Directing
Segundo de Chomón
FR, EN, ES, IT cinema · 117 credits
Born
16 October 1871
Died
2 May 1929 (aged 57)
Birthplace
Teruel, Aragón, Spain
Segundo de Chomón became involved in film through his coloring workshop in Barcelona, Spain. From October 1902 to March 1903, he collaborated with Pathé, adding color to some of their films in Barcelona. He began shooting films for Macaya & Marro in 1905; then, in the summer of 1906, he moved to Paris where he became a trick film specialist for Pathé. The body of work he created over five years was outstanding. De Chomón created fantastical narratives embellished with ingenious effects, gorgeous color, innovative hand-drawn, and puppet animation; tricks of the eye that surprise and delight, and startling turns of surreal imagination. De Chomón carried on as a filmmaker, specializing in trick effects, working for Pathé, Itala and others.
Known for
Filmography
Kitsune
Thanks
El hombre que quiso ser Segundo
as Self (archive footage)
Cinematógrafo 1900
as Self (archive footage)
Napoleon
Special Effects
Maciste in Hell
Director of Photography
Lulù
Director
La Moglie di Claudio
Director of Photography
The War and the Dream of Momi
Director, Animation Director, Director of Photography
The Royal Tigress
Director of Photography
The Fire
Director of Photography
The Warrior
Visual Effects
L'emigrante
1915
The Immigrant
Director of Photography
La paura degli aeromobili nemici
1915
The Fear of Zeppelins
Director of Photography
Cabiria
Director of Photography, Special Effects
Lo scomparso
1913
The Dread of Doom
Director of Photography
Stronger than Sherlock Holmes
Visual Effects, Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Victory or Death!
Director of Photography
Old Toledo
Director
The Fantastic Iris
Director
Andalusian Superstition
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Metamorphoses
Director
Cagliostro's Folding Screen
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Diabolical Physics
Director
Burgos
Director
Barcelona and Its Park
Producer, Director
A Fallen Spirit
Director
Au fond de la terre
1910
Inside the Earth
Writer, Director
A Panicky Picnic
Director, Cinematography
The Gold Spider
Director
A Trip to Jupiter
Director
Le Petit poucet
1909
Tom Thumb
Director, Writer
The Haunted Hotel
Director
Slippery Jim
Director
Le Voleur invisible
Director, Director of Photography
The Music Lesson
Director
An Awful Symphony
Director
The Electric Hotel
as Bertrand, Director, Screenplay
Legend of a Ghost
Director
Scullion's Dream
Director
The Chinese Shadows
Director
Modern Sculptors
Director
The Bee and the Rose
Director
Excursion to the Moon
Director, Writer
Japanese Butterflies
Director
The Frog
Director
The Magic Table
Director
Unusual Cooking
Director
Magic Dice
Director
Paper Cock-a-Doodles
Director
Magie moderne
Director
Sleeping Beauty
Director of Photography
Transformations élastiques
1908
Elastic Transformation
Director of Photography
Haunted Castle
Director
Artistic Ragpickers
Director
La maison ensorcellée
Screenplay, Director
Weird Fantasies
Director
The Red Spectre
Director, Writer
The Golden Beetle
Director
Kiri-Kis
Director
Music, Forward!
Director
The Bewitched House
Director, Screenplay
Easter Eggs
Director, Camera Operator, Visual Effects
The Tulips
Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Editor
The Express Sculptor
Director
The Cigar Box
Director, Director of Photography
The Enchanted Pond
Director
Enchanted Glasses
Director, Director of Photography
The Talisman
Visual Effects, Director of Photography
The Pearl Fisherman
Director of Photography
Chrysanthemums
Director, Writer
Wonderful Flames
Director
Haunted Kitchen
Director, Director of Photography
Aladdin and His Wonder Lamp
Director of Photography
The Charmer
Director
A Hundred Tricks
Writer, Director
A Detective's Tour Around The World
Second Unit Cinematographer
Magic Roses
Director
Loïe Fuller
Director
The Gallants of the Park
Director, Cinematography, Writer
Barcelona Park at Twilight
Director, Director of Photography
Gulliver en el país de los gigantes
1903
Gulliver en el país de los gigantes
Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer
The Fairy of Spring
Colorist
Choque de trenes
Director, Director of Photography
Montserrat
1902
Montserrat
Director, Director of Photography, Producer