17 juin 1896 - Magician and Filmmaker George Meiles released his first film.

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Because of his history in magic, he was able to create illusions in his films as special effects. He revolutionised the use of illusion to use as special effects in films. These illusions were the equivalent to CG in an early form. This dramatically accelerated the advancements in technology as people took inspiration from his illusional style of filmmaking. This leads to the extreme evolution in special effects and became a popular aspect in film to this day.
He has influenced filmmakers today e.g. Chris Carter, director of x-files who took inspiration from his style and used these effects for the sci-fi genre.