The famous box trick

"The Famous Box Trick (Illusions Fantasmagoriques) is a 1898 French short black-and-white silent trick film, directed by Georges Méliès. In the words of writer Michael Brooke, the film "hearkens back to stage magic.
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​​The flute inhabits corporeal sounds, including the family of vocal sounds obtained by the complex interactions of the voice with the instrument. These are, paradoxically, made to sound “fake” by a sound-world of completely synthetic sounds realized by electronics means." — Francesca Verunelli

Credits:
Audio recording: Eguzki Irusta Salles
Audio mix and master: Francesca Verunelli, Eguzki Irusta Salles