Lotte Reiniger

Lotte Reiniger, the German silhouette animator. I have always been fond of Reiniger's work, I think its the detail and depth she creates in her films that are classic and timeless that keeps me interested in her work.

Play with light and shadows.

I got this excellent book out of the library today. Its full of exciting examples of what you can create with shadow puppetry. It shows the effects of the materials, shows the traditional, and it looks at focus and framing.

Real.

Rosemary West. A British serial killer who killed ten women with her husband. Like Hindley, West was the female who made their victims feel safe enough to go off with them.


Aileen Wuornos

Aileen Wuornos (1956 - 2002) was an American prostitute who killed seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. Wuornos later claimed the men were trying to rape her. Again we can see how it could be said that Wuornos was tempting the men and then leading them to their death.

Paper magic.

When i went to Hameln for my first project i went into one of the churches and there was this nativity scene made out of layered paper. I really liked it at the time and i bought this postcard as it didnt photograph very well. This was one of three panels.
I dont know much about but this is what it says on the back, Weihnachtstransparent von Gela Landwehr Hobbing, Marktkirche St. Nicolai Hameln ( thats the church ).


I hope to possibly use this idea to create backgrounds for my work, i can get some really nice detail in and then the puppets can be simpler.

Bill Brandt.

Today i can across the photography of Bill Brandt. The first photo below really caught my eye, the framing in the image is stunning and i hope to create this kind of atmosphere within my moving image piece. It has made me think of different ways i could use framing within the piece. His use of perspective is also really creative and has made me think of the ways in which i could use different effects for my project.
Another element of Brandt's work that i was drawn to was his use of silhouettes within the images. It create depth to the photos. I works really nicely to have something solid and black against a more detailed area.

Two views.

As i have previously mentioned shadow puppets are associated with childhood. So when you see something created using shadows you can't help but feel a bit of nostalgia.
However the content of my moving image piece is going to be very un-childlike. Most fairytales are. So you have this idea of innocent vs experience. Two levels. A child will interpret a story on one level and the adult will view it on another.

Example of shadow art.

Jane Eve and Trisha Brummer created these lovely examples of Turkish style shadow puppets for the Burning bush jewish music group.