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Animator William Garratt’s quirky cartoon “Le Tuff Talk” is only one of many fun films (in addition to oodles of commercial work) in his repertoire. Let’s talk the talk with him about cartoons, Bo Diddley, and bad mouthing.Channel Frederator: Where did you study animation?William Garratt: I did a three month course in 2D animation at the University of the West of England here in Bristol (in the UK ), which was great fun and very useful. Apart from that, it’s been very much a process of trial and error.CF: What are your favorite films/cartoons?WG: I love “The Big Snit” by Richard Conde – it manages to be both very funny and very humane at the same time. “The Cat Came Back” by Cordell Barker is another favourite, as is “Bob’s Birthday” by Alison Snowden and David Fine. I recently saw “Mary and Max” by Adam Elliot, which was great. Plus of course the Pixar films, Spongebob, and [Read more…]

Who is the hottest anime chick of all time? Is that guy speaking French? Are both of those guys speaking French? What are they fighting about? Do celebrities really kick the bucket in groups of three? Why can’t the Earth be as much fun as the moon! Why are you late?!!All of these questions and oh, so many more will be answered in episode 187 of Channel Frederator!

“Sorry I’m Late”, submitted by James Bretton – Outstanding stop motion detailing the numerous and absurd obstacles of being on time. Directed by Tomas Mankovsky.

“Le Tuff Talk”, submitted by semi_g – Animated thought bubbles explain outlandish insults thrown around in French.

“Public Service Announcement”, submitted by Marc Tyler – Death addresses rumors about celebrities dying in threes.

“Entropy”, submitted by Dane Jacobs – A lonely girl on a desolate Earth has her life transformed with a magical trip to the moon.

WARNING: Channel Frederator is rated EXPLICIT. Change is good. [Read more…]