Segundo De Chomon


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Birth Place
Teruel, Spain
Born
October 18, 1871
Died
May 02, 2029

Biography

Segundo de Chomon began making newsreels and fantasy films in 1902, early on experimenting with single-frame animation, optical effects and traveling shots. In 1912, he moved to Italy, where his inventive camerawork contributed to the influential and internationally successful "Cabiria" (1914). Later Chomon became a special effects expert in both France and Italy, working on such films a...

Biography

Segundo de Chomon began making newsreels and fantasy films in 1902, early on experimenting with single-frame animation, optical effects and traveling shots. In 1912, he moved to Italy, where his inventive camerawork contributed to the influential and internationally successful "Cabiria" (1914). Later Chomon became a special effects expert in both France and Italy, working on such films as Abel Gance's "Napoleon" (1927).

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