2023
Nov

Eve Online | DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

This episode was by far the most intensive episode to be worked on. The scale of this project was bigger than ever and it caused a bit of bloat, although from this project lessons were learned and the end result is something I am very proud about!

The final result was 53 animations, lasting a total of 53m20s!
Each animation in average having 2.5 scenes and using hundreds of assets! There is animations in 21 of the 28 sections of the video!

Within this section you will be able to find all of the work done on the episode with timestamps & credits to additional animations by: Lilliana Deere 

2021
JUNE

TIME STAMPS:

1:39 to 1:45 – Memorial Logo
2:09 to 2:22 – The 3 Key Aspects of a War Ship
4:19 to 4:28 – Fisher’s Chart
12:49 to 13:05 – Size of the K-class
13:17 to 13:40 – The Diving Blues
14:35 to 14:53 – The Mushroom Caps
15:45 to 16:12 – Oil Tank Troubles
16:47 to 16:57 – Miserable Conditions
18:32 to 47:48  – The Battle of May Island
47:46 to 48:59 – Damage Report
49:24 to 49:41 – The Mysterious Ships

THE BATTLE OF MAY ISLAND | DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

This episode features a large proportion of my published work with over half of the video being fully animated by myself. The video required that I conduct research on each specific boat so I could represent them as accurately as possible. This video was also the first time I created a poster out of the designs within the show.

This video uses the most graphics and animations of any episode so far with around 32.8 minutes of animation over the entire 1 hour run time of this video.

Album Cover for the soundtrack

2020
OCT

TIME STAMPS:

(Only for Animations)
4:45 – Chess Tutorial
18:53 – Piece Values
23:05 – Castling
31:00 – En Passant I
37:02 to 38:15  – Deep Thought Games
53:15 to 1:17:25  – Deep Blue match 1
1:30:22 to 1:59:08 – Deep Blue Match 2

DEEP BLUE | DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

This episode was the most ambitious one before the Battle of May Island, this video included tons of animation and required an entire chess set to be designed for this specific video.

This video used the most graphics and animations of any episode at the time and was the first in a turning point for the channel.

ADDITIONAL CONTENT

2020
APRIL

THE AUSTRIAN WINE POISONING | DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

The first episode in which I created a 2D representation of 3D molecule models for various chemicals & a number of vital organs.

ADDITIONAL CONTENT

Diethylene Glycol

Ethanol

TIME STAMPS:

5:27 – Diethylene Glycol | 16:04 – Ethanol

2019
SEPT

TIME STAMPS:

36:07 to 41:36 – The Fight

WINGSOFREDEMPTION | DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

This episode marked the first time my graphics were used in a play by play sequence. Unlike most episodes, this one only had a single section featuring my work but it was more then in the previous two videos combined amount of effort!

ADDITIONAL CONTENT

All Slides (Includes Unused Slides)

2019
APRIL

THE HURDY GURDY | DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

This episode didn’t have as much graphics since they weren’t needed and - due to a few script changes - some of the material created never made it into the episode.

I plan on releasing some of the unreleased assets in the future.

TIME STAMPS:

 5:27 – Byzentine | 11:10 – The Push Key | 11:57 – Sliding Keys

2018
DEC

TIME STAMPS:

3:09 – System Structure | 48:08 – Map Arizona-Texas Journey | 49:13 – Return Home | 1:18:07 – Oregon | 1:21:30 – His Last Adventure

TEMPLEOS | DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

This episode marked an increase in complexity for the assets created and was the first time a map and animations were made for the show.
The animations can be seen at: 3:09 and on most map sections.

2018
AUG

FURRIES | DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

This was the very first episode where the graphics were created to go on specific parts of the video!
This is also where the “Desktop Background” first showed up; depicting a cluttered desktop full of past videos folders and other references!

ADDITIONAL CONTENT

APAzines

Furry MUCK

TIME STAMPS:

 4:26 – APAzines | 11:33 – Video Background | 14:24 – FurryMUCK | 40:55 – Fragmented Fandom

2018
JULY

A CHRONOLOGICAL RETELLING OF THE FINAL FANTASY HOUSE

This episode was the very first one I worked on, excluding my highlight design for text in the previous 2 episodes. This episode was the foundation on all future graphics.

These were purposely made simple and using a white and black palette to distract the least from the narration.

This design was refined over the years.

2020
DEC

FREDRIKKNUDSEN.COM

Fredrikknudsen.com is a hub for all official links to Fredrik’s social media presence. This simple design fitting the style of the show is straight to the point and clear.

2021
JUNE

DOWN THE RABBIT STORE

Down the Rabbit Store is Fredrik Knudsen’s merch shop run by Arcaxonia. It includes physical and digital products such as Posters, T-Shirts, Audio Books, and more!

We have a lot planned for the future!

QUESTION

Hi! What software do you use for your animations/Graphics?

- Youtube Commenters

ANSWER

For my work on Down the Rabbit Hole I use Inkscape, a free and open source vector graphic editor to create assets for my animations or slides.

To animate I use HitFilm Pro, a VFX & video editor software in one. They also have a Free version called Hitfilm Express which has basically the same features but without some of the effects available. I recommend getting HitFilm Express if you’d like to try it out, it’s really a great piece of software!
FRIENDSHIP ENDED WITH HITFILMS, A NEW DAVINCI RESOLVE IS MY NEW FRIEND.

QUESTION

So what exactly do you do?

- Everyone

ANSWER

On Down the Rabbit Hole, it depends a bit. I am first and foremost a graphic designer for the show and all my work is catalogued above. I do not do any illustrative works and instead do infographic style slides and animations. My older work was mostly still images(slides) but as time went on I started animating more of the show and ever since Deep Blue I have been animating a lot more. I do not do the editing on the show except for the sections I animate; beyond that it is all Fredrik Knudsen’s work.

I am also the webmaster of all of his websites & run the merch store.