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Lotte Reiniger

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“Lotte Reiniger was a German filmmaker and animator, best known as a pioneer of silhouette animation. She created one of the earliest surviving feature-length animated films, The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926), and is celebrated for her influential visual style.”

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The manifesto · 10 principles

Remain devoted to art as a lifelong practice, continuing to create through change, displacement, and difficulty.
Let elegance and clarity guide the image; every frame should serve the story.
Create with persistence and discipline, even when the work is slow, labor-intensive, or underappreciated.
Honor tradition, but do not be bound by it; push an older medium into new territory.
Embrace limited means as a creative strength, turning constraints into a distinctive artistic style.
Innovate by combining disciplines; draw inspiration from theater, literature, music, and design.
Value collaboration and shared creativity, while keeping a clear personal artistic vision.
Trust visual storytelling to speak across language and culture, especially through movement, shape, and rhythm.
Work patiently and precisely, because beauty in animation comes from meticulous hand-made detail.
Let imagination lead the craft; use art to transform simple materials into worlds of wonder.