Three different ways to tell the same true story, using mostly or only archive footage and photographs.
19th Amendment: ‘A Start, Not A Finish’ For Suffrage ties together its archive footage with talking head narration, but still uses minimal basic motion such as position and scale to add movement (via NPR):
This video on The 19th Amendment introduces more movement to its text and hand-drawn elements, as well as revealing colour in its still images over time (via History Channel):
This video on The most notorious act of protest for women’s suffrage features more involved VFX details, including more involved text animation, scribbles and hand-drawn elements (via Vox):
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