How to add hand drawn animation over a video?

Hi,
I am hoping to add hand drawn animation over video footage. For example: Hockey 101 on Vimeo. I understand the way to do it is adding it frame by frame? However this seems like a long process and was hoping something slightly quicker as I do not have long to do this project. I am no expert in after effects so please help me understand the best way of achieving this.
Thanks in advance.

The link you used to have took me to a 21st birthday-themed slideshow...
Anyway, the simplest solution to copy the Hockey 101 video would be to draw something as a shape layer and use the wiggle paths thing to make it look hand-drawn. This way you only need to draw once per shot. If the camera is moving, you can use motion tracking to make the drawing follow the movement.

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