 Next, he began directing short films of 4–5 minutes from his own screenplays, such as "Le Bon Juge" and "Fan-Fan le petit grenadier".From Berlin, he went back to Paris and found employment at the Gaumont Film Company under the artistic direction of Louis Feuillade.He started out there as an actor in a good number of films shot in the Gaumont studios at 53, rue de la Villette.