http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator Cartoon Central on the Internet. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:02:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This week's Channel Frederator film "Distraxion" comes to us from Mike Stern, who is currently working at Dreamworks Animation and is an instructor at AnimationMentor.com and was kind enough to do a quick interview. Channel Frederator: Where did you study animation? Mike Stern: I went to NYU to ... http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2010/05/03/dixtraxion-with-dreamworks-mike-stern/ Come one, come all to Channel Frederator, a stupendous side show of animation oddities! See the works of astonishing big-shot studio animators, astounding indie artists, and amazing post-it note flipbook animation the likes of which you've never seen! You with the face! Step right up and take ... http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2010/05/03/jazz-circus-tricks-vegetables-watch-our-fantastical-toons/ What a WEEK we have planned for you, Channel Frederator friends! Chickens! Robots! Dinosaurs! ALL IN ONE WEEK. Can you handle it?! Yes. Yes you can, and you will love every second of it. Cluck Cluck, wizz clank, ROOOAAARRR! MONDAY Channel Frederator - "Chicken Cowboy" by ... http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2010/04/26/chickens-robots-dinosaurs-oh-my/ Happy Earth Day, Cartoon Friends! Not only do we have an eco-friendly main show on Channel Frederator this week, but we also have a brand new weekly mini-program! Fredbits is go! The new show from Channel Frederator that's just one very short and sweet 'toon. If ... http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2010/04/22/happy-earth-day-hug-a-tree-watch-some-toons/ I’m not going to lie to you guys. After Dan Meth concluded his run on Meth Minute and Nite Fight for Channel Frederator there’s been a void. And we’ve been looking for someone to fill that void recently… Someone to give a weekly animated show to. Our ... http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2010/04/21/new-show-fredbits-toons-in-one-minute-or-less/ Animators Peter Smith and Magnus Møller (along with fellow students Alice Holme and Anders Brogaard) submitted their outstanding multimedia treat-for-the-eyeballs "Elk Hair Caddis" and Channel Frederator was more than thrilled to show it! Below, Peter speaks on behalf of the creative team and gives us some in depth info ... http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2010/04/17/elk-hair-caddis-from-peter-smith-and-magnus-m%c3%b8ller/ Pierre Adrien is the creator of this week's featured Cartoon Hangover film, "Chair Amie", a nightmarish take on the 'morning after'. The film has incited extreme responses from CH viewers and understandably so - it is graphic, raw, surreal and frightening. Read on to learn more about Pierre ... http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2010/04/17/chair-amie-with-pierre-adrien/ Peter Smith, Alice Holme, Anders Brogaard, and Magnus Moller. Don't forget these names, 'cause they just raised the bar on bonkers-awesome <--- real term - animation. Their film "Elk Hair Caddis" is featured this week on Channel Frederator - you are welcome in advance, Fredheads. Check out ... http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2010/04/13/elk-hair-caddis-earth-day-pretend-words/ You have 48 hours to create a short film, top to bottom. What do you do? Why, make a music video about a tokin' Sasquatch. Doy. This week on Cartoon Hangover we're featuring "Talkin' Sasquatch Blues" created at the 2009 CalArts 48 hour film festival by ... http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2010/04/12/talkin-with-trevor-jones/ "Replacement Dog" comes to Channel Frederator this week from Casey Safron, supreme ruler and creator of Animation Block Party, and Garrett Koeppicus, who you might remember as the voice of the little frog in Chris Conforti's "Frog" on Cartoon Hangover. Below, Casey and Garrett tell us more about the ... http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2010/04/08/replacement-dog-with-casey-safron-and-garrett-koeppicus/