Animated explainer
A quieter orbit
A short animation showing how forward motion and gravity keep a satellite in orbit.
Shot breakdown
00:00–00:06 Introduce the planet
Start on the wide shot before adding the orbital path.
00:06–00:15 Show the two directions
Draw the tangential motion and the pull of gravity toward the planet.
00:15–00:24 Let the orbit run
Use the motion itself to explain a continuous fall around the planet.
Production brief
Explain why an orbit is a continuous fall. Start with a planet and a satellite, show sideways motion and inward gravity, then let the satellite trace its path.
Midnight blue, fine orbital guides, minimal on-screen text.
End with the idea that an object in orbit keeps falling around the planet.
Adapt this briefHow it was made
The planet is drawn procedurally. The velocity arrow points along the path, while the gravity arrow points toward the planet. The final shot removes the arrows so the moving satellite carries the explanation.
Canvas scenes rendered with CineCode’s capture script. The original scene code sets the timing and motion for each frame. Upstream on GitHub.