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Caption: Three-leg speaks to one-eye. noise made by three-leg does not necessarily conform to word.

Over the years I saved a lot of Marv Newland’s animation art because I like his drawing so much.

The way we would work on MTV and Nickelodeon 10 second network ID’s is that a favorite animator or production company (like Marv’s International Rocketship, San Francisco’s Colossal Pictures, or Washington DC’s Broadcast Arts) would pitch us rough storyboards (since they were already favorite creative partners, we would guarantee a certain amount of IDs up front, and then work out the creative from there). Our Tom Pomposello would make comments and then show all the treatments to Alan and I before we showed the network. Sometimes we’d start with a soundtrack (at Nickelodeon it was often an acapella track from our favorite singer, Eugene Pitt of the Jive Five), sometimes not.

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This week we’re taking a break from our regular scheduled shorts to bring you some of the best animated shorts of the 2006 Nicktoons Network Animation Festival, which premiered Saturday August 26, 2006 on Nicktoons Network. Now in its third season, this first-ever animated film festival on a digital network attracts talented animators from around the world. Get ready for a sample of this year’s top selections, and check out all of the festival’s picks HERE!

Created and produced by Frederator Studios in conjunction with the network, this festival airs August 26th-August 30th. Make sure to tune in on Thursday August 31st when the $10,000 grand prize winner is announced.

Tonight you can catch Episode 6 airing on Nicktoons at 10PM/ 7PM Eastern Standard Time. And don’t forget to vote online for your favorite films! Viewer’s Choice Voting is open from August 31st through September 15th.

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We’ve hinted a tiny bit about the upcoming First Annual
Channel Frederator Awards. Truth be told, we don’t know all that much about them ourselves, since we just came up with the idea when we were brainstorming about how to celebrate our first year’s birthday.

(SUBMIT your films now, or they won’t be eligible!)

But, as usual, we’ll try and keep you up to date on everything we thinking about them (what, when, who, where, why, how) as we make it up. So, check out this rockin’ poster comp by the famous Frank Rocco (famous to us, that is, for his amazing work on ChalkZone, The Fairly Oddparents, and Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!).

I love cartoon pencil drawings, storyboards, and early, raw character designs. So, after writing about Amid Amidi’s Cartoon Modern on the ReFrederator blog, I was taken by these model sheet designs in his book. ‘Little Guy’ and ‘Big Guy’ were desgined by little known (to me, at least) Sterling Sturtevant for a Chrysler car commercial. She worked at Disney, UPA, and Playhouse and had that neat-o 50s style that wormed it’s way into my consciousness when I was five years old.

–Fred

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Raise your hands if you don’t like Lupo the Butcher.

Sorry, you can’t have a job here.

–Fred

Yes, that’s right. Horrifying as it may be to all of you readers, today is the last work day to submit to us your Awards Category Suggestions for the awards show we’re putting together for Channel Frederator.

To those of you non-procrastinators, thanks. To those of you procrastinators…we relate. Just email your ideas by sundown, to vj@channelfrederator.com.

Melissa

The call for Freddie Awards Category suggestions is still open. Like Eric Homan, (pictured above), some might ask, “‘Y’ should I submit my ideas?” Because you, too, can come up with fun awards categories like: “Most Caffienated Character”, or “Short Least Likely To Air On The Family Channel”.

Email suggestions to vj@channelfrederator.com. To check out our films, go to Channel Frederator.

Melissa

Hey there folks. We’ve been getting a lot of great suggestions for our Freddie Awards Categories, but much like this kid, we want more, more, more! And much like this kid, “We want it now!

A shout goes out to frequent blog commentators Stephen Levinson for his great suggestions, as well as Mike Hollingsworth. These guys are always willing to feed the beast that is us with interesting ideas for awards such as “Loudest Scream” and “Most Diverisity in the field of Truck-In’s”.

Thanks everyone for all of your help! To check out all of our films, go to The Channel Frederator Website! Please email your ideas to: vj@channelfrederator.com.

Melissa