Question for Jeff Scher

What motivates you for your project ideas? What inspires you?

Maria Shin

Pedrasa_@FEZFILMS

Hello Jeff Scher,

What is your favorite animated film/TV show?

Who is most inspiring to you? Are there any particular animators who have influenced your work?

Many thanks,
Beiatrix

Neff_Question for Jeff Scher

What is your process like? How do you spend your time brainstorming, researching, gathering source materials, editing, etc.

Strand_Questions

How did you first become interested in animation?

Has music always had such a major influence on your work?

Argiroff_Questions for Jeff Scher

It seems that you are very inspired by music. In fact, music is the narrator in many of your animations. Would you say that music is your starting point for most of your films? Do you like to collaborate with musicians to create new work or do you prefer to use found pieces?

Brueggeman_Question for Jeff Scher

Do you ever start with an interesting material for animating in mind, and use that to inspire/inform the content?

Maxted_StoryCorps

After Heidi challenged me to try and create something more personal, I thought about making a piece that reflects on a story that has affected me directly.

For quite a few years, I've been inspired by the work of StoryCorps.  The organization has traveled around the country recording real stories told by people who have experienced loss, been affected by specific past events, and so on.  Some of the stories have been turned into animated shorts:


Danny & Annie from StoryCorps on Vimeo.

Q&A from StoryCorps on Vimeo.

No More Questions! from StoryCorps on Vimeo.

Marking the Distance from StoryCorps on Vimeo.