4mations was a website where users can upload, view, and share animated films and games. The site was founded in 2008 by the

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, sponsored by

Aardman Animations Aardman Animations Limited (also known as Aardman Studios, simply Aardman or Aardman Animation and stylised as AARDMAN as of 2022) is a British animation studio based in Bristol, England. It is known for films made using stop-motion and clay an ...

and Lupus Films. As the site is targeted to adults, risque animations are often featured.

History

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commissioned the project, backed by

and Lupus Films and it was in development for two years before its launch. The project team then sent out a call for submissions to commission some animations and the beta site launched in August 2008. The main site launched in September 2008. In November 2008 the site was taken down by Channel 4 in order to remove some adult content from the site. The site relaunched on 1 June 2009 as an animation blog featuring director interviews, user-submitted clips and news and reviews from the animation world.

Features

User accounts

The free

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includes access to upload animation films and games as well as viewing and commenting on other user's content. Uploading films and games makes users eligible for a £250 prizefund which is awarded monthly for the most viewed content. *Profile: Each 4mations user has their own individual profile page which displays their username, a description (written by the user), a URL, their videos/games and the content that they've marked as favorites. *Groups: 4mations allow the creation of user groups between users with something in common (for example, fans of an experimental films, a genre of animation, or membership of another internet forum). Any user may start a group and invite members. Each of the members of the groups can initiate or contribute to a discussion. *Friends: Users are able to create friends lists with whom they can share animations that they upload or find on the site. *Messages: The site provides the facility for you to send a direct message to one or more 4mations user. Depending on how the users have set their preferences, this will then send an email to the user's private email address, prompting them to check their 4mations account.

Subscription

A user can choose to subscribe to either a tag or specific user, which are then displayed on the "subscriptions" page. Alternatively, users can choose to receive these subscriptions via an RSS feed.

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References

{{Reflist Video hosting British film websites Websites about animation Internet properties established in 2008