Animutation
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Animutation or fanimutation is a form of web-based computer animation, typically created in Adobe Flash and characterized by unpredictable montages of pop-culture images set to music, often in a language foreign to the intended viewers.
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[edit] History
Animutation was invented by Neil Cicierega. Neil claims to have been inspired by several sources, notably bizarre Japanese commercials (parodied, for example, by the Simpsons' Mr. Sparkle), and the video to "Habbeetik" (rebranded as "Hatten är din" by its creators) by Azar Habib. [1] The term animutation was popularized in early 2001 with flash animations such as Japanese Pokerap, and more notably, Hyakugojyuuichi!!. The popularity of Hyakugojyuuichi!! quickly made it an Internet phenomenon.[2] Since that time, others have adopted a similar style and communities of similarly-minded animators have sprung up around the web.[3]
[edit] Traits of animutation
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[edit] Audio
Animutations can be based on songs of foreign, independent, or mainstream origin. Japanese songs were used in many of the original animutations by Neil Cicierega, but newer animutations use songs in a wide variety of languages, including English and gibberish. Some bands/singers who have performed a song in at least one animutation include Cibo Matto, Polysics, Rip Slyme, Rammstein and Imakuni? (as part of Suzukisan).
[edit] Motifs
Many fads and motifs recur among Animutations.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ the Lemon Demon forum / RIP Artist of "Hatten ar Din" Song
- ^ All hail Neil Cicierega. Salon.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-19.
- ^ Mutant Genius. The Austin Chronicle.
[edit] External links
- Albinoblacksheep.com animutations
- Animutation Portal
- Main_Page FanimutationWiki
- Animutations on newgrounds.com
- Neil Cicierega's animutation website
- Copy, Paste, Animate - Toronto Star article
- Colin Mochrie vs. Jesus H. Christ: Messages About Masculinities and Fame in Online Video Conversations (PDF)
