A "Frasier" episode animated in every style imaginable
October 11, 2023 10:41 AM Subscribe
A collaborative animation project headed by Jacob Reed, "Our Frasier Remake" has enlisted over 130 animators to remake one Frasier episode, with each contributor imaginatively animating 6-12 seconds of the show's Season One finale, "My Coffee with Niles." Absolutely amazing...
This has such powerful gravity that I can't help but feel that upon viewing it becomes the true piece, the facade overlaying the episode as broadcast on May 19, 1994 ripped away (or more like a table cloth pull trick) and revealing a skeleton or some set of sounds you believe your voice sounds like until presented with a recording of such captured outside the wonderful resonance of your head.
I am reminded of the following band/project, but I imagine there are many, many more slap fighting that particular moment in time only moments before mass culture became something more fragmented:
https://jerrycore9000.bandcamp.com/track/krammer-kore
posted by Transylvania Metro Android Castle at 11:37 AM on October 11, 2023 [1 favorite]
I am reminded of the following band/project, but I imagine there are many, many more slap fighting that particular moment in time only moments before mass culture became something more fragmented:
https://jerrycore9000.bandcamp.com/track/krammer-kore
posted by Transylvania Metro Android Castle at 11:37 AM on October 11, 2023 [1 favorite]
Wow. This is amazing.
I am looking forward to watching this multiple times with freeze frame to more fully observe and admire the different styles.
So cool.
Thank you so much for posting this, Seekerofsplendor!
posted by kristi at 11:46 AM on October 11, 2023
I am looking forward to watching this multiple times with freeze frame to more fully observe and admire the different styles.
So cool.
Thank you so much for posting this, Seekerofsplendor!
posted by kristi at 11:46 AM on October 11, 2023
of a similar crowdsourced vibe:
Star Wars Uncut: The Director's Cut
Bob's Burgers Fan Art Episode
posted by mcstayinskool at 11:50 AM on October 11, 2023 [6 favorites]
Star Wars Uncut: The Director's Cut
Bob's Burgers Fan Art Episode
posted by mcstayinskool at 11:50 AM on October 11, 2023 [6 favorites]
I'm due for a Frasier rewatch. What a wonderful reminder!
posted by lock robster at 12:33 PM on October 11, 2023
posted by lock robster at 12:33 PM on October 11, 2023
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posted by box at 12:59 PM on October 11, 2023 [5 favorites]
posted by box at 12:59 PM on October 11, 2023 [5 favorites]
I'm due for a Frasier rewatch. What a wonderful reminder!
The new series kicks off tomorrow as well.
posted by NoxAeternum at 1:33 PM on October 11, 2023
The new series kicks off tomorrow as well.
posted by NoxAeternum at 1:33 PM on October 11, 2023
Somehow the sound design is almost as trippy as the animation. Maybe it's the lack of a laugh track.
posted by swift at 2:22 PM on October 11, 2023
posted by swift at 2:22 PM on October 11, 2023
Did Cyberfrunk 2077 ever make it to the front page?
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 3:16 PM on October 11, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 3:16 PM on October 11, 2023 [2 favorites]
This is great. Some of them made me a bit twitchy, but then others, so much wow. THE EMBROIDERY!
It also looks like some of the animators contributed more than one segment - and at least a couple of those contributed ones that are so completely different in style and tone that I was blown away at their talent. Thanks for posting this!
posted by Mchelly at 3:33 PM on October 11, 2023
It also looks like some of the animators contributed more than one segment - and at least a couple of those contributed ones that are so completely different in style and tone that I was blown away at their talent. Thanks for posting this!
posted by Mchelly at 3:33 PM on October 11, 2023
This the neatest thing I've seen in a while online :-)
posted by Calzephyr at 3:41 PM on October 11, 2023
posted by Calzephyr at 3:41 PM on October 11, 2023
Did Cyberfrunk 2077 ever make it to the front page?
yes!
