Episode 4 -
of my animated cartoon series Xylus and Dexter in Space!
Here is another episode of my animated cartoon Xylus and Dexter in Space!
Concept
In this episode: The boys explore what they think is an abandoned castle.
(Related post: Xylus and Dexter in Space! "Castle Clause" Episode 3 - Cartoon animation)
Art
In this cartoon after the alien covered himself with powder, I kinda thought that he looked like Jack Nicholson as The Joker from Tim Burton's Batman.
So I actually created a little scene that was a reference to a scene from that movie.
The part where right after he says the famous line "Wait'll they get a load'a me." and then for some reason the camera lingers there he starts going "woop... woop..." and looks around.
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| Jack Nicholson in Tim Burton's Batman |
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| Phineus Handala copying the Joker |
Animation
For the flying animation of the alien Phineas Handala I tried to do something like the Great Gazoo from the Flintstones and made stars and other shapes appear in its wake.
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| The Great Gazoo Flying - Flintstones |
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| Phineas Handala flying with shapes behind |
Audio
I also started digging into the sound effect archives a lot for this one - Jetpack sounds, shaker, and bottles jiggling when Phineas hits the ground.
Next time: Watch episode 5 "Laser tag"
Check out the previous episode 3 "Castle Clause" here - https://www.tomrayswebsite.com/2021/11/xylus-and-dexter-in-space-castle-clause.html