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retroremakes
March 5th, 2010, 23:20
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/03/500x_sattelites2.jpg (http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/03/sattelites2.jpg)This Is Real Art, a company that aims to "bridge the gap between design and advertising," recently completed a series of animated videos on the subject of satellites. They're the perfect combination: the subject matter is geeky, the animation gorgeous.
The series, which was produced for European satellite maker Astra, covers every aspect of the machines over the course of seven videos: History, Physics, Control, Launch, Why We Need Satellites, Business, and The Future.
Here's the second video of the set on the physics of satellites:


You can watch the entire series over at This Is Real Art (http://www.thisisrealart.com/#Astra/Documentary%20films/196/print/0). The company says they'll be used for education as well as marketing, and I must say, I'd be a lot more receptive to advertising if it always looked this good. [