This animation is composited of artwork by noel fielding, the artwork has a painterly aesthetic to it, which considering noel is primarily a painter could mean that noel painted each component of the animation but then the production team assembled his illustrations into a cohesive animation.
due to the media that the animation is in it feels very flat, having said that there is a very vague sense of depth due to the background and foreground scenery.
from watching the animation closely i can see that any elements which move, e.g character limbs will have been rendered digitally individually.
the aesthetic of this animation is quite psychedelic, a reason for this would be that the series that this animation features in - The Mighty Boosh - has within it a lot of avant-garde story telling involving the realms of fantasy, mythological creatures and characters with references to pop culture and icons such as; Brian Ferry, Gary Numan, Boosty Collins, Etc. References in the show are dependent on the context of the storyline and what themes are being explored within an episode.
The storyline of the animation describes the rise and fall of the popularity of funk music, characterising funk as an extraterrestrial entity/creature 'a funky ball of tits from outer space' that was lost on the 2nd of july 1979 by George Clinton- so there is also some light hearted social commentary within this animation/series.
i think the animation was used to communicate this storyline as it is so imaginative and based in the realm of fantasy that it would be difficult to effectively produce it on set with actors and props. Another reason i believe the creators of the show opted for animation is that the animation is of an anecdote that the character previously on screen narrates, the change in the media of the moving image also keeps the audience captivated.
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