HISTORY SHORTS
Illuminating Moments in American History
From the accidental invention of the microwave to the love story of rubber gloves, these 68 animated shadow puppet shorts chronicle the history of unexpected American innovation.
CHALLENGE
Develop and produce a cost-conscious, kid-friendly concept to educate digital audiences and excite potential advertisers. Find, hire, and direct a distributed team of production collaborators.
OUTCOME
Advertising revenue from 13M+ potential impressions on DISH Network. 125k+ impressions on owned channels. And props from the guys at Zamboni.
Produced, written, and directed by Nathan Marsh. Art and Animation by Joel West and Isaac Windham. Sound by Scott Sprague. Narration by Carol Munse.
The Story of the Lint Roller
The Story of Deodorant
The Story of the Bulldozer
The Story of Chocolate Chip Cookies
The Story of Cotton Candy
The Story of Control-Alt-Delete
The Story of the Chairlift
The Story of Scrabble
The Story of the Zipper
The Story of the Shopping Cart
The Story of the Potato Chip
The Story of Post-It Notes
The Story of the Air Conditioner
The Story of Bubblegum
The Story of Allergy Medicine
The Story of the Banana Split
The Story of the Banjo
The Story of the Band-Aid
The Story of the Flyswatter
The Story of Baseball
The Story of Bubblewrap
The Story of the Can Opener
The Story of Jellybeans
The Story of Cereal
The Story of the Crash Test Dummy
The Story of Supermarket Frozen Food
The Story of the Credit Card
The Story of the Dishwasher
The Story of the Crossword Puzzle
The Story of the Ferris Wheel
The Story of the Gas Mask
The Story of Hairspray
The Story of the Hearing Aid
The Story of Jello
The Story of the Laser
The Story of the Lightning Rod
The Story of Mini Golf
The Story of the Magnetic Stripe
The Story of the Microwave
The Story of the Pacemaker
The Story of M&Ms
The Story of Oil Drilling
The Story of Overnight Delivery
The Story of the Zamboni
The Story of Spam
The Story of Paintball
The Story of the Paper Shredder
The Story of Rubber Gloves
The Story of the Paper Towel
The Story of Play-Doh
The Story of the Popsicle
The Story of the Rear View Mirror
The Story of Scotch Tape
The Story of the Teleprompter
The Story of Tupperware
The Story of Windshield Wipers
The Story of the Super Soaker
The Story of Teflon
The Story of Superglue
The Story of the Tow Truck
The Story of Waterskis
The Story of the Ziploc Bag
The Story of Silly Putty
The Story of Automatic Sliding Doors
The Story of the Slinky
The Story of Sunscreen
The Story of Sunglasses