2021
Rise of the Ottoman Empire
TED-Ed
In the late 13th century, Osman I established a small principality sandwiched between a crumbling Byzantine Empire and a weakened Sultanate of the Seljuk of Rum, in what is now Turkey. In just a few generations, this territory had outmaneuvered more powerful neighbors to become the vast Ottoman Empire. What enabled its rapid rise? Mostafa Minawi details the early days of the Ottomans.
Educator: Mostafa Minawi
Director: Serin Inan
Narrator: Jack Cutmore-Scott
Director of Production: Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Director: Alex Rosenthal
Producer: Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Editorial Producer: Elizabeth Cox
Script Editor: Eden Girma
Storyboard Artist: Gürkan Gürler
Art Director: Gürkan Gürler
Animators: Tuncay Çetin, Gürkan Gürler
Layout Artists: Can Tugrul, Gürkan Gürler
Composer and Sound Designer: Deniz Dogançay
Executive Creative Director: Logan Smalley
Life of Vestal Virgins
Client:
TED-Ed
Year:
2017
In ancient Rome, Vestal Virgins were tasked with keeping vigil over the flame of Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth. The flame represented two things: the continuation of Rome as a power in the world and the continuing virginity of Vesta’s priestesses. But what was life really like for these Vestal Virgins? Peta Greenfield goes back in time to find out.
Educator: Peta Greenfield
Director: Tolga Yıldız and Serin Inan
Producer: Serin Inan
Art Director: Tolga Yıldız
Illustrator: Pelin Maravent
Character Designer: Pelin Maravent
Animator: Tuncay Çetin
Sound Designer: Stephen Eugene Larosa
Composer: Stephen Eugene Larosa
