  | Out of the shadows : how Lotte Reiniger made the first animated fairytale movie Author: Robinson, Fiona | |
| Price: $23.28 | ||
Summary:
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. 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.
Reviews:
Booklist (03/15/22)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/12/21)
The Hornbook (00/03/22)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 01/01/2022 Born in 1899 in Berlin, Lotte Reiniger loved both traditional tales and an emerging technology known as movies as a girl. In this strikingly designed picture-book biography, Robinson explains how Reiniger not only combined both passions but revolutionized early filmmaking. Lengthier text describes her influences (such as a gift of Chinese puppets and making her own papercut characters) and work with film crews, during which she began experimenting with stop-motion animation. The final section details the production of Reiniger’s The Adventures of Prince Achmed, the first full-length fairy tale movie, featuring her signature silhouette papercuts and filmed with a multiplane camera that she invented. In tribute to the filmmaker’s style and time period, each section is introduced with “intertitle” plaques reminiscent of silent films. In turn, black backgrounds allow the art (created using scissor-cut silhouette, watercolors, and felt pen) in both white and vibrant colors to shine. A concluding author’s note provides more information on Reiniger’s career making animated fairy tale films and her lasting legacy. Blending innovative art and engineering, her story is quintessential STEAM. - Copyright 2022 Booklist.
