Author Archives: Wheelies

Simple, yet engaging

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Wheelies

An engaging animation produced by one of the masters of this medium, Epipheo Studios, who excel at presenting complex ideas within a simple narrative. The animation successfully manages to incorporate humorous touches at appropriate times, in a way that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Creating an Animation: Part 1 – Tools

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Wheelies

I thought it would be interesting to share my experiences and chosen tools used to create my first (and only!) animation. I stumbled upon Paper for the iPad around the time that it was starting to look like, if we … Continue reading →

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Whiteboard Scribing Style

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Wheelies

TruScribe seem to be one of the pioneers of the whiteboard scribing style. Here, an existing audio track is enhanced using hand-drawn images on a whiteboard, filmed using a static camera. It’s interesting to see how the images really help … Continue reading →

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Introducing Graphene

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Wheelies

This video created by SimpleShow for Cambridge University introduces Graphene using an effective technique of manipulating still images using a pair of live action hands.

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Welcome

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Wheelies

In this blog I hope to present you with clever, well-produced, interesting or novel explanation videos with the aim of introducing them with a wider audience. What is an explanation video? An explanation video is a short video (generally 60-120 … Continue reading →

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