I loved it, personally
posted by Jon Mitchell at 3:52 PM on October 11, 2023 [1 favorite]
yes!
I loved it, personally
posted by Jon Mitchell at 3:52 PM on October 11, 2023 [1 favorite]
Why are the voices of Frasier and Niles the voices of the actual actors, but Roz's voice has been dubbed by someone who is not the actress (Peri Gilpin) who plays Roz?
posted by Miko at 4:32 PM on October 11, 2023
posted by Miko at 4:32 PM on October 11, 2023
All of the voices are dubbed by different people from the original (credits are in the YouTube description); Frasier and Niles's voices do indeed sound quite close to the originals in terms of accent and timing and intonation, though!
posted by Jeanne at 4:54 PM on October 11, 2023
posted by Jeanne at 4:54 PM on October 11, 2023
Oh wow. They really do sound very close! Only Roz' sounded a lot different.
posted by Miko at 6:30 PM on October 11, 2023
posted by Miko at 6:30 PM on October 11, 2023
Is there a name for this sort of thing? I have a folder of 20+ projects of this sort of thing, and I'm wondering if I need to go full datahoarder on it, since they're all fan projects of one sort or another. Like, I'd expect any of them to disappear for some stupid copyright reason, and I'd iike to make sure they stick around for awhile, just because they're cool.
posted by fnerg at 12:43 AM on October 12, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by fnerg at 12:43 AM on October 12, 2023 [1 favorite]
Is there a name for this sort of thing?
Although its really kind of the opposite, I propose calling it "Démontage" just saying.
(that is until somebody supplies the actual term, which I will then file away and name my cat)
posted by Transylvania Metro Android Castle at 10:44 AM on October 12, 2023 [1 favorite]
Although its really kind of the opposite, I propose calling it "Démontage" just saying.
(that is until somebody supplies the actual term, which I will then file away and name my cat)
posted by Transylvania Metro Android Castle at 10:44 AM on October 12, 2023 [1 favorite]
Rotoscoping? Thinking of Aha's "Take On Me" video.
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 12:02 PM on October 12, 2023
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 12:02 PM on October 12, 2023
It is both "Sweded" and "crowdsourced". So the proper term should be combining those two terms. How about "crowdsweded"?
posted by polecat at 2:46 PM on October 12, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by polecat at 2:46 PM on October 12, 2023 [2 favorites]
Also, I firmly hold The Empire Strikes Back Uncut (prev on MeFi) to the most genius thing in the history of things. So to get more of the good stuff I went to watch Star Wars Uncut, but I couldn't make it more than 20 minutes in. I don't think they'd worked out the formula yet.
posted by polecat at 2:55 PM on October 12, 2023
posted by polecat at 2:55 PM on October 12, 2023
Really amazing! I love how the credits include 8 voice-over actors for various parts - but 22 different puppeteers!
posted by rongorongo at 10:58 PM on October 12, 2023
posted by rongorongo at 10:58 PM on October 12, 2023
Further comments: I think the effect of replacing the audience laughter with the "free jazz drumming" track is really interesting. It also fits with the Jazz instrumentation of the end-theme. I would be really interested to see if they changed the timing a little from the original - some of the most effective pieces of animation happen at the space between the lines where the actors react and maybe stuff occurs in the background - and the best sequences really add to the impact of the material in this way.
Would love to know if any of the original writers have seen this.
posted by rongorongo at 2:48 AM on October 13, 2023 [3 favorites]
Would love to know if any of the original writers have seen this.
posted by rongorongo at 2:48 AM on October 13, 2023 [3 favorites]
I never watched Frazier of before but saw this on a few web pages, so I watched this.
It's fantastic!
I hope someone does this with Community some day.
posted by rebent at 6:16 PM on October 18, 2023
It's fantastic!
I hope someone does this with Community some day.
posted by rebent at 6:16 PM on October 18, 2023
Mod note: This post has been added to the Best Of blog!
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 7:04 AM on October 19, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 7:04 AM on October 19, 2023 [1 favorite]
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