About

A project spanning two years (and the rest), How To Be A Homosexual was the beginning of a revolution. Sparking interest from all four corners of the globe, the scripts and animation that comprised the project became the foundation for YourHeartWillStop, our old site, and spurred both creators on to greater products.The How To Be A Homosexual scripts were a product of Joseph O'Brien's mind, a selection of surrealist dialogues and random tomfoolery put to paper when he was bored. The characters in these scripts took physical form in an art lesson, where Bunnyreaper drew some small sketches and Pianoabuser enlarged them. These were then brought into Flash, animated, and thus the animation series XavierFace was born. The series ran for six episodes, then stopped - partially for educational reasons, and partially because the birth of YourHeartWillStop was beginning. All of those animations can be found here, along with other goodies.

Episodes

The cartoon series, as has already been mentioned, ran for six episodes. Here you can find them all, including the sixth - an episode never originally released.

How To Be A Homosexual Episodes

Scripts

You can find the scripts, in an act-by-act, scene-by-scene form, here.

How To Be A Homosexual Scripts

Extras

The How To Be A Homosexual Theme

The theme tune was possibly the best thing about XavierFace and How To Be A Homosexual. Nowadays, it resides on the site as the Hiatus Theme, but the essence is the same - 50 seconds of sped-up hard rock bliss.

The Original Trailer

Another little gem, the XavierFace trailer was another work of genius, and probably got the most laughs. Synchronised to the theme tune, it works as a great music video if nothing else.

xfPod

A rather embarrassing take on the iPod adverts of the time. No more to be said on this one.

Old Character Models

The character models for XavierFace went through a few phases, and this page shows you the second. The first ones are lost in a sketch book somewhere, and may resurface at some point. Until then, feast your eyes on this portfolio.

The Future

So what does the future hold for How To Be A Homosexual? In the words of fanboy and sad case Michael Kay, "this is the best thing I've ever seen". It's certainly the biggest project we've ever attempted, and the first that's combined a scripted performance with animation. Even the Goblin was based off a short improv.The honest answer is, we don't know. There have been talks of making a new series, or compiling the best bits from the scripts, using frame-by-frame techniques, starting anew and all sorts, but no action's been taken yet. The reason for this is evident. Take a look at HiatusMedia.com - this is the extent to which we work, and focusing purely on one project hinders us creatively. HiatusMedia is created for whims and fancies, and something on the scale of How To Be A Homosexual...well, it's a miracle it lasted so long in the first place.

Then again, keep your eyes peeled. There may be life in this yet.

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