Only a few old photos
Few images survive, mostly faded black-and-white; daily surroundings exist only in writing.
Red Family Letters & Across-Time Dialogues:Forebears Step Out of Their Frames to Read and Reply
Red family letters are moving; the challenge is reaching people today. Reading them aloud leaves audiences outside the moment; actors rarely match the photos. Often only one or two black-and-white portraits survive, and the clothes, homes and settings must be pieced together from historical records.
We recreate each figure’s look, clothing and surroundings for each period of their life. Photos are restored and colorized, then the person steps out of the frame and sits down to write. The letter appears line by line as memories unfold; afterward they breathe, listen and nod, waiting for the live host’s question before replying.
ForPublicity, organization and Party history departmentsMemorial halls, martyrs’ cemeteries and red education sitesParty organizations in agencies, SOEs and universitiesOrganizers of themed events and launch ceremonies
Related 2027 dates and order-by deadlines
See the full 2027 marketing calendarParty Founding DayJul 1 (Thu)
Go live byJun 26
1–2 min film: order byJun 5
15–30 s cut: order byJun 24
Series, dramas, screens: order byMay 1
Rush production is available; timeline and price are agreed case by case.
01CHALLENGES
Where this kind of video usually gets stuck
Actors don’t match
Performers drift from the real likeness, and audiences can’t connect them to the photos.
The event needs interaction
Organizers want the host to talk with the forebears, but a regular film just plays straight through.
02WHY AI
How AI solves them
Photos come alive
Restored and colorized, the figures stand, step out of the frame and pick up a pen.
Details from the records
Looks, uniforms, homes and street objects for each period follow the sources, so the figures ring true.
Time for dialogue
After reading, figures breathe, listen and nod, then answer once the host asks.
Letter and memory together
Letter text, the reader and memories each have their own zone, so viewers know where to look.
03WHAT WE MAKE
What we can make
Letter-reading films
One segment per forebear: writing and reading, with memories following the letter.
Across-time dialogue
The host asks, the forebear answers on the big screen—for launches and themed events.
Today’s reply
Today’s cities, technology and everyday lives answer the hopes in the letters.
Letter series for social media
The long film split into one clip per letter, released around anniversaries.
04HOW IT WORKS
How it works
Each step comes to you for approval before we move on.
- STEP 01
You send figures and letters
Portraits, original letters, biographies, plus the run-of-show and host script.
- STEP 02
We script and design
We set each figure’s segment and Q&A, then show final character and set images for historians to confirm.
- STEP 03
We generate and edit
We generate the figures stepping out, reading, remembering and replying, with readings and music.
- STEP 04
Delivered to your screen
Made to the screen’s size and ratio, paced at rehearsal, delivered for the venue and for sharing.
05CASES
Work we’ve done
Click through for the full film and project review.
Spaces & Events·Dec 2025
Red Letters: A Dialogue Across Time
For an event led by the Beijing Municipal Party Committee’s publicity department: on a screen about 29 m wide, three martyrs step out to read letters and answer the host; we made the AI figures and edit.
See the full case
Public Interest & Public Communication
Southwest Zhejiang in Family Letters
For the In Zhejiang micro-drama program: from a museum case to Liu Ying writing by lamplight, answered by Zhejiang today—script, visuals and edit by us.
See the full case
VFX Segment Support·Aug 2025
People's Daily | Remember History, Honor the Fallen
An 11-second effects segment in People’s Daily’s film for the 80th anniversary of victory: brothers from a wartime photo walk into a present-day scene.
See the full case06DELIVERABLES
What you get, what you prepare
You’ll receive
- Main film made to the venue screen’s ratio
- Landscape and vertical versions for sharing
- Letter readings and music
- Subtitle files
- Final