:No-budget 3026:Meta-film 2994:animation 2952:Film-poem 2888:Composite 2833:Anthology 2796:Animation 2791:Actuality 2777:approach, 2545:New Queer 2465:Indiewood 2415:Film gris 2286:or period 2263:Spaghetti 2186:Submarine 2166:Vigilante 2131:Superhero 1885:Chopsocky 1831:Jidaigeki 1700:Dystopian 1599:Detective 1557:Buddy cop 1547:Body swap 1477:Political 1457:Financial 1420:Tokusatsu 1415:Steampunk 1331:Bromantic 1303:Malayalam 1282:Crossover 1258:Detective 1226:Backstage 1174:Religious 1030:Tech noir 1025:Pulp noir 1015:Film noir 890:Melodrama 828:Docudrama 801:Cyberpunk 794:Slapstick 784:Screwball 744:Gross out 707:Christian 685:Adventure 605:194080442 559:Citations 3179:Category 3066:One-shot 2930:Abstract 2816:Computer 2500:Lettrist 2395:Dogme 95 2323:Bourekas 2293:Absolute 2233:Northern 2228:Meat pie 2181:Euro War 2176:Anti-war 2042:Rumberas 1963:Mountain 1865:Luchador 1821:Homeland 1809:Shotacon 1782:Suburban 1710:Economic 1671:Disaster 1604:Gangster 1579:Colonial 1569:Cannibal 1530:By theme 1487:Romantic 1442:Thriller 1400:New Wave 1395:Military 1353:Thriller 1321:Romantic 1268:Whodunit 1241:Operetta 1221:Arthouse 1189:Splatter 1084:Cannibal 1074:Arthouse 1057:Suburban 1047:Southern 1020:Neo-noir 924:Thriller 818:Animated 806:Japanese 774:Romantic 764:Thriller 690:Survival 668:Arthouse 656:By style 597:25069917 219:Examples 3161:Z movie 2937:Feature 2873:Collage 2843:B movie 2811:Cartoon 2550:No wave 2218:Florida 2213:Fantasy 2193:Western 2136:Surfing 2124:Eurospy 2094:Slavery 1944:Vampire 1924:Monster 1895:Kung fu 1836:Samurai 1804:Lolicon 1772:Romance 1619:Gong'an 1589:Concert 1574:Chicano 1537:Animals 1425:Western 1380:Fantasy 1338:Fantasy 1316:Reality 1253:Mystery 1231:Jukebox 1216:Musical 1194:Satanic 1184:Slasher 1154:Natural 1134:Holiday 1042:Romance 1008:Science 973:Fantasy 875:Dramedy 739:Dramedy 76:History 3189:Portal 3126:Silent 3116:Shinpa 3111:Serial 3096:Satire 3081:Poetry 3011:Masala 2740:Shōnen 2723:Seinen 2238:Ostern 2223:Horror 2156:Travel 2114:Sports 2037:Rubble 2010:Prison 1978:Nature 1949:Zombie 1890:Gun fu 1826:Isekai 1799:Hentai 1767:Gothic 1693:Stoner 1659:Yakuza 1614:Gokudō 1562:Female 1492:Techno 1462:Giallo 1452:Erotic 1447:Comedy 1390:Horror 1385:Gothic 1370:Comedy 1343:Gothic 1326:Comedy 1275:Giallo 1129:Giallo 1099:Comedy 1069:Horror 1037:Gothic 978:Comedy 904:Erotic 895:Korean 853:Travel 843:Pseudo 789:Silent 754:Parody 749:Horror 717:Action 712:Comedy 663:Action 649:genres 603:  595:  519:  493:  445:  194:, and 49:, 1903 3141:Sound 3121:Short 2878:Color 2801:Anime 2762:Josei 2752:Women 2745:Shōjo 2713:Anime 2703:Black 2698:Adult 2258:Space 2161:Trial 2104:Snuff 2015:Women 1990:Opera 1939:Mummy 1934:Kaiju 1917:Anime 1912:Mecha 1905:Wuxia 1900:Ninja 1848:LGBTQ 1843:Kaitō 1794:Harem 1777:Space 1757:Ghost 1705:Ecchi 1666:Dance 1639:Mafia 1624:Heist 1594:Crime 1552:Buddy 1521:Trick 1467:Legal 1124:Ghost 1062:Urban 1052:Space 885:Legal 865:Drama 838:Mondo 722:Black 601:S2CID 593:JSTOR 202:Style 86:Émile 63:short 61:were 2898:Cult 2735:Teen 2728:Stag 2719:Men 2198:Acid 2032:Road 2022:Race 1858:Yuri 1853:Yaoi 1683:Drug 1634:Hood 1079:Body 993:High 963:see 941:Epic 914:Pink 848:Semi 732:Sexy 646:Film 517:ISBN 491:ISBN 443:ISBN 150:and 127:and 108:and 96:and 88:and 2838:Art 2806:Art 2171:War 2119:Spy 1365:Art 1104:Eco 779:Sex 697:Art 585:doi 539:156 424:146 176:'s 168:of 3206:: 2786:3D 599:, 591:, 581:58 579:, 456:^ 410:^ 395:^ 198:. 190:, 186:, 143:. 112:. 104:, 72:. 57:, 1305:) 1301:( 638:e 631:t 624:v 587:: 20:)

Index

Trick films
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

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