Jan 3, 2013

The Deep End, by Jake Freed.

When I first saw Jake Freed's animation last year, I was quite impressed. Freed is a painter, and he creates his animations the way a painter creates layers of images on a canvas. His painterly approach to animation follows in the tradition of filmmakers like Carmen Davino, but the visual symbolism and graphic style are his own. His latest film is only a minute long, but has plenty of replay value. I've already seen it four times, and each time I've been dazzled by the jungle-like imagery and taken on a new and exciting visual path.