RESEARCH TASK

Discover as much as you can about Lotte Reiniger in 10 minutes. Write your
findings in the text box below…

 She Was a Hugely Prolific Filmmaker; Directing 55 Movies

Between 1919 & 1980
 She wanted to be an actress
 She was born on the 2nd June 1899 in Berlin-
Charlottenburg, Germany
 She died on the 19th June 1981 in Dettenhausen, West
Germany
 The most famous work was ‘The Adventures of Prince
Achmed’

Whilst watching the video jot down the process Lotte Reiniger goes through to
make her animations.

She makes a plan of the animation, then draws it out on paper.

She then designs the characters and gives them necessary
clothing. After designing the characters and their clothing she
make tiny holes in the paper so she can put a metal hinge.

Define Aesthetic

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

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Watch the example Lotte Reiniger film and make notes on its aesthetic attributes
Why is this form of animation effective? What's not so effective?

What works?

 The variation of depth in the background

 The transition between scenes
 The character movement is clear however

What doesn’t work?

 Character movement is jumpy

 It’s difficult to understand without explanation
 No narrative
 No sound

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 New developments in Media and Art are often not themselves brand new but
instead learn and build upon work of the past.

As Lotte Reiniger was one of the first feature length animators do you think we
can see any influence of her work in animation today.

Use the internet to help you find out some information or examples. Add images
too.

Harry potter

Tim burton

Disney

Pixar

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