Animutation
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 foreign (to the intended viewers) language.
History
Animutation was invented by Neil Cicierega (Lemon Demon). 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.[1] Since that time, others have adopted a similar style and communities of similarly-minded animators have sprung up around the web.[2]
Traits of animutation
This article needs additional citations for verification. (July 2007) |
Characters
Many animutation videos feature common characters and pictures. The most commonly used character in animutation is Colin Mochrie; he is known for his prolific TV appearances, mainly from the TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. The most notable usage of him is in the animation trilogy "Colin Mochrie vs. Jesus H. Christ" Other characters include:
- Bill Cosby
- A plastic statue of Jesus, usually referred to as Jesus H. Christ
- Mr. T
- Alex Chiu
- Zippy, from Rainbow
- Matthew Lesko
- Adolf Hitler
- Dopefish
- Jay Jay the Jet Plane
- Mario
- Pikachu
- Domo-kun
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Hello Kitty
- George W. Bush
- Jack Thompson
- Harry Potter
- Pee-Wee Herman
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Bill Gates
- Pac-Man
- Dave Thomas (American businessman)
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 Rip Slyme, Rammstein and Imakuni? (as part of Suzukisan).
Motifs
Many fads and motifs recur among Animutations. A list of Animutation characters and concepts is maintained at FanimutationWiki.
See also
References
- ^ "All hail Neil Cicierega". Salon.com. Retrieved 2006-08-19.
- ^ "Mutant Genius". The Austin Chronicle.
{{cite web}}
: Unknown parameter|accrssdate=
ignored (help)
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)