Pierre Adrien is the creator of this week’s featured Cartoon Hangover film, “Chair Amie”, a nightmarish take on the ‘morning after’. The film has incited extreme responses from CH viewers and understandably so - it is graphic, raw, surreal and frightening. Read on to learn more about Pierre and be sure to check out his blog and take a look at his sketches and concept art. A-stonishing stuff. Cartoon Hangover: Where did you study animation? Pierre Adrien: In the school Emile Cohl, in Lyon (France) CH: Who are your favorite artists? PA: Filmmakers : Bill Plympton, David Cronenberg Illustrators : Stéphane Blanquet, Moebius, Lee Conklin Painter : Jerome Bosch, Francis Bacon CH: What gave you the idea for “Chair Amie”? PA: The influence of my favorite artists and my dependence on my coffee maker. CH: What techniques did you use to animate it? PA: I used the traditional techniques (papers and pencil), and then the software Photshop and After Effect for the colorization and the special effects. CH: Are you working on anything new you can tell us about? PA: I am working on several personal animated projects (a short-movie about the changes caused by aging and a music video about the life of Ned Kelly, the last bushranger). CH: What is the worst date you’ve ever had? PA: The morning when I woke up in the streets of Madrid, lost, without money, not able to speak Spanish, after a night heavy drinking… CH: Favorite drink? PA: Belgian beer CH: Favorite swear? PA: Baltringue… (pronunciation : baaaltring) CH: You watch your mouth! I kid. I don’t know what that means. Thanks for the interview, Pierre. You can watch “Chair Amie” right here on Cartoon Hangover. If you can stomach it :) -Bailee DesRocher