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“The Machine” Finds love on Channel Frederator

UPDATE (March 4, 2010): See Rob’s interview on the Channel Frederator Blog.

Channel Frederator is what happens when one of the guys who came up with Comedy Central creates an internet channel dedicated to edgy new animation. (It also goes by Cartoon Central.)

Frederator’s a regularly updated, no holds barred, indie animation nerd fest and we love it. The “channel” works half like a TV station, four shows with distinct subject ranges, and half like Youtube, with all site’s shows available for streaming and sharing.

This week Frederator Show features Rob Shaw’s “Machine”.

We recommend checking out the whole site. The aptly named — and not worksafe – Cartoon Hangover show  is great for giggle…



Bent takes home awards in Portland and Toronto

The Portland Advertising Federation recognized two of our projects at this year’s Rosey Awards. We also took home a prize in the Advertising & Design Club of Canada’s annual awards.

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“Misfits” get big repsonse

Looks like the Verizon spot we did with McCann-Erickson tapped into some strong feelings in the social media world. “Misfits,” a :30 spot that sees a smart phone end up on the Island of Misfit Toys because 3G issues, quietly went up on YouTube last week.

347,000 views and 370 comments later, it turns out Rudolph resonates as strongly as ever with audiences, and people REALLY care about their cell phone service. Check out what everyone’s saying on YouTube and Twitter.

Published: Nov 12, 2009.
Author: Brian Mannion
Category: Erratic / Press / Stop-Motion
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BENT’s own Jun Seo Hahm in Cartoon Brew

Published: Apr 23, 2009.
Author: Ben Blankenship
Category: Erratic
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