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AJ Jefferies

@moonjam.com
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3D artist, animator & illustrator. Click & hold #art to see some of my work >>🦆WATCH 'DUCKS'🦆>> youtu.be/L8vZbIeAdAw moonjam.com instagram.com/moonjam3D ducksfilm.com ko-fi.com/moonjam

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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 28/09/2026
Really chuffed to discover 'DUCKS' recieved a special mention in the Best of British category at Encounters Film Festival! Also, Rory's film "I HAVE A" is an absolute banger ❤️
A screenshot from the Encounters Film Festival website, with a cropped section of the awards for 2026. The text reads :

BEST OF BRITISH (ANIMATION)

I HAVE A dir. Rory Waudby-Tolley

Our jury said: "A touching and relatable vision of modern life, this film was well-written, original
and surprisingly moving."

Special Mention

DUCKS dir. AJ Jefferies

Our jury said: "Inventive, well-paced, hilarious and terrifying."
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 25/09/2026
A photo of 4 identical table lamps, outside someone’s house, with a FOR SALE sign (£1 each)Captain Jean Luc Picard, from the episode of TNG “Chain of Command”, where he is tortured by the Cardassians
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 24/09/2026
HOLY CRAP! "DUCKS" hit ONE MILLION views on YouTube today!? 🤯 Thank you to everyone who shared it, commented, told me they loved it/hated it/hate me for making it. It's really mind-blowing that someone I made sat at a desk can be seen by so many eyeballs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8vZ...
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 23/09/2026
Every time 😎
A screenshot from YouTube under the video ‘DUCKS | Award Winning Animated Short Film' showing a comment from user @timcopperton3595, who writes “Award winning? Good job ai”, to which the OP @moonjam (me) has replied “it’s AJ, actually”
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 17/09/2026
Depending on the weather, yes! I’ll most likely be wearing a bright blue coat or this yellow shirt (or both!)
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 17/09/2026
TOMORROW! #inmotion (and Saturday)
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 17/09/2026
The "more than usual" metric is my favourite
A screenshot from YouTube's Analytics page, showing my chanel has has 1.1m views in the last 28 days. Below, it says "1.1m more than usual"
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 15/09/2026
INCREDIBLY short notice BUT I will be live on YouTube, talking about CGI & my work to the lovely people from Chaos Campus, in roughly 15 mins! (14:00 GMT/15:00 CEST) youtube.com/live/tvu0TJvCbLw?si=RlluF3nGzwvfRTtN I will also attempting to answer any & all nerdy CG based questions you might have!
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 14/09/2026
If you're interested, in the last 7 days 261k views translated to 117k engaged views on 'DUCKS', and 87k views = 40k engaged views on 'H O R S E'
A screenshot from YouTube's analytics page, showing the views vs engaged views on my films 'DUCKS' and 'H O R S E' over a 7 day period.
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 14/09/2026
I cannot stress enough what a HUGE talent Jonathan Djob Nkondo is AND he is impossibly lovely too ❤️
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 12/09/2026
Holy shit 🤯
A screenshot of YouTube. It shows the thumbnail for my film DUCKS and a view count of 513k
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 07/09/2026
Well, that escalated quickly! 🥹 Thank you for everyone who has shared, liked, commented and/or put the word out. I cannot thank you enough! ❤️
A screenshot from YouTube showing DUCKS has 365k views
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 06/09/2026
Awww yeeaaah! Fixing stuff like this is the best feeling. I replaced the boiler and a solenoid in our espresso machine and the fear/joy of turning it on & finding it worked again was incredible.
A coffee machine, being repaired by a rank amateur (me)
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 05/09/2026
COME to @overlapsocial.com on the 17th of September! I'll be screening my new film 'POOB' but much, MUCH more importantly, the inimitable Jonathan Djob Nkondo will be there!?! 😍 It's a ridiculously fun time, packed with animation. Grab a ticket & come along! www.overlapsocial.com/event-detail...
A poster for Overlap : Animation Show & Tell Thu 17 Sept  |  The Crossing, 1 Milk Street, Digbeth, B5 5SU
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 04/09/2026
omg he actually did it
A screenshot from twitter. User @MrBeast writes : "Growing up I thought books were boring, in reality I just didn't read anything that actually interested me. Which is why I teamed up with James Patterson to write The Most Dangerous Games! For many people this might be the first book they actually read (and hopefully enjoy haha) give it a read and tell me what you think :D"

