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“We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.” - Japanese Proverb

Just watch the episode this week. It’s awesome. ‘Nuff said.

“Electropolis”, submitted by Kevin McCullough: A restless walk sign changes the lives of bored city dwellers. The product of thirteen third year animation students at Sheridan College!

*New episode of Cartoon Hangover this Friday! Mr. Broose! You can now follow CH on Twitter! Be our friend on Facebook! WOO!

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WARNING: Channel Frederator is rated EXPLICIT. Man, Groundhog Day is so *bleepin’* awesome! Oops. Sorry. Some content on CF is pretty grown up. If you’re under 18, get your parent’s permission prior to viewing.

-Bailee DesRocher

This week Carl tackles the annual, all important question, “What will you be for Halloween this year?” Channel Frederator’s answer? “Awesome. We will be awesome this year.”

And our featured film is…

“The Terror From Mars” by Daron Nefcy - An alien with hunger pangs lands on Earth for a snack. Whaddya know - I get my snacks from Earth too! Wild.

Animators whose work is shown on regular episodes of Channel Frederator will receive $50 cash! The animator that receives the most views in their debut week wins $200! Learn more about the changes we’ve made here.

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WARNING: Channel Frederator is rated EXPLICIT. Man, candy corn is so *bleepin’* delicious! Oops. Sorry. Some content on CF is pretty grown up. If you’re under 18, get your parent’s permission prior to viewing.

-Bailee DesRocher

It’s our second episode ever featuring our new format! “Carl” the intern finds out what your favorite Halloween treat is – after he is mauled by a plush beast. Animators whose work is shown on regular episodes of Channel Frederator will receive cash! Learn more about the awesome changes we’ve made here.

We’d also like to remind you to submit your 4 – Second Frederator animations ASAP! We’ve gotten some really rad films so far, so if you’ve got one lyin’ around, we’re still accepting entries! Submit your 4 – second long film of what Fredbot would do to celebrate his 4th!

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And our featured film is…

“The Flower Lion” by Sehwang Heo - A lion with a conscience… is one hungry lion!

WARNING: Channel Frederator is rated EXPLICIT. Man, I’m so *bleepin’* hungry! Oops. Sorry. Some content on CF is pretty grown up. If you’re under 18, get [Read more…]

Our 200th episode ‘toon is “The Owl and the Squirrel” courtesy of animator Nick Bachman. He graduated from MCAD in May and is now gainfully employed at PUNY Entertainment in Minneapolis. Woot! Read on for all you ever wanted to know about futzing with clay, Ticketmaster, and Pee Wee Herman!

We featured your stop motion short “Chocolate and Mices” earlier this year - what have you learned about animation or about yourself as an artist since then?

Nick Bachman: I think I’ve learned to take breaks from working more often. If you work on something constantly and think about it 24/7 without taking time for yourself, the quality of your work, health, and life will deteriorate and you will become a sad, lonely little hermit. True story.

The gags in “The Owl and The Squirrel” are Sylvester and Tweety-esque. What gave you the idea for the film?

NB: I was trying to write a story to [Read more…]

Our 200th episode is here!  It’s hard to believe we’re closing in on 4 years of Channel Frederator.  And to celebrate we’re shaking things up.  Episode 200 marks the debut of our one cartoon format, new host, and ongoing contest.  Anyone who is featured on our weekly Tuesday show from here on out receives $50.  At the end of the month, the animator with the most views in their debut week, wins $200.

But, why switch format?

With a one cartoon format, we can dote on each animator individually.  Which means shining a bigger spotlight on them.  And our viewers can do. For the first time, an audience can help reward an animator.  Like a cartoon?  Twitter it.  Facebook it.  At the end of the month, we’ll tally it up and reward the animator with the most views in their debut week.

Nothing would please us more than to see an animators’ work [Read more…]

Hey there, Channel Frederator Fans!

We want you to help us throw down for our 4 year anniversary with a slew of fantastic films for one big, bad episode! We’re looking for 4 second animations of what you think the Fredbot would do to celebrate his Happy 4th!

Upload your film to the submissions page. Please type “4 SECOND FREDBOT BY (your name)” in the title box. Best file size and type is 640×360 .mov Done and done!

Deadline is October 12th!

If you have other films you’d like featured on Channel Frederator, check out this article! We can’t wait to show your work, and in addition to interviews and hype for you - with our new format there’s cash available to anyone that gets their work shown!

Woo!