A relatively successful illusionist and avid user of the magic lantern technique, Melies pioneered the special effects that create the extended realities present in cinema of today. While the Lumière brothers only wanted to show what their development of film technology could do, Melies wanted to show audiences a new fantasy world. What he had at his disposal was a mind that “mythically attributes creative contingency to a purely machinic vision” (Cubitt 119). Melies brought his fantasy into his films, making his actors appear and disappear through the use of stop motion, as well as through clever camera angle and shot design. Its success continues to grow as audiences not only tire of the Lumiere brothers' illusion being broken, but also because its events would bring a new narrative allowing audiences to travel to different worlds. His incorporation of his theater credits, as well as the spectacle, gave the audience a sense of awe at what they were witnessing (Popple & Kember 72-73). Considered a step forward not only in entertainment but also in culture, its special effects gave audiences what they had been missing since the lack of life that had come into theater and other live performances. Thanks to the dreamlike reality presented, the public was able, for the first time, to live their lives through different individuals. Thus was born the thrill of cinema and the production that dominates the entertainment industry was inspired to perform the greatest magic trick ever.