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Santi Agustí is one talented animator! His retro, poptastic animation “Fco Aragon” combines cool music with colorful animation and we couldn’t be happier to feature it here on Channel Frederator.

Channel Frederator: Where did you study animation?

Santi Agustí: I studied animation at Pompeu Fabra University, in Barcelona, with a masters degree in animation and focus on Maya, (in 2003)

CF: What has influenced your style the most?

SA: Uh… well…I really don’t recognize a clear style in my animations/illustrations… but I like a lot of Eastern European animations (and their dark stop motions!), as well as UPA films, experimental avant garde filmations, old textures, listening to some Avishai Cohen, Soil & “Pimp” Sessions, Krautrock, minimal and drone music…so maybe it’s a mixture of all that (or probably anything that’s reflected in my drawings and animations.. :-p)

CF: What is this film, “Fco Aragón”, for?

SA: Well, it was an animation to show the production process of Francisco Aragón company products, from the very early concept design of their designers to the final product found in supermarkets (they are focused on pest sprays, air fresheners, and so on). So I tried to show it in a funny way… I thought we would have a nice voice-over explaining the process, but they didn’t put it in, so there are some shots in the video that seem a bit longer or shorter..

CF: Do you have any upcoming projects you can tell us about?

SA: Yes, I’m starting a short animated piece (about 40 seconds), made with illustrator and animator Toni Reyna, which I hope will be funny to make and to watch! And some other in-negotiation projects not 100% 2D/3D animation, but mixed media, and real video. (Also seeking some financial backing for a non-animation sci-fi short film - well, not cartoon animation at all, maybe some subtle 2D and 3D animated elements– which will be quite conceptual and poetic.. )

Thank you for the interview, Santi!

You can watch “Fco Aragon” right here on Channel Frederator!

-Bailee DesRocher