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Silhouette Film

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Silhouette Film 

an animated cartoon in which the characters are represented by silhouette figures. The figures are cut out of monochromatic, usually black, paper. The motion of the figures is achieved by moving them on a flat white or retouched background and photographing them frame by frame after each movement. The first silhouette films were produced in Germany in the 1920’s. Work on silhouette films is being continued by animation cartoonists in the German Democratic Republic.



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A wall of anonymous sepia photographs and Kara Walker's Uncle Tom Cabin-style silhouette film prove both fascinating and emotionally-charged, while an imaginary civil rights movement offers inky placards proclaiming "we've been to the mountain too and seen the promised land".
There's a healthy and artistic look at animation, with Lotte Reiniger's 1926 silhouette film, Adventures Of Prince Achmed, screened with live dulcimer soundtrack.
A couple of family offerings include The Adventures of Prince Achmed, a silhouette film made over three years in the 1920s and famous as the first full-length animation.
 
 
 
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