BoOzy’ OS and the Cristal Gem (also simply known as The Cristal Gem) is a French animated short film set in Annecy. The film was directed by J.K. Arsyn. It was produced by RED ƎYE Productions and distributed by CreaSyn Studio. It was released on the Internet on April 14, 2013. It was shown for the first time in theatres at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on April 15, 2013.
The film arrived first at the "+ de courts! Online animation film contest by Annecy" event that was organized by Dailymotion, Cartoon Network Studios and Annecy.
The title is a reference to the Annecy award which is called "the Annecy Cristal" (le Cristal d'Annecy).
Plot
Summary
A muscular prehistoric man named BoOzy’ OS is searching for the Annecy Cristal. He is helped by OSmic the Hedge’ OS and some friends. Together, they will have to face Mari’ OS and Rob’ OSmic.
Themes and inspiration
Video games
The film parodies video game characters such as Earthworm Jim, Sonic the Hedgehog, Doctor Robotnik, Mario and the “lost souls” from Doom.
Cinema
The film also parodies movies. A lot of parodic movie posters are include in the film.
There is also a wink to the animated part of Jan Kounen's 99 Francs in the film. Most of J.K. Arsyn's works are cited in the film: The Cockbite, The Cockbitanga, The Cockbitosaurus, Cow Hard, Melting Cop, Stop-and-Cop, SynCop and K. Arsyn's Synaude.
Literature
A character named Tarz’ OS parodies Tarzan. This passage takes place in the jungle.
Cast
J.K. Arsyn as BoOzy’ OS / Mari’ OS / OSmic the Hedgeh’ OS / SkoOlet’ OS / Rob’ OSmic / PoOlet’ OS Georges Colazzo as Victor Chai
Production
The idea to create the film was born on March 4, 2013, following an announcement from the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Development of the film began at RED ƎYE Studios in Roanne, near Lyon on March 5, 2013. The film was made in 38 days. It was finished on April 14, 2013.
There are more than 1,300 graphics in the film. They were made with Adobe Illustrator. The film was edited and animated with Adobe After Effects using a Dual-Core with 2 GiB of RAM. The computer was not able to display the result in real time.
Soundtrack
BoOzy’ OS and the Cristal Gem’ OSt is the soundtrack album for the movie. It was made by Synth of Rage. It was composed by J.K. Arsyn and performed by Axel “XLR” Rock. It is inspired by video game music (Streets of Rage, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Donkey Kong Country).
Track listing
Release dates
The film was released on the Internet on April 14, 2013, before being shown in theatres.