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ANIMUTATION Neil Cicierega is the creator of an original genre of Flash animation, which is widely known as " Animutation ". Animutation features random scenes and pictures, frequently influenced by Pop Culture . These scenes are accompanied by (and are usually in time to) foreign or novelty music, often Japanese. Most of his early Animutations used music from the original Japanese version of Pokémon . His style, most famously seen in his 2001 work "Hyakugojyuuichi", has been imitated by other artists on the Internet. These works were originally known as "fanimutations", but due to some creators thereof feeling that their work should be viewed as art in its own right rather than Fanart , the term "fanimutation" has fallen out of favor. Currently, a common convention is that "Animutation" with an uppercase 'A' refers to the original works of that name by Cicierega, while if it is spelled with a lowercase 'a' it can refer to anything in this style. Cicierega's last Animutation, ''Wizard Power'', was released in April 2003 , whereupon he began another, but never finished it due to a lack of inspiration and an increasing interest in other types of projects. However, he has mentioned that he hopes to return to the style at some point. {Link without Title} POTTER PUPPET PALS Cicierega's more recent animation projects are vastly different from his original animutation style. In 2003, he created two parts in a series named " Potter Puppet Pals ," a spoof on Harry Potter with all the characters played by hand puppets. Characters in the cast so far include Harry , Ron , Hermione , Snape , Dumbledore and Voldemort . Episodes so far have focused on simply bothering Snape and on saving the school from Voldemort in a manner not typically used by wizards — namely, Automatic Weapons . The style is done in the manner of a Punch And Judy show, with the puppets moving around a small area. The puppets are Animated Using Flash . He also has made a special tribute to a favorite character, voiced an animated excerpt from one of the Harry Potter books (drawn by his sister), and made an animutation Snape music video, all of which can be seen at the Potter Puppet Pals homepage (see below). He and his sister Emmy also produce shirts featuring the Potter Puppet Pals. No new Potter Puppet Pals shorts have been released on the Internet since 2003; however, a new one is currently in progress. CICIEREGA'S MUSIC Cicierega has enjoyed some popularity as a musician, writing and performing his own music with the help of music authoring software such as ", was almost featured in the VH1 show "I Love Toys" but canned at the last moment. Some of his songs have had subtle Political themes, such as ''What Will Happen Will Happen'' on Damn Skippy. Although no political figures are named nor are any particularly politically-charged opinions expressed, Cicierega has stated that it was written in response to how he saw some of his friends reacting to George W. Bush being Reelected , suggesting that they were reacting in an unproductively angry or depressed manner, and proposing an alternate way of looking at world events one finds upsetting. Cicierega is known to have liberal politics in general, and he has identified as a "hardcore Agnostic / Secular Humanist / Kitchen Witch / miscellaneous / Discordian ". {Link without Title} The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny See Also: Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny On . The video features many famous real and fictional characters (largely taken from 80's {Link without Title} . Discography as Trapezoid/Deporitaz as Lemon Demon Major Music Videos Self-Made By Andrew Kepple
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FILMOGRAPHY In addition to his Animutations , Cicierega has also created several original live-action shorts. (He has stated that he is aspiring to be a professional filmmaker, rather than making a career of Lemon Demon.) Other than music videos of his songs, which are listed above, here are some videos which Cicierega has variously written, directed, or acted in:
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