Mediafreaks 3D Animation Studio Blog

We’ve just completed our spanking brand new Documentary Animation Showreel and we are eager to show it off!
Mediafreaks has been creating animation and VFX for documentaries for the past few years and this has become one of the services we are most known for. We have had the opportunity to work on numerous prolific projects […]

These are some very cute pictures of a house we found while researching designs for our cartoon animated series - Sedo Dog. We have no idea who lives in it and where it is from except that it is called Isabella’s Little Pink House.
It sure looks interesting but one wonders if you will develop a […]

Animator David OReily created a 3D animation that looks like it is jumping off the screen of the iPhone. The animation utilizes the iPhone’s built-in gyroscope to help create the awesome animation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dCOhUHBS8s

This is one of those wacky and senseless but effectively viral TV commercials that the Japanese are so good at, starring Parappa the Rapper in a McDonalds ad.
I cannot make much sense of it but it does seem weird enough to put up here, so here it is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn_IqL6cBkk

We are looking for a Production Coordinator to join Mediafreaks!
The person will be the bridge between the Executive Producer, Producer and the production crew to coordinate and facilitate the smooth running of the production of our cartoon and animation projects.
A typical day of a Production Coordinator would involve :
- reading receiving the instructions laid out […]

Barely a month after Kung Fu Panda kicked its way to China’s box office success, another martial arts animated feature has taken China by storm. Aptly named ‘Feng Yun Jue’ or ‘Wind Cloud Duel’, the 2D animated movie is an adaptation of the popular Hong Kong martial arts comic series Feng Yun which had also […]

I am not a great fan of the Olympics but when I heard that Singapore beat Korea 3-2 and made it to the finals for the Woman’s Table Tennis match, I just could not help feeling proud of my home country. Usually this blog would only discuss media related topics but this occasion calls for […]

Somebody posted a question on one of my popular articles titled 8 Steps to Producing a Cartoon Series.
The question was short but simple and straight to the point.
‘Pls i need help in producing a cartoon.i can write but cant draw.how do i start?’.
I thought that it was a question whose answer should be shared, […]

The Katakune blog has been launched at http://www.katakune.com/blog!
If you would like to find out how Katakune was conceived and produced from the very start, you can read all about it at Katakune’s blog.
We have unselfishly shared our experiences in developing this series and are showing exclusive never seen before pre-production pictures and animation clips on […]

We’ve just published a spanking hot lens for Katakune on Squidoo. Please check it out at  http://www.squidoo.com/katakune.
For a cartoon property coming out of Singapore - which is a country relatively new in the world of animation - we are humbled that Katakune is making some headway and gaining recognition across the world. Currently already sold […]

Katakune DVDs will be released in USA in October 2008!
Through the efforts of our distributor, Katakune has secured a DVD release deal with PorchLight Home Entertainment. Already broadcasted on the Voom Kid’s Channel Animania HD in 2007, this is Katakune’s second entrance into the North American market and a testimony of Katakune’s cute appeal.
“PorchLight Home […]

Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy head on a “Journey to the East” for BBC Sport this summer.
This animation based on the classical Chinese novel, “Journey to the West”, was produced by the men behind virtual band Gorillaz - Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett.
The animation is great to say the least. I would say that Damon and […]

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea is a 2008 animated film by the Japanese anime studio Studio Ghibli, it is written and directed by famed anime filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki.
According to reports Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea grossed $14.8 million over the three-day weekend of July 19-21 in Japan. Studio Ghibli’s last feature […]

What could be greater than a lightsaber duel between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs? A lightsaber duel where YOU get to control one. And what could be the next best thing to seeing the two big men squabble ‘live’? An animation of them bringing it onto each other!
Mr. Jobs is depicted more like a gruff […]