Xiaoxiao Episode # 8
Xiaoxiao
Creators: Xiroxiro
Length: 5 minutes
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Xiaoxiao is a series of popular kung fun fighting stickmen borrowing the best moves from Hong Kong action movies. There is no real continuity in much of the series although some episodes like the current one are continuing stories. In this episode, our black stickman fights a gang in a depot. He fights off some tugs and starts off on a car chase and that's where the action begins.
The story starts quickly with some action and big fight scene. Then the story switches to the car chase. The one thing that's annoying about Xiaoxiao is that the main hero always win and dodges all bullets. Although he gets hit by cars a lot, he always jumps back. After the main car chase, the story slows to a crawl as the character is hitchhiking a ride.
In this episode Xiroxiro combines more complex 3D animated techniques with his traditional kung fu animation. For example, there are cars and more complex scenery all in 3D. Xiroxiro borrows some Matrix effects like the slow motion bullet time. There is of course more kung fu animation that is always well done. The night contrast effect with the inverted is a cool idea.
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