X Marks The Aardvark (Student Short Film)

Borge the Aardvark is about to be experimented on by Dr.Membra and Dr.Morris. They want to extract his tounge and produce the most amazing bubble gum the world has ever tasted. Borge escapes and has to navigate his way through the scientists’ tower of madness, while evading being captured by them again. ​

This is my second year short film for my animation course
For this short film I wanted to reach out of my comfort zone and create a cartoon that's different from anything that I have ever made before. I wanted to make a cartoon that has no dialogue and is fully action driven. I also wanted to try out animating with tweens instead of frame by frame so I pushed my Toon Boom Harmony knowledge to the limit to create tweened animation that looks as natural as possible.
I hope you enjoy my little cartoon!
If you did enjoy it, there will be more in the future so stay tuned!

Credits:
-Patrik Kancsar / @Droilius - Animation, Art, Editing, Rigging, Storyboards, Animatic, Director
-Peter Bluhme Andersen / @Toarsian – Backgrounds, Prop design
-Jeremy Manuel Peña / @Perrito_Doofaw - Story
-Mike McGoldrick / @MikeyMcGold– Story, Writing
-Johnny Hoare / @TrustyCranberry – Sound Design
-Miles John / @GabaghoulComics – Soundtrack
-Casey Hammond / @Toastie_TV – Helper

[stainlesssteel]

I mean i have seen some real junk, but this takes the cake!

[MilesJohn]

As polished as a big round smooth stone of some sort and an extreme pleasure to compose on.

[jojobinx]

It's like I'm a kid again watching my favorite Saturday morning cartoons.
Well animation and a ghoulish character design. 💯out of 10

[Greatdictator]

Really love all the designs in this, a lot of great faces especially from the Aardvark, and the small musical scores really does add a lot to the charm. Also the Monster Men reffrence was welcomed

[pifflesomepuffnadder]

This feels like a hybrid of Rayman Origins and Crash Bandicoot and I love it!! <3

[Promanaz_Studios]

Love the Crash Bandicoot Vibes, Great Job Dude❤❤❤

[TheNervousBat]

What an amazing cartoon! The characters and animation were so fun!
I see Space Goofs characters in the background in 0:45

[lt.bagels]

OBSESSED with this. The art style and designs are really unique and expressive, and the slapstick is hilarious. Keep it up!

[KevinFinkbeiner]

Frick, man, this was great! it felt a lot longer than two and a half minutes; that's how engaging the characters and story was. You really knocked this one out of the ballpark!

[galaxycamerata]

God, Leslie is such a perfectly executed running gag.
Overall, this is a really fun short! The action felt just well-paced enough to keep things interesting.

[TechV]

OMG THE SPACE GOOFS REF

man this is amazing im blown away, this is great work, the artstyle, the animation, its all very good!!
I really can see the Xilam influence in this!

[Zombiebones]

Why did this feel like I just watch a commercial for Hubba Bubba?

[JohnnyDeere]

This is like Invader Zim combined with Oggy and the Cockroaches it's so damn good

[JimHawking-]

Getting some serious Crash Bandicoot vibes and I’m al here for it.

[henchman]

this really gives old oggy and cockroaches or zig and sharko vibes

[ChrisShwafer]

I absolutely freakn LOVE your art style dude, keep up the great work!!

[Shartmaster]

0:46 i yelled space goofs and then made a disgusting sound only comparable to that of an excited gorilla

[peteypiranhaplant]

This is high quality cartooning. I love how expressive Dr. Membra's goggles are. Respect for making a cartoon aardvark that actually looks like an aardvark; something that's oddly hard to find. Finally, I noticed that lum cage in the storage room. Great work

[CanadianGuyEh]

Well bloody done my friend, this was awesome!

[IsitheScribe]

Getting some major Crash Bandicoot on PS1 vibes from this fun short