Featuring more metal parts than a Terminator robot, but using exactly zero electricity, this mechanical typewriter is a wonder from recent history!

CREDITS
Jacob O'Neal - Modeling, animation, texturing, vfx, music, narrative script
Wesley O'Neal - Research, technical script

PATREON
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PRIVATE WORK
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WEBSITE
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SOFTWARE USED
We use Blender 3D to create these models. It's free and open source, and the community is amazing:
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0:00 Intro
01:34 Pressing a key
02:25 Typeface
03:21 Mainspring
03:56 Escapement
07:17 Spacebar
07:59 Margins
11:17 Line space lever
12:19 Backspace
14:17 Shift
16:27 Ink ribbon
19:28 Tabs
21:09 Feed rolls