Lotte Reiniger | |
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 Reiniger in 1939 | |
| Born | Charlotte Reiniger 2 June 1899 |
| Died | 19 June 1981 (aged 82) |
| Occupation(s) | Silhouette animator, film director |
| Years active | 1918–1979 |
| Notable work | The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) Girl of the Golden West (1942) |
| Spouse | Carl Koch |
Charlotte "Lotte" Reiniger (2 June 1899 – 19 June 1981) was a German film director and the foremost pioneer of silhouette animation. Her best known films are The Adventures of Prince Achmed, from 1926, the oldest surviving feature-length animated film, and Papageno (1935). Reiniger is also noted for having devised, from 1923 to 1926, the first form of a multiplane camera,[1] one of the most important devices in pre digital animation.[2] Reiniger worked on more than 40 films throughout her career.[3]
- ^ "The life of Lotte Reiniger". Drawn to be Wild. BFI. Archived from the original on 2001-03-03. (an extract from Pilling, Jayne, ed. (1992). Women and Animation: a Compendium. BFI. ISBN 0-85170-377-1.)
- ^ "How Disney's Iconic Multiplane Camera Changed Animation | No Film School".
- ^ The Art of Lotte Reiniger, parte 1 on YouTube