Description
For three years during the 1920s, in an attic in Potsdam, a young woman crafted what is today the oldest surviving animated feature film. Equipped with scissors, cardboard, sheets of lead, glass panes and a camera, animation pioneer Lotte Reiniger filmed Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (The Adventures of Prince Achmed) using a technique of frame-by-frame silhouette animation she developed, inspired by Chinese shadow puppetry.
As the result of a number of factors--her gender, her German ethnicity, World War II and a lack of funding--Reiniger became a footnote in animation history. Yet her 60-plus films plainly show her skill and dedication to her craft. This detailed account of her life and work describes her significant contributions to animation, puppetry, Weimar cinema and modern filmmaking.
Author: Whitney Grace
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 08/25/2017
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781476662060
ISBN10: 1476662061
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Animation (see also Film | Genres | Animated)
- Performing Arts | Film | General
- Social Science | Women's Studies
About the Author
Whitney Grace is a professional writer, researcher and animation historian.