Pixellica: Creativity Blooms » silhouette http://www.pixellica.com Inspiration & instruction for art and design Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:47:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Fantastic Examples of Shadow Puppetry http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/fantastic-examples-of-shadow-puppetry http://www.pixellica.com/inspiration/fantastic-examples-of-shadow-puppetry#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:57:00 +0000 Derek http://www.pixellica.com/?p=78 Shadow puppets, or silhouette animation, originated in China during the Han Dyansty (c. AD206) and has since spread all over the globe. Shadow puppet troupes exist in over 20 countries and delight thousands of people each year. It’s amazing what can be accomplished with very primitive technology and a lot of creativity.

Princes et Princesses (2000)

John Paul Sawan

Saccharine (2009)

Lotte Reiniger

The Little Chimney Sweep (1954)

Jack & the Beanstalk (1955)

Hansel & Gretel (1955)

Miscellaneous

Shadow Puppets in Hollywood

You may remember a few years back when this short appeared at the BAFTA awards – “The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello.” Shadow Puppets made another key appearance in the closing sequence for the credits of “A Series of Unfortunate Events.”

The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Know of One We Missed?

If there’s a shadow puppet or silhouette animation video out there you think should be included, please go ahead and leave a comment!

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