Channel Frederator Blog

Recent Ringling grad and pro animator Michael Rutter has some killer 3D animation skills (and charming OCD skills). Read on, reader!

Channel Frederator: What (or who) has influenced your style the most?

Michael Rutter: I suppose the most evident when watching my film would be the Goofy “How to…” shorts, or Wile E. Coyote cartoons. Both of them had a real knack for taking a simple premise and really exploring the possibilities…allowing an otherwise mundane situation to escalate into something truly ridiculous. As for the visual style, I felt this character was a pretty “inside the lines” kind of guy. The strong sense of solidity and geometry in the 1950s/60s decor seemed most supportive of that.

CF: Where did you get the idea for your film “On the Level”?

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You like quirky and quality? Boom. Channel Frederator’s gotcha covered. We’ve got some top-notch animation this week- everything from student films to for-fun films to award winners.

A quick heads up - if you’re in Brooklyn at the end of July, be sure to grab tickets to the Animation Block Party . This summer they’re featuring dozens of crazy talented and/or legendary animators including Bill Plympton, Mike Hollingsworth, Choom Lam, Tony Dusko, and more. The ABP is July 24th -26th , click here for tickets!

“On the Level”, submitted by Michael Rutter – Perfectionism has its price in the awesome 3D film.

“Learn Your Alphablakes! Boutros, Boutros, Lah-Dee-Dah!”, submitted by Karen Abad – An ultra cute stop motion video from one pal to another.

“Unfair”, submitted by Ian Jones-Quartey – Think adulthood blows? This film makes a good a case for “sucks to be a kid”. Winner of the Audience Award at the 2006 Animation Block [Read more…]