An experimental film-maker and painter, Jeff Scher makes dreamlike animations in rotoscopic form with water colour, ink, collage and an excellent absence of a computer. Featured is the newly updated and super inspiring L’eau Life.
We Love his fascination with water and the call to summer!
His work is in the permanent collection of numerous museums, among them the Museum of Modern Art, and has been screened at film festivals around the world, including opening night at the New York Film Festival. He has also created work for HBO, PBS, the Sundance Channel and, most recently, a music video for Bob Dylan. A selection of his films, "The Best of Times," was just published as an iPhone and iPad app. Mr. Scher teaches at the School of Visual Arts and at N.Y.U. Tisch School of the Arts.
Check out his other amazing films, especially "Stars and Stripes" another one of our favorites which you can view through his blogs on the new york times opinionator:http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/stars-stripes/