Who is she?
Lotte Reiniger (2nd June 1899 - 19th June 1981) was one of the first pioneers of silhouette animation. She created over 40 films during her career using her own invention. Her most well known films are 'The Adventures of Prince Achmed' and 'The Magic Flute'.
Her inspiration begun upon attending a lecture by Paul Wegener that focused on the pure possibilities of animation. Upon enrolling the same acting group Wegener belonged to, Reiniger entered an adulthood of pure possibility and innovation.
Success
The first film Reiniger directed was 'Das Ornament des verliebten Herzens' (The Ornament of the Enamoured Heart, 1919) - this was a short piece involvign two lovers and an ornament that reflected the moods of the couple - it was very well recieved.
Over the next years with the help of her husband, she made 6 more short films. Most of these were advertising films and special effects for feature films - most notably a silhouette falcome for a dream sequence in Part One of Fritz Lang's Die Nibelungen. This success allowed her to be the centre of a large group of ambitious German animators.
In 1923, Louis Hagen approached her and has a large quantity of raw film stock. He asked her to create a feature length animation film, and the result was the well-known 'The Adventures of Prince Achmed'; despite not finding a distributor for almost a year, once it has premiered in Paris it become a popular success.
Lotte Reiniger (2nd June 1899 - 19th June 1981) was one of the first pioneers of silhouette animation. She created over 40 films during her career using her own invention. Her most well known films are 'The Adventures of Prince Achmed' and 'The Magic Flute'.
Her inspiration begun upon attending a lecture by Paul Wegener that focused on the pure possibilities of animation. Upon enrolling the same acting group Wegener belonged to, Reiniger entered an adulthood of pure possibility and innovation.
Success
The first film Reiniger directed was 'Das Ornament des verliebten Herzens' (The Ornament of the Enamoured Heart, 1919) - this was a short piece involvign two lovers and an ornament that reflected the moods of the couple - it was very well recieved.
Over the next years with the help of her husband, she made 6 more short films. Most of these were advertising films and special effects for feature films - most notably a silhouette falcome for a dream sequence in Part One of Fritz Lang's Die Nibelungen. This success allowed her to be the centre of a large group of ambitious German animators.
In 1923, Louis Hagen approached her and has a large quantity of raw film stock. He asked her to create a feature length animation film, and the result was the well-known 'The Adventures of Prince Achmed'; despite not finding a distributor for almost a year, once it has premiered in Paris it become a popular success.