This photo shows a scene from the silhouette film "Dr. Dolittle and His Animals" - subtitle: "The Bridge of Apes" by Charlotte Reiniger. The silhouette film, also known as silhouette animation, is a technique of animated film in which silhouettes are put together on a lighted glass plate in front of a white or black background to form a film. The result is the silhouette film, inspired by shadow theater and the pictorial techniques of silhouette cutting.
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Contributor:
Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
TA2353File size:
52.8 MB (898 KB Compressed download)Releases:
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4961 x 3723 px | 42 x 31.5 cm | 16.5 x 12.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1 January 1928Location:
GermanyPhotographer:
Süddeutsche Zeitung PhotoMore information:
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Picture from the silhouette film "Dr. Dolittle and His Animals", 1928. "This photo shows a scene from the silhouette film ""Dr. Dolittle and His Animals"" - subtitle: ""The Bridge of Apes"" by Charlotte Reiniger. The silhouette film, also known as silhouette animation, is a technique of animated film in which silhouettes are put together on a lighted glass plate in front of a white or black background to form a film. The result is the silhouette film, inspired by shadow theater and the pictorial techniques of silhouette cutting.". Date created: 01/01/1928-31/12/1928