The XONS are a tribe of tiny skeletons, with monstrous and funny shapes. They move frenetically and have their fun in the middle of the flames of hell. The Saga of the XONS tells of their loves, their games, their fights, the children they make, the epidemics that devastate them, their wonderful recoveries, the fuel that makes them live on their fiery planet. The XONS are quite numerous: The Great One-Armed Man, The Cutlet Lady, The Torototem, The Homo Longus, The Baby Boom, The Spider, The Bibendame, the microbes Minus and Virus and the cousins Simplus already form a moving team, but the family will increase as the XONS know how to reproduce themselves in various ways. Whenever they move, the XONS make a terrific noise. Even their most minimal gestures scratch, knock and rattle to give a hair-raising Rap, therefore, the series, 'THE XON' is also a musical comedy.

The latest developments in the software and the increase in computing power have allowed us to do all of the images and special effects ourselves. The various episodes contain a considerable number of animated 'persons' each with specific characteristics. The basic animation was created with the help of 'Artic'. This software uses the principles of inverted cinematography, allowing for the creation of skeletons articulated like marionettes. (Cécile Babiole)

Technical Background

HW / SW: Silicon Graphics, Explore/TDI

Cécile Babiole (F), born 1956, studied philology. Since 1982 musician with the group "NOX'. Selected video and music works: "Acte 1: Back to the roots" 1989; "Live at the Manufacture", 1989; "Killing Drive Power", 1990; "Rut", 1991; "Crowd CDV", 1991. Videos: "Crowd", clip about the group "NOX", 1988; "Réalités virtuelles", broadcast on German and French TV, and others.