The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Outline
- What is the story
- What is the history behind it what inspired the film to be created
- What year did the story come out
- How long did it take to produce the final version
- How many people worked on the project
- Materials used
- Who are the characters of the film
- What does it look like put all together
- What is the tone of the story
10. What is the story (including main characters/plot points)
- What is the tone of the story
- What does the film look/sound like?
- Length
Contextualize
- Influences (based “1001 nights”, visual: shadow puppetry, German scherenchnitte, Reiniger’s training and background with bauhaus)
- First full-feature animated film
- What year did the film come out
- How long did it take to produce the final version
- How many people worked on the project
- Materials/technique used
- Use of sound/sound accompaniment
- Critical and popular reception
Analyze
- What do you find beautiful/interesting/problematic about the film?
- How is it visually distinct/similar to what came before it?
- What is the filmmaker trying to express/convey? How does it hold up today – does the visual style/animation feel old-fashioned or modern?
- Influence on other filmmakers (i.e: Bartosch, Michel Ocelot)
- Quote from at least one of the assigned readings to support your analysis. You should demonstrate that you are able to interpret and assess information from an external source.
