Anijam (1984, International Rocketship)

Uploaded for archival purposes, currently other uploads of this short are in low quality
In the early eighties, Marv Newland organized a collaboration between many animation artists insisting they did whatever they wanted with his design - so long as the artist ends with a clear drawing the artist after him or her can start their scene with.

[@rclaughlin]

The cherry on top is the theme music stuck in the groove.

[@Akira625]

This is essentially an animated exquisite corpse.

[@creatornat]

Thank you for the excellent quality upload.
This short had special significance to me, because I first saw it at 10 years old. It was in a *wonderful* old theatre in New Orleans, on a huge screen, with hardly anyone in the seats.
It was an animation festival, and I will never forget the effect both that, and Anijam had on me.(That manic piano intro cut through me on those giant theatre speakers) I very nearly entered into animation myself, but instead, went into other artistic avenues. Still, I have extremely fond memories of this piece, as it was an incredible piece of creativity for me to see at such a young age. I also love the concept of the collab.

[@ericmodzelesky4810]

1. Mark Kausler
2. Anne Chevalier
3. Zdenko Gasparovic
4. Max Bannah
5. Sally Cruikshank
6. Guido Manuli
7. Wayne Morris
8. Kaj Pindal
9. Hal Fukushima
10. Janet Perlman
11. Dieter Muller
12. Frank Terry
13. Per Lygum
14. Paul Vester
15. Paul Driessen
16. Gordon Stanfield
17. Kathy Rose
18. Brad Caslor
19. Frank Nissen
20. Kazunari Furuya
21. Zlatko Grgic
22. Marv Newland

[@AdrianWaitemusic]

A buddy of mine who was involved with this turned me on to it. A mind altering experience, to be sure.😳

[@joeywomer]

I think this is the only Rocketship cartoon I've seen where it starts with someone clearing their throat.

[@bubbabibleman5970]

Per Lygum just had to be "that guy", didn't he.

[@justacloud3374]

I have no idea exactly what the hell is going on in this animation.

[@Iguana999]

That's the beauty in it

[@ExtremeWreck]

That intro music sounds VERY familiar.

[@pootard3538]

You plan on adding one of Dan Collin’s other shorts or The Butterfly sometime soon?

[@beckyjohnson]

would also love a good res version of marv newland's sing beast sing if you have one. my mom produced it and i lost my whole rocketship reel vhs in a fire.

[@ABW941]

So how exactly was this realised? Did they come together to maake it, or was a tape sent around?

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I get the impression a single drawing was sent from one animator to the next one who animated their scene up to an end point and that last drawing was sent to the next guy to do their thing.

[@THEnicholasvancosky]

I dont know what im watching

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[@alexanderindustrialudaf3045]

Нехер было цветок кушать

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[@ОльгаФиногенова-и7в]

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[@jessicahutton82]

What the fucking hell is that eyesore? 0:05

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