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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 · 40m
I 100% agree. Sometimes it’s actually very good to have intent and not need to change every single step along the way!
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 3h
The image is of a four panel comic.
The first panel shows Sarah, the protagonist, holding a red ball labeled "A SILLY MEME".
The second panel shows Sarah taking the ball and going through a door labeled "GROUP CHAT".
The third panel shows a group of women sitting together and consoling one woman in the center. The woman in the center is saying "...And that's how it happened. It's been the worst day of my life."
The fourth panel shows Sarah standing in the doorway behind them awkwardly holding the red ball.
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 5h
❤️ www.animationmagazine.net/2026/09/hag-...
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'Hag' Wins Animated Encounters Grand Prix - Animation Magazine
Anna Ginsburg's cutting comedic take on contemporary society's take on women's aging 'Hag' won the Animated Encounters competition.
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 5h
I really must give Blender another shot. I've been learning Houdini (which admittedly feels like an insane choice at times!) and while it's a VERY steep learning curve there are so many supportive users & learning resources out there, it really feels fun to learn right now.
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 5h
I do love 3ds max and I'm always surprised when I see that something very straightforward in it is so difficult in other DCCs but I'm guessing this is par for the course for everyone who switches apps at some point.
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 5h
That's really interesting to hear. I think the lack of community & user enthusiasm is the main thing making me look elsewhere from max. I want people to be excited about new possibilities, not moaning about or fearing change!
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 5h
If you don't mind me asking, how are you finding Blender?
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 12h
Yep, that’s one of mine
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 13h
Some of my most important work
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 13h
God I miss Fred so much. I occasionally whisper his name into an empty jar of Pasta Bake Sauce… I hope he can hear me 🥲
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 29/09/2026
awoke this morning with a Vision
that diagram showing  the SUV blind spot in the front but it's lowly worm driving his little applemobile
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 29/09/2026
Thrilled to be speaking at Pictoplasma London next month! Grab a ticket and come along : conference.pictoplasma.com/london/
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Pictoplasma on Tour - London 2026
This October, Pictoplasma — the leading character design conference from Berlin — tours to London with a dense, inspiring, full-day program of live artist lectures, animation screenings and colorful p...
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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Is it me, or does Michaelmas start earlier every year?
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 29/09/2026
Maybe paying for YouTube premium has cut me off from any/all of the online promotion that might have reached me for it? I saw Coyote vs Acme but there was no trailer for this 😔
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 29/09/2026
Madness. I have been to three animation festivals/events in the last month, some with talent from Dreamworks in attendance and still nothing! On the plus-side, I am now hellbent on watching it as soon as it comes out here.
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 29/09/2026
This is genuinely the first I have seen or heard of this film’s existence and I LOVE animation! How is this possible!?!
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 29/09/2026
omg I love them
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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Next time I've done a shit job of something, I'm just going to tell people it's too dangerous to show them. The PowerPoint that I threw together last minute could actually pose a risk to humanity at large
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 28/09/2026
Thank you Anna!
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 28/09/2026
(I disconnected the tiny speaker on all my machines)
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 28/09/2026
Our dog started freaking out when my PC beeped at startup. I couldn't figure out why then, one day, my machine randomly rebooted in the middle of work. I swore VERY loudly & she panicked & scrabbled in the exact same way. I had Pavlov'd her but with BIOS beeps & sudden, inexplicable anger 😩
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 28/09/2026
🥹
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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 · 27/09/2026
Hot damn, this is a LOT of fantastic talks, for free!
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Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 26/09/2026
talent is a lie
a cartoon picture of a frog throwing a crooked looking clay vase with the words “talent is a lie, just do it anyway”
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 26/09/2026
Hahah, fucking Christ.. Fun fact, I was genuinely up for redesigning theses guys about 7 years ago but they went elsewhere 🥲
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 25/09/2026
😭
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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 · 25/09/2026
Incredible. My wife and I regularly talk about how we saved 2 normal people from being trapped in a relationship with us.
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 25/09/2026
I feel deep sympathy for her. I was on a first date and out of sheer panic I suddenly said “What’s your favourite folding instrument? Mine’s the accordion!” There was not a second date.
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 25/09/2026
oh my god “bought me a lobster” nearly ended me
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Astra 🔜 NebrasKon @astrawitch.com · 22/09/2026
Harvest Festival 🎃 The featured print for October's Curio Coven
Wirt and Greg from Over the Garden Wall in pixel art on a path through a pumpkin patch, Enoch with his pumpkin-esque head looming and gazing at them over the fence
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Tumble @tumbleosity.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Sonk the Hedgehog! He goes a regular speed and likes bratwurst.
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 25/09/2026
Thank you!
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 24/09/2026
That is SO lovely to hear! Thank you!
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 24/09/2026
Thank you! Yeah, I did worry that it would crumble under modern pressures to cut right to the chase but thankfully a lot of people watch the whole thing!
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 24/09/2026
Thanks Jamie! It feels insane but good insane.
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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
Thank you 🥹
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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 · 22/09/2026
Awwww yeaaahhhhh
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Pictoplasma @pictoplasma.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
More news: It wouldn’t be “Pictoplasma on Tour” without us heading back to London for another full-day pit stop! Tickets for PictoLDN go online NEXT week, Monday September 28, at noon (GMT), with a special Early Bird offer 👉 pictoplasma.com/london
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 22/09/2026
Excited to be heading to Bristol tomorrow for Encounters Film Festival! Looking forward to seeing a lot of films, doing a couple of Q&As and finally getting to attend a BAM on Thursday night. If you're in that neck of the woods Wed/Thur hit me up!
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Cardiff Animation Festival @cardiffanimfest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Last chance to submit to CAF27! ⏰ Get any last minute entries in before the final deadline TODAY (22 September 2026) to make sure that your film is considered for CAF27. Head over to our film freeway for all of the information on how to submit! filmfreeway.com/CardiffAnima...
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John Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
An edited version of the Ocarina of Time logo which reads:

Do I even enjoy playing old games any more, or are they just a means to wrap myself in a proverbial comfy blanket that reminds me of when I wasn't so hyperaware... of time
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Dr Darcey Gillie @dfgillie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Me to security person at Dublin Airport: I was given a lemon as a prize today. Can I bring my lemon through security? Security person (solemnly): Yes, you may bring your prize lemon through security.
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 21/09/2026
This is agonisingly accurate 😞
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 21/09/2026
Yes. I also need them to make Widow's Bay season 2, then I can happily leap into my coffin
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 21/09/2026
We're SO close to all of these companies just going back to being Regular Television, only it costs everyone 500% more...
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