How Orbits Work

Educational Animation · 2022

For this entry in Supercluster Explains, we explain orbital mechanics in 60 seconds or less, using the visual language of a 1960s stop motion educational film.

Part of Supercluster Explains, a series of bite-sized science explainer videos using experimental animation styles. Each episode tackles a mind-bending space concept in 60 seconds or less, with a radically different aesthetic each time.

Still frame from the How Orbits Work animation, illustrating orbital mechanics in a 1960s stop motion style.

Still frame from the How Orbits Work animation, breaking down a key step in the orbital mechanics explainer.

Agency: Supercluster
Creative Direction: Eric Collins
Design: Ben Gallegos
Animation: Ian Crane
Music: Ian Crane & Ari Trautmann