BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem

BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem
BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem
	Film poster
Directed by	J.K. Arsyn
Written by	J.K. Arsyn
Based on	BoOzy' OS ; by J.K. Arsyn
Produced by	J.K. Arsyn
Starring	J.K. Arsyn; Georges Colazzo
Edited by	J.K. Arsyn
Music by	Synth of Rage
Production; companies	RED ƎYE Productions; CreaSyn Studio
Distributed by	CreaSyn Studio
Release dates	April 14, 2013 (AIAFF, France); March 24, 2014 (United States);
Running time	5 minutes
Country	France
Languages	French; English

BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem (also known as The Cristal Gem)^[1] (French: BoOzy' OS et la Gemme de Cristal, also known as La Gemme de Cristal^[2]) is a 2013 French animation short film based on the French animated television series BoOzy' OS, and directed, written, scored by and starring its creator J.K. Arsyn, going by the name of Ken Arsyn. It was produced by RED ƎYE Productions and co-produced and distributed by CreaSyn Studio.

The film was first released at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on April 14, 2013. It was presented during the Dailymotion, Cartoon Network Studios and Annecy international event "+ de courts! Online animation film contest by Annecy", and arrived first.^[3]

The film title refers to the Annecy award named "the Annecy Cristal" (le Cristal d'Annecy).^[2]

Plot[edit]

BoOzy' OS, a muscular caveman, is seeking the "Cristal" of Annecy.

Themes[edit]

The film parodies video game characters such as Earthworm Jim, Sonic the Hedgehog, Doctor Robotnik and Mario as well as animated Disney films like Aladdin, The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast. The Cristal Gem also heavily parodies most of J.K. Arsyn's movies, such as Cow Hard and Stop-and-Cop.^[4]

Aladdingue
Avataré
BoOz to the Future
OSmic
Le Roi fion
La Belle et la BoOz

Cast[edit]

J.K. Arsyn as BoOzy' OS / Mari' OS / OSmic the Hedgeh' OS / SkoOlet' OS / Rob' OSmic / PoOlet' OS (voice);
Georges Colazzo as Victor Chai (voice).

Soundtrack[edit]

Synth of Rage scored the film. The music, inspired by video game music (Streets of Rage, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Donkey Kong Country), was composed by J.K. Arsyn and performed by Axel “XLR” Rock.^[5]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by J.K. Arsyn, performed by Axel “XLR” Rock and presented by Synth of Rage^[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Keep the BoOzin’" (March 23, 2013)	3:08
2.	"OSmic the Hedgeh’ OS title theme" (March 26, 2013)	0:10
3.	"Cristal Gem Zone" (March 27, 2013)	0:53
4.	"Fat and Vicious" (March 28, 2013)	0:56
5.	"Cristal Escape" (March 29, 2013)	1:47
6.	"oOh ah Swing" (April 13, 2013)	0:20
7.	"Tarz’ OS Swing" (Bonus track, April 5, 2013)	0:20
8.	"Level Clear" (Track for the 10th anniversary)	0:08
9.	"On the Way!" (Track for the 10th anniversary)	0:29
Total length:		8:17