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As an experiment, I’ve decided to try shifting some of the linkblog content (which, as you all know, is the only regularly-updated section of this blog) back into the central column, mainly because there are certain items which benefit from a fuller presentation. The following item, JibJab’s music video for Weird Al’s “Do I Creep You Out?” isn’t necessarily one of them — the song is entirely unfunny and unmemorable, and the source material too boring to be a good subject for parody. The video itself, however, is noteworthy for its strikingly unique animation style.

[Update: Removing embedded video, because it was messing with the page layout. Link to the video here.]

The video’s pastiche of animated real-life stills, keyframed distortions, and drawn backgrounds is something that I’ve never seen before — check out 1:40, for example, where Al’s chest rises and falls in a way that’s totally convincing and emotive, yet still lets us see the strings underneath the animation. Whoever directed this piece should quit JibJab and start producing for people who will give them proper credit for their innovative work.