Lotte Reiniger
Fig 0 Lotte Reiniger [unknown]
She was born Berlin, Germany in 1899, she is best known for the shadow puppet film called The Adventures of Prince Achmed the first animated feature film. She made over 40 films throughout her life.
The films are best known for handmade shadow silhouette, with conveyed a lot of movement and detailed gestures. She was the pioneer of the technique, her inspiration came from Chinese silhouette puppetry. Creating her own shadow puppet theatre, showing to her family and friends.
The films are best known for handmade shadow silhouette, with conveyed a lot of movement and detailed gestures. She was the pioneer of the technique, her inspiration came from Chinese silhouette puppetry. Creating her own shadow puppet theatre, showing to her family and friends.
Fig 1, 8 September 2016: Films of Rhythm and Movement: Lotte Reiniger and Oskar Fischinger[unknown]
her big break came when working for Wagener creating the silhouettes for The pied piper of Hamelin and animating the rats. The success of the film alloweed her to gain entry into an experimental mini short film studio.
During the 1930s Rainiger and her husband fled Germany, to run away from the Hitler. They spend greats amount of time moving around till the war had ended. After settling in London her career flourished again.
In 1953 Louis Hagen set a production house called Primrose Production, he was a refugee that had spend many years in the concentration camp. Reiniger made many films there, that kept her career for 10 years.
The last film of hers was in 1972 named The Rose and the Ring, that was written by William Makepeace Thackeray.
Her animation style is elegant and very detailed, which brings it to life. The backgrounds give the illusion of places being bigger than they actually are. Almost like its inviting the audience to visit it, the movements of the characters are very expressive without using words.
During the 1930s Rainiger and her husband fled Germany, to run away from the Hitler. They spend greats amount of time moving around till the war had ended. After settling in London her career flourished again.
In 1953 Louis Hagen set a production house called Primrose Production, he was a refugee that had spend many years in the concentration camp. Reiniger made many films there, that kept her career for 10 years.
The last film of hers was in 1972 named The Rose and the Ring, that was written by William Makepeace Thackeray.
Her animation style is elegant and very detailed, which brings it to life. The backgrounds give the illusion of places being bigger than they actually are. Almost like its inviting the audience to visit it, the movements of the characters are very expressive without using words.
Image Bibliography
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Fig 0 Lotte Reiniger [unknown] [web image]
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Fig 1 ,8 September 2016: Films of Rhythm and Movement: Lotte Reiniger and Oskar Fischinger[unknown] [web image]
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Bibliography
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Don Hertzfeldt
In an American animator,writer, filmmaker he is best known for the world of tomorrow, his work also had appeared in Simpsons. He was born 1976 Alabama county, California. He drew homemade comics at age of 15 and began to learn animation with his VHS camera. While at film school he was drawn to the animation as it was less expensive to produce. He could not afford to buy many 16mm camera films. He newer held a job other creating his animated films, his work got some exposure at a film festival Santa Barbara.
His animations are simplistic in nature, showing stick figures. The stories are normally told in black humour or tragedy comedy. Most of the animation also asks existential and philosophical themes. the animations are originally drawn on paper using little digital aid.
He uses an unique 16mm or 35mm camera to capture the images of the drawings, often using old fashioned special affect of multiple exposures. Giving the animation an old 90s vibe
His style is very simplistic, thought it conveys emotion by using comedy skits. The stories of the animations is what makes a somewhat a simple cartoons characters seem more interesting
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Don Hertzfeldt [unknown]
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Don Hertzfeldt [unknown] [web image]
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Bibliography
Beckett Mufson(2015) 10 Confessions from 'Rejected Cartoons' Animator Don Hertzfeldt
AT:https://creators.vice.com/en_us/article/4xqa8p/10-confessions-from-rejected-cartoons-animator-don-hertzfeldt
don hertzfeldt. (2018). THE MEANING OF LIFE - by DON HERTZFELDT. [Online Video]. 1 March 2013. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMsyOowMaEY. [Accessed: 7 October 2018].
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