Lette Reiniger
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Animator Profile
Lotte Reiniger
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Lotte Reiniger (1899-1981)
Among the great figures in animated film, Lotte Reiniger stands alone. No one else has taken a
specific animation technique and made it so utterly her own. (Kemp, 2010)
This single statement says it all about Lotte. Lotte and her work have cast a very long shadow to
which is still visible today. Her work is unmatched by any in her field. One could also argue that
she is the Grandmother of the silhouette. Lotte would continue to work all the way to her finalfew years. She never lost her touch, even in her 80s.
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With over 40 films and shorts to speak of, there have been many that
have been successful and many that always pop up when ever her
name is mentioned. So of which include ,Aladdin And The Magic Lamp
(1954) and The Adventures Of Prince Achmed, (1926).
Aladdins imigery is very skilfully put
together and runs very smoothly. The
very little narrative it has tells the
story well, in the way in which it
brings all the parts of what is going on
together to form a very solid
performance.
Price Achmed, likes Aladdin is put
together very nicely. However the details
in which it has are almost breathe taking.
One can tell at first glance that the one
whom made t must very skilled and
dedicated to her work.
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Even today, when one views a bit of her work, they are always pleasantlysurprised.
Modern audiences seem to have an aversion to viewing silhouette animation,
until they've seen the films of Lotte Reiniger. Even her later films, produced for
television in the 1950s and noticably less sophisticated than her early work,
possess a pure cinematic magic that is present in the work of very few animators.In all likelihood, there will never be a silhouette animator who will match
Reiniger's skill, vision, and patience, and her films may well remain a unique
testament to the potential achievements of the artform. ( Larson, 1999)
The Shadow she has cast will go on for quite a while longer with the achievements
she accomplished and how far she pushed her art form and indeed making it herown. She will always be highly rated among the top animators of the past and the
present.
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Bibliography
Philip Kemp, BFI: Screenonline,2010 [online] At:
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/528134/ (accessed 3-4-12)
E.H. Larson, Some Notable Personalities Of The Silent Era, (1999) [online] At:
http://www.nwlink.com/~erick/silentera/Silent.html (accessed 3-4-12)
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/528134/http://www.nwlink.com/~erick/silentera/Silent.htmlhttp://www.nwlink.com/~erick/silentera/Silent.htmlhttp://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/528134/ -
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Illustrations
Figure one. Lotte Reiniger [online image] At: http://pigeon-gillian.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/lotte-
reinigerpaper-silhouette-animator.html (accessed 3-4-12)
Figure two. Aladdin And The Magic Lamp (1954) [online image] At:
http://www.animationresources.org/pics/achmed33-big.jpg (accessed 3-4-12)
Figure three. The Adventures Of Prince Achmed (1926) [online image] At:
http://www.tvbomb.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Prince-Achmed-3.jpg (accessed
3-4-12)
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