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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