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The movies become increasingly popular—and special effects more elaborate—as sophisticated moviegoers demand bigger and better. 1916 Frank Williams invents a travelling matte system to allow moving characters photographed against a monochromatic background to be separated as an element and combined with a different background. The technique is later refined as blue-screen photography.
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Hanging miniatures for "Scaramouche"
Finished shot in "Scaramouche"