{"product_id":"lotte-reiniger-pioneer-of-film-animation-9781476662060","title":"Lotte Reiniger: Pioneer of Film Animation","description":"\u003cp\u003e For three years during the 1920s, in an attic in Potsdam, a young woman crafted what is today the oldest surviving animated feature film. Equipped with scissors, cardboard, sheets of lead, glass panes and a camera, animation pioneer Lotte Reiniger filmed \u003ci\u003eDie Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (The Adventures of Prince Achmed)\u003c\/i\u003e using a technique of frame-by-frame silhouette animation she developed, inspired by Chinese shadow puppetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As the result of a number of factors--her gender, her German ethnicity, World War II and a lack of funding--Reiniger became a footnote in animation history. Yet her 60-plus films plainly show her skill and dedication to her craft. This detailed account of her life and work describes her significant contributions to animation, puppetry, Weimar cinema and modern filmmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhitney Grace\u003c\/b\u003e is a professional writer, researcher and animation historian.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50415667773714,"sku":"9781476662060","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fea7ecfa-572e-4ac0-9340-bf3526d87530.jpg?v=1729408831","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lotte-reiniger-pioneer-of-film-animation-9781476662060","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}