Sunday, January 8, 2023

1926 - THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED, early animated feature film

A very early animated film from a German animator named Lotte Reiniger.  The film is animated with a technique using silhouettes and hand painted backgrounds.  The results are still fairly impressive even today.


The film took about three years to make with all of the drawings beaning moved to match the 24 frames per second speed of the camera, this was probably very detailed and laborious work.

 

The film is a visual treat and many of the effects are very impressive.  For fans of animation, The Adventures of Prince Achmed is well worth a look.

 

The film was written by Lotte Reiniger and the running time is 65 minutes.

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