Jules Verne (1828–1905) became the first major science-fiction author whose works film-makers adapted for the screen - with Méliès' "Le Voyage dans la Lune" (1902) and "20,000 lieues sous les mers" (1907), which used Verne's scenarios as a framework for fantastic visuals. By the time Verne's work fell out of copyright in 1950, the adaptations were treated as period pieces. Verne's works have been adapted a number of times since then, including "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954), "From the Earth to the Moon" (1958), and two film versions of "Journey to the Center of the Earth" in 1959 and 2008.