Blood, Sweat and Clay - The Celebrity Deathmatch Way

Making Havoc: A Stop Motion-Sci Fi Epic

efogel — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:22:17 -0800

I've launched a Kickstarter campaign for my latest project, a stop-motion sci-fi action adventure and I need your help!

Improvisation + Animation = Awesomeness

efogel — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:27:17 -0800

When unscripted audio is met with the appropriate animated imagery, the results are often hilarious, heartwarming and highly entertaining.

Celebrity Deathmatch: Those Nagging Questions Finally Answered! (Part 3)

efogel — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:49:29 -0800

Question: What are some of the positive responses from celebrities who got skewered on the Celebrity Deathmatch?

Celebrity Deathmatch: Those Nagging Questions Finally Answered! (Part 2)

efogel — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:55:17 -0800

Eric Fogel, the man behind Celebrity Deathmatch, talks about reactions from Marilyn Manson, Howard Stern and Lucy Lawless.

Celebrity Deathmatch: Those Nagging Questions Finally Answered! (Part 1)

efogel — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 11:48:37 -0700

“Has a celebrity ever come after you for making fun of them?” Over the years this has been one of the most frequently asked questions put to me, regarding Celebrity Deathmatch.

The Battle For Celebrity Deathmatch, Part 4

efogel — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:16:09 -0700

Building a stop-motion animation studio can be a challenging endeavor. Especially when that studio is located on the 31st floor of a corporate office building right smack in Midtown Manhattan.

The Battle For Celebrity Deathmatch, Part 3

efogel — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:10:29 -0700

With the success of Deathbowl ’98 a symbolic battle had been won. But the war to get this stop-motion slugfest on the air as a regular series still remained.

MUTILATOR!

efogel — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:56:30 -0700

Growing up, I was a latch key kid, often coming home to an empty house after school. My babysitters’ names were Popeye, Tom, Jerry, Bugs and Daffy. I was literally raised on those old school cartoons with their over the top slapstick violence and impeccable timing. They would leave an indelible mark on me.

The Battle For Celebrity Deathmatch, Part 2

efogel — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:09:06 -0700

Convincing an MTV exec to greenlight a couple of Celebrity Deathmatch shorts seemed like a herculean task. Turns out that would become the first of many battles to get “Celebrity Deathmatch: The Series” on the air.

The Battle For Celebrity Deathmatch, Part 1

efogel — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:46:04 -0700

In the case of Celebrity Deathmatch, I knew I had a solid concept – two celebrities with a score to settle face off in a clay animated wrestling ring…and fight to the death! The pitch could not have been any simpler and yet it had all of the components of great entertainment – pop culture, biting satire, cartoony violence and an animation style that was beloved but seldom seen. And yet it would take MTV over a year to greenlight a pilot!