Fringe Fridays (our nearly weekly look at animation and experimental video) seeks to inform, enlighten, entertain, and inspire. We don’t just want you to watch videos, we want you to make stuff happen. Today, we have something really special: Rob Schrab, the mad genius behind Monster House and co-creator of the Sarah Silverman Program, hosts Indy Mogul’s 4 Minute Film School. I could explain drawless animation (no, really, I could), but Rob does it way better.

It’s a much faster process than stop-motion, but still allows you to do some of the same things. Check out Indy Mogul for more home-brew video effects tips, and visit the behind-the-scenes playlist in our Animation Network.

-Kent, Yahoo! Video Team

Zune Arts is putting out some pretty amazing stuff. Zune Arts is Microsoft’s campaign to out-artsy Apple in the music player wars. I’m not sure if it’s helping sell any more of the plastic players, but it is helping some pretty creative folks to collaborate and get their work out there. Here’s the latest, a puppet-powered take on Michael Jackson’s Thriller:

-Kent, Yahoo! Video Team