Oshkosh Public Library

Out of the shadows, how Lotte Reiniger made the first animated fairytale movie, Fiona Robinson

eng

Includes bibliographical references

individual biography

illustrations

no index present

Ages 6-9, Abrams Books for Young Readers

non fiction

Out of the shadows

bibliography

1268545406

Fiona Robinson

how Lotte Reiniger made the first animated fairytale movie

"An innovative picture book biography about an unsung hero of early animation Lotte Reiniger (1899-1981) was a German film director and animator best known for The Adventures of Prince Achmed, which was released in 1926 and is the oldest surviving animated movie. (It came out a full 11 years before Disney's Snow White!) As a little kid, Reiniger loved reading fairytales and fell in love with puppetry. At school, she learned about paperschnitte, or papercuts, which helped her create her signature style of silhouettes. She grew up to make more than 40 films throughout her long career, most of which were fairytales that used her stop-film animation technique of hand-cut silhouettes. Reiniger is now seen as the foremost pioneer of silhouette animation and the inventor of an early form of the multiplane camera. With art inspired by Reiniger's cut-paper style and a text that uses a fairytale motif that mimics her movies, Out of the Shadows is a sweeping tribute to one of most important figures of animation, whose influence still resonates today. "--, Provided by publisher

juvenile

How Lotte Reiniger made the first animated fairytale movie