Question 337

The X are in fact real people in costumes with rubber cut-out's for facial expressions, however the sets and production of the commercials give the effect of the characters being animated. The effect was achieved by a variety of methods including choosing the right material for the body suits to ensure that there were no wrinkles when the characters moved, shooting the footage at higher framerates and keeping backgrounds simple in terms of details and the use of a neutral tone of grey.

The X were split in two parts - the body and the head. The body was made using a special material stuffed with foam in some places (notably around the stomach) while the head was created using using a harder material called Perspex.

The X have gained immense popularity since they first aired, and have their own microsite well as a fan page on Facebook.

What are X ?

Answer: The zoozoos featuring in the new Vodafone commercials.

Cracked by Nikhil, Alok, Pushkar and Rohan.