Channel Frederator Blog

I’ll tell you what, folks, this is a nail-biter! Every day I come in and check our votes at the Channel Frederator Awards site, and I’ve got to be honest with you, it is intense! So many of our categories are running neck and neck for a winner. This morning, two films vying for a top spot were holding onto the exact same percentage of votes. That’s how close it is!
So remember that your vote really does count.
This is our last week of voting, so filmmakers and fans, get the word out! With every category running neck and neck, those five friends that you send to www.ChannelFrederatorAwards.com can really make a difference. Voting ends on Sunday 5/4 at 3pm Eastern Time, so vote daily and get us some winners! - Carrie

via AZ Central

LOS ANGELES - Mickey and Minnie Mouse were on hand Friday when Michael Eisner got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Eisner gained fame in Hollywood as president of Paramount Pictures and then CEO of The Walt Disney Co.

At a ceremony, he credited John Travolta with much of his success.

“I am overwhelmed and I want to thank John Travolta for flying here from a film shoot,” Eisner, 66, said. “Anything John was associated with while I was at Paramount was a hit. He is my lucky stone. And my success is also tied to the people I worked with.”

Read the rest of the article here…

-Floyd Bishop

Welcome stranger!
I reckon you just stumbled into the Channel Frederator Awards Nominee and Category Corral.

This here’s the rootin, tootinest spot to view them little critters runnin around and brandin em with yer vote!
We’re gonna be a bloggin it up with a blogpost a day fer each Category!!! Yee-HAW!

Our seventh Category is Funniest Film.

Fellas.
We all know the way to score with the ladies is to make them laugh.

Seriously.

Get them so hysterical they’re snorting milk from their noses and they’ll be like Silly Putty in your hands – stretchable, bouncable, and able to make perfect transfers of the Sunday funnies.

And, if you’re clueless when it comes to comedy, you might want to begin with these three funny nominees.

You’ll thank us later. [Read more…]

http://www.channelfrederator.com/episode/CFR_20080429

Sorry to be such a Robo-nag, but we want to make sure you all voted for the Channel Frederator Awards 2008.

If you have already, you are the good child. A +!!! (and a gold star.)

If you haven’t already, shame on you. You are the Black Sheep. BOO!!!

You can try to be the good child again by going to www.channelfrederator.com and clicking on the CFA 08 Awards Banner up at the top of the screen.

Also, not to sound too much like your mom, but clean up that room and make your bed.

We give Tough Love.

— What Would Wolves Do?, submitted by Ryan Quincy
A spaceship captain wolf and his first mate bear buddy take a cosmic trip to another galaxy and find hot fairy b*tches to frolic and play drunken twister with.
Ahhh-WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O!!!!!!

— Yuri the Only One for Me, submitted by N8
How many cool pop culture gaming and animae references can you find [Read more…]

Welcome stranger!
I reckon you just stumbled into the Channel Frederator Awards Nominee and Category Corral.

This here’s the rootin, tootinest spot to view them little critters runnin around and brandin em with yer vote!
We’re gonna be a bloggin it up with a blogpost a day fer each Category!!! Yee-HAW!

Our sixth Category is Best Design.

So, what rocks your world when it comes to looks?
The basic shapes?
The curves and angles?
The thick and thin lines?
Whatever it may be, we’re sure you’ll dig the three nominees in the design category. Sita, Max, and Carlos – what lookers!
Woo-Woo!!!

Sita Sings the Blues Trailer Submitted by Nina Paley
Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana. Set to the 1920’s jazz [Read more…]

Happy Monday!

andy bauer

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Welcome stranger!
I reckon you just stumbled into the Channel Frederator Awards Nominee and Category Corral.

This here’s the rootin, tootinest spot to view them little critters runnin around and brandin em with yer vote!
We’re gonna be a bloggin it up with a blogpost a day fer each Category!!! Yee-HAW!

Our fifth Category is Best Traditional Film.

You may know that Webster’s Dictionary defines “traditional” as “of or pertaining to tradition.”
What you may not know is the word “Webster” is a generic and copyright-free term that anyone may legally apply to his own dictionary.
For example, we could publish our own Channel Frederator-Webster’s Dictionary, if we were so inclined, and there’s nothing you, Uncle Sam, or those suckas at Merriam-Webster can do about it!

Sub! Submitted by Jesse Schmal
An Italian plaza waits for a soccer match. Scooter guys try to be smooth. A fuzzy little dog meets a fuzzy little end.

Art’s Desire Submitted by Sarah Wickliffe
Art imitates life, [Read more…]

http://www.channelfrederator.com/episode/REF_20080428
Animals eh?

You guys and gals asked for sappy animal sugar gumdrops, and we deliver.
This week is pure cavity coated cuteness with Gaumont-British Animation’s Ginger Nutt’s Bee Bother from 1949.

YOU WILL NEVER LOOK AT SQUIRRELS THE SAME.
-Jeaux Janovsky

This looks really great. Pencil is an open source, 2D animation program, allowing users to create hand drawn animation in either bitmap or vector format. While it’s not a replacement for Flash, it does allow you to manage your animated frames with a timeline and some simple tools.

Have a look at their gallery section to see what’s possible.

-Floyd Bishop

Many Thanks goes out to Fred for posting up the SXSW Poster I was lucky enough to design. It was a very fun project, and I’m very thankful it was so well received with that “hipster” crowd.
I’d like to point you all to the SXSW Tumblr page that was specifically designed for the Event, which also includes a few of my Early Conceptual, Punk Rock, Post It Note, Poster Designs.
That was a mouthful.
Enjoy!
-Jeaux Janovsky