Aldric Chang's Page

Are you a trained or self-taught animator?

Trained.

Are you an animation production company, educational institute, animation organization or animation festival?

My company Mediafreaks is a 3D Animation Studio.

Tell us a little bit about your company, organization or festival.

A key player in the animation industry in Singapore , Mediafreaks is an animation production company that focuses on working closely with producers, distributors, broadcasters and partners worldwide to produce original television content and high-end animation for broadcast and marketing purposes. We have produced over a hundred projects for documentaries, cartoon series, TV commercials, medical animation etc.

Where are you located or based?

Singapore

Do you have an online portfolio or link to your work?

http://www.media-freaks.com

What's your favorite animation (tv show, short, feature film)?

Monster Inc

What or who influenced you to started animating?

Nobody really. I just thought it was really cool to be able to create your own animated content and make some money out of it, and so I got started! Ultimately what drives me is always the creative factor and the vision of riches :)

Do you work in the industry or create animation as a hobby?

I work in the industry as a Executive Producer for long form animated series and various shortform animation projects.

Tell us a bit about the software and hardware used in your creative work.

We use 3Ds Max, After FX, Adobe Premiere, Combustion.

Where has your work been showcased on television, internet, film festivals, mobile etc?

TV Stations
Discovery Channel, National Geographic, NOVA channel, NHK (Japan), Mediacorps Singapore, VOOM HD (USA), Yoyo TV (Taiwan), Shin Broadband (Thailand), CCTV(China), Off The Fence, the Middle East

Mobile
All around the world

Festivals
MIPCOM, MIP Junior, MIPTV, Kidscreen, Cartoons by the Bay

Internet
Youtube, MyToons, MySpace

Any projects we can look forward to seeing from you in the near future?

One of our shows called Katakune is broadcasting worldwide and due for a DVD release in USA in October 2008.

We are also working on two new cartoon series. The first is called Sedo Dog - that was soft-launced at KIDSCREEN recently to huge success - and the second one is called The Gogo Squad.

You can also visit the Mediafreaks blog to see what we are up to from time to time.

Other Links
Mediafreaks
Katakune
Katakune's Blog
Katakune Store
Katakune on Squidoo
Sedo Dog
Animation Showcase
How Animation Can Help Sell Products and Services Like Crazy!
Tips on Creating, Monetizing and Popularizing Great Character Designs

Can you recommend an animation film or animation book that every animator should see/read?

Richard William's The Animator's Survival Kit