There is a photo of a book cover which reads "MRBEAST THE MOST DANGEROUS GAMES. JAMES PATTERSON"A screenshot from Garth Marenghi's Dark Place. The caption reads "I'm one of the few people who've written more books than they've read."
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 03/09/2026
It's deleted from existence now, but I got interactions (and abuse!) to this for YEARS 🥹
AJ Jefferies @moonjam . Feb 7, 2019
@sheepfilms& 3 - it's the only form of locomotion that leaves the crust
reasonably intact. The others are all possible but the bread would scream the entire time (this is actually where the French word 'pain' originates)
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 02/09/2026
🥲🔫
A screenshot of a YouTube comment. The name is censored but the text reads “Wait and ur telling me this isnt ai slop someone made it to look like ai slop.. Um..”
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 01/09/2026
Viewport preview for all the bell and whistle haters out there ❤️
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 01/09/2026
🤯
A screenshot from YouTube, showing DUCKS has 200k views
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 31/08/2026
A helpful worm #animation #worm
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 29/08/2026
In Flash Gordon, there's a scene where Peter Duncan puts his arm into a mysterious log-hole, gets bitten by a venomous jelly thing & Timothy Dalton has to kill him with a sword. My older brother convinced me we had one of these, in the loft & one day, our Dad would make me put my arm in it... 😩
A young Peter Duncan in Flash Gordon, shoving his arm in a tree-hole.
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 28/08/2026
Leaked scene
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 27/08/2026
At least the solution is simple : I just need to identify every application, service and plugin I use that's heading down this path* THEN source reliable, robust alternatives, RE-TRAIN in this new software AND simultaneously earn a living! *handily, it's all of them!
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 27/08/2026
Once again, I absolutely ADORE tying my work and livelihood to commercial applications that insist on hiking up their prices to cover their own 'investments' in generative AI features and infrastructure that I will never, ever use!!!
a photo of a potato with a wizened facial expression
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 26/08/2026
"DUCKS" A perfectly normal day in the park... #animation #shortfilm
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 20/08/2026
Beyond thrilled to have TWO of my films selected for the BAFTA, BIFA and European Film Award qualifying @encounters.film festival! See you in Bristol! 🥳
A still from my film 'DUCKS' showing a person sat on a bench, holding a sandwich and lookin worried. Their is a laurel that reads "Encounters Official Selection '26"A still from my film 'POOB' showing POOB, a small orange-yellow little blob character, smiling with the title of the film above them. Their is a laurel that reads "Encounters Official Selection '26"
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 19/08/2026
One of the best investments I’ve ever made
A photo of a Magenta Bat4 Precision bat detector
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 19/08/2026
YAASSSS! Thank you everyone who watched and shared it. I'm so stupidly happy! 🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆
A screenshot of the film's thumbnail on YouTube. The text reads 

DUCKS | Award Winning Animated Short Film.
100k views  •  3 months ago
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 19/08/2026
A screenshot of a YouTube view count that states “99,930” viewsA still of Matthew McConaughey smoking a cigarette as his character Rust Cohle from True Detective
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 17/08/2026
Really need to paint this…
A photo of a grey 3d print of my duck character with huge legs. Stood outside, on a wooden table
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 16/08/2026
100% normal ducks
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 14/08/2026
Who wore it better?
A promotional poster for the “The Dink”, showing Jake Johnson buried in bright green pickleballsA still from PEAS showing a camouflaged carrot buried among some peas
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 14/08/2026
I mean, this is how our daughter drew pigs when she was 4 and I couldn't love them more!
a collage of photos of a child drawing incredible pigs
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 14/08/2026
Anyway, here's a "Supermanatee" I made 22 years ago
a 3d cgi model of a manatee wearing a red cape
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 13/08/2026
If you see this, post your marine-themed art 🦀🐟🎣⚓
a 3d CGI rendering of a red cartoon crab on the ocean floor. They are looking screen left and have a shocked expression
A black and white pen and ink drawing of tin, floating in some black water. The top is partially rolled back and there are some fish sticking out, three wearing sailor's hats and one is a captain, pointing one of their fins forward. There is text along the bottom which reads "3. VESSEL" A 3d CGI rendering of a cartoon fisherman character proudly clutching a large number of green fish in their armsA traditional ink drawing, depicting two sailors in a small wooden boat on the ocean. There is an air pump between them and the one of the left is proudly holding up a balloon animal they have made from the pump's hose. The sailor to the right looks thrilled. In the water below them we can see a diver in a large, vintage diving suit clutching at their neck, struggling to breathe. There is text along the bottom which reads '4.KNOT'
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 08/08/2026
H O R R O R S
Another Minion toy, it’s expression suggests it is contemplating unspeakable horrors
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 08/08/2026
Did you know you can get Minions with depression and lips?
A photo of a toy Minion, with a blank expression and upsetting lips
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 04/08/2026
And yes, I miss this one but I worried about the logistics of them brushing their teeth ☹️
A still from the video posted, showing a WIP version of Gumbert, who looks more like a lightbulb. They do not have arms
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 03/08/2026
Making a little guy!
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 02/08/2026
I don’t meant to brag but I am a rich and successful YouTuber now
Screenshot of YouTube analytics, showing that I have earned an estimated £7.60 for the month of July
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 01/08/2026
Something beautifully unhinged about a scarecrow trail 🇬🇧
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 31/07/2026
LONGOOSE (Slight tweak for anyone over 30…)
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 30/07/2026
A crude edit, changing the title to "Searching for SNACKS"
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 30/07/2026
😰
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 30/07/2026
I know there’s a lot going on in the world right now but I just found a cool stone that looks a bit like a potato
A photo of a stone in my hand. If you squint, it looks a little like the stone is, in fact, a potatoA photo of a potato WAIT NO! It’s the stone again! On a cardboard box, with some diffuse lighting.
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 25/07/2026
Rebranding hot dogs
A photo of some bagged sweets. One is labelled “Teeth & Lips”, the other “Filled Turtles”
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 22/07/2026
Just looked at the transcript for this and couldn't be happier
A screenshot from YouTube showing the transcript for DUCKS. The text reads :

Search transcript

0:20 *quack* *quack*

0:41 *giggles*

1:46 *quack* *quaaaaaack*

2:09 *QUACK* *quack*

2:53 *QUACK* *quack*

3:05 [SCREAMING]

3:16 *QUAAAACK*

4:09 QU QUAA QUAAAAA QUAAAAAAAA
QUAAAAAAAAAA QUAAAAAAAAAA-CK

4:30 [SCREAMING]
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 19/07/2026
I made an animated short film about some totally normal ducks #animation #short #ducks
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 16/07/2026
The Saucerer Supreme #animation #loop #cgi
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 10/07/2026
A man in a balaclava, typing on a laptop
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