Leni Riefenstahl Essay

Three most significant events in Leni Riefenstahl's professional life Leni had many changes within her career throughout her life time. Three of these events that have been the most significant in Riefenstahl's professional life have been her films which include "The Blue Light", "Triumph Of The Will" and "Olympia". For Riefenstahl her film The Blue Light is one of the most significant events in her life. This was a film that Riefenstahl produced without the Nazi Party or Hitler's personal help. Due to this "The Blue Light" is not classed as Nazi propaganda like her other films she will produce in the later years. For the production of "The Blue Light" Riefenstahl had only six crew and filmed in unimaginable conditions. These included
This developed her career in film making dramatically and became one of the most significant events in her life. For the production of "Triumph Of The Will" she not only had all the costumes, props, technical apparatus and services paid for at no cost but also, Hitler gave her unlimited resources and unrestricted access to all areas of the Nazi party. Riefenstahl used many cameras from the smallest to the largest to produce "Triumph Of The Will at its best. The little cameras were placed in balloons and floated down to get a birds eye view of the procession and action for when Hitler arrives. The Nuremburg Rally took several days which resulted in filming over several days and nights, though "Riefenstahl and her crew captured 100 000 metres of film."(Republic to Reich, p?) "Triumph Of The Will" portrayed Hitler as a loving and god-like figure all throughout the film as well as conveying volksgemeinschaft to the people. Due to the use of the innovative use of camera shots, and angles and her power to try new things within film "Triumph Of The Will" is no doubt one of the most significant events in her professional