Scattered material
Photos, clips and data are spread across teams, and some events were never filmed at all.
New Year & Year-in-Review Videos:A Year’s Story, Out on Day One
Year-end means greetings, a year in review and next year’s vision. The hard part is scattered material: photos sit with different people, milestones need ordering and data must be readable—all due by December 31, the busiest week of the year.
We first lay the year out as a timeline and pick the stories worth telling, then animate old photos, turn data into visuals and fill in scenes no one filmed. The result can be a two-minute review or a run of shorts around New Year.
ForAgencies sending New Year greetingsCompanies doing an annual reviewPlatforms and media doing year-end recapsCities and parks sharing yearly results
Related 2027 dates and order-by deadlines
See the full 2027 marketing calendarNew Year’s DayJan 1 (Fri)
Go live byDec 28, 2026
1–2 min film: order byDec 7, 2026
15–30 s cut: order byDec 25, 2026
New Year’s EveDec 31 (Fri)
Go live byDec 31
1–2 min film: order byDec 10
15–30 s cut: order byDec 24
Series, dramas, screens: order byNov 5
Rush production is available; timeline and price are agreed case by case.
01CHALLENGES
Where this kind of video usually gets stuck
Too many numbers
A string of figures read aloud is forgettable and doesn’t feel like an achievement.
Busiest time of year
December is full of wrap-ups and annual meetings, so the review often starts in the last week.
02WHY AI
How AI solves them
Fill missing scenes
Events that weren’t filmed or survive as one photo become moving scenes, so the timeline has no gaps.
Data as visuals
Output, customers and projects become miniature scenes and bold type you understand at a glance.
One film, many cuts
The main film splits by month or team into shorts posted daily around New Year.
Fast revisions
A late milestone or new number means changing one shot, not reshooting.
03WHAT WE MAKE
What we can make
New Year greeting
From moments of the year to wishes for the next, 30 seconds to a minute, out on January 1.
Year in review
The year’s milestones by month or theme with data—for websites, WeChat and annual meetings.
Year-end rankings
Words, people or products of the year for platforms and media, as a set of short recaps.
Vision for next year
Next year’s plans shown on screen: a new campus, product or cityscape.
04HOW IT WORKS
How it works
Each step comes to you for approval before we move on.
- STEP 01
Send your year
Milestones, photos, data and a theme—scattered is fine, we’ll organize it.
- STEP 02
Timeline and script
We pick the key stories and write a script and storyboard with a style sample for approval.
- STEP 03
Generate and edit
Photos come alive, data becomes visuals, with voice-over, music and subtitles in the first cut.
- STEP 04
Delivered before New Year
Main film, vertical and shorts by late December, with an annual-meeting screen version if needed.
05CASES
Work we’ve done
Click through for the full film and project review.
City & Cultural Tourism·Sep 2026
Weibo “Beijing Style” Year in Review
Weibo’s “Beijing Style” annual recap: its mascot, paper planes and city storytellers link a year of content.
See the full case
Spaces & Events·New Year's Eve 2025–2026
Kuaishou × Shenyang Fangcheng New Year's Eve Gala Countdown Video
A New Year’s Eve countdown for Kuaishou and Shenyang Fangcheng, flying from a phone tap into history and fireworks.
See the full case
Public Interest & Public Communication·Oct 2025
14th Five-Year Plan Achievement Recap
The NDRC’s 14th Five-Year Plan review: miniature animation and bold type make five years of results readable—the same approach works for an annual review.
See the full case06DELIVERABLES
What you get, what you prepare
You’ll receive
- Year-in-review film (horizontal and vertical)
- New Year greeting short
- Shorts by month or theme
- Annual-meeting screen version
- Subtitles, voice-over and cover poster
Before we start
- Where it will play: screens, website, WeChat, video channels or live events
- What to say: a few lines, a brochure or existing copy
- What you have: photos, logo, past videos and references
- Launch date and rough length
For process, pricing and revisions, see Process & Pricing.
07FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- When is the latest to order for New Year?
- For a December 28 release, a 1–2 minute review by December 7, 2026; a greeting under 30 seconds by December 25.
- What if photos are few or blurry?
- Yes. We clean them up first, then animate them; scenes with no photos at all are generated from descriptions.
- What if the final numbers come late?
- We build the visuals with placeholders and drop the numbers in when they’re final.
- Can it be combined with an annual-meeting opener?
- Yes. The review and the opener share visuals—one goes online, one plays on the meeting screen.
Don’t see your need? Message us
Listed here is what we’ve done and what people ask most. For other industries or uses, add us on WeChat and send a one-line brief—we’ll reply with an approach and quote within 1–2 working days.
Page updated 2026-10-24