Fredrik Knudsen

I am proud to announce that, from this point forward, Down the Rabbit Hole has the privilege of appearing on Nebula alongside a host of other esteemed creators. Nebula hosts a wide range of ad-free informative videos while also offering exclusive content from its creators; for example, one of my personal favorites, Bobby Broccoli, released his documentary "17 Pages" there about the haze of incentives in the modern scientific process, and it's something I would highly recommend. Tom Scott is also releasing all of his new videos one week early on Nebula.

Signing up here with this link not only supports me but provides 50% off an annual subscription: go.nebula.tv/fredrikknudsen

An important note: the mainline Down the Rabbit Hole is not leaving YouTube, and every video in the series, old and new, will still be available here as well.

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 12,266

Fredrik Knudsen

I've uploaded a small blooper from the recording of the most recent Down the Rabbit Hole to my secondary channel relating to Argonian tail incident:

8 months ago | [YT] | 442

Fredrik Knudsen

As I'm finishing the script for the new Down the Rabbit Hole video, another project I've assisted in making has launched, again over on the Bruva Alfabusa channel where you might remember me as the voice of Eldrad for "If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device." This time, I'm taking the role of the character Parker Knickerbocker for an actualplay of Mage: The Ascension, a tabletop roleplaying system set in the World of Darkness best known for containing Vampire: The Masquerade, called "Norfolk Wizard Game." Please enjoy at your leisure:

1 year ago | [YT] | 1,070

Fredrik Knudsen

All of the music in the new Down the Rabbit Hole about EVE Online was composed by Ryan Probert, including the credits song which was performed by his band, Prisoner's Cinema. If you enjoy the music in the series, you'll more than likely enjoy their ethereal and haunting work.

2 years ago | [YT] | 1,485

Fredrik Knudsen

Hello, it's been quite a while.

After some (rather severe) setbacks, the script for the new Down the Rabbit Hole is completed, exceeding 50,000 words, and the first hour and ten minutes of the final narration has been recorded. The vast majority of the music has been written and needs only to be fit to the narration and then mixed, and most of the graphic design work is also completed and awaits the narration to be animated.

The most recent estimation for the runtime appears to have been correct, exceeding five hours based on the rough narration made for production purposes.

While I hesitate to offer a release period given my poor estimates in the past, the remaining work is far more straightforward and progress is far more regular. Weekly updates are being posted on Patreon.

After this video is released, given how overwhelming it became, I plan on releasing much smaller and simpler videos afterward for some time.

-Fredrik

3 years ago | [YT] | 17,191

Fredrik Knudsen

My team and I flew out to EVE Fanfest in May to show the first 2 1/2 hours of the new Down the Rabbit Hole, and it was received quite positively. We need a bit more time to finish things up, but we estimate that the video will be over five hours long when completed.

Included in this post are a few work-in-progress animations from our graphic designer, Arcaxon, showing an Apocalypse battleship, a staple of EVE Online's ship roster. Throughout the game's history, it's been used as a weapons platform for fleets, a vehicle for smartbombs, and even a mining ship before barges were introduced. Early in the video, it features prominently in an infamous gatecamp which froze trade in the vital player-established trade hub of Yulai.

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3 years ago (edited) | [YT] | 3,146

Fredrik Knudsen

The upcoming Down the Rabbit Hole about EVE Online will exceed 5 hours in length. While originally intended for a May release, it will have to be delayed until (most likely) June or July to accommodate its size. The information is still as dense as others in the series owing to the sheer scale and complexity of the subject.

While no single work about EVE Online could ever hope to be comprehensive, it will cover significant swathes of the game, including the dynamic sovereignty of Nullsec, the origins of its major players and their relationships to one another, the shifting economy, Dust 514, wormhole space, the genesis of Crowd Control Productions, mercenary factions, the establishment of spy networks, and much more, including a short rundown of the game's basic mechanics to make it more accessible, similar to the Deep Blue video.

Thank you all for being patient while I and my team endeavor to complete the most ambitious project that we have ever attempted. It's a pleasure to make this series.

4 years ago | [YT] | 11,063

Fredrik Knudsen

Unreal. Thank you all for supporting my work on Down the Rabbit Hole.

4 years ago | [YT] | 11,435

Fredrik Knudsen

Hello everyone, I wanted to reassure you all that the new video is still coming. My graphic designer just needs a bit more time to finish up the graphics, and I refuse to rush him on something so intricate.

The length hasn't changed—it will still be a bit over an hour long. While shorter than the Deep Blue video, the information is significantly more dense, and over half of the runtime is devoted to a detailed play-by-play of the event for which the video is named.

In the meantime, I've spent the last month digging deep into research for the video after this one, and to do so, I've enlisted the help of an expert who has spent years studying the topic. I also will likely be asking my audience for crowdsourced content to include. My tentative estimation for the runtime of this next video is at least three hours, but it's too early to say for certain.

5 years ago | [YT] | 7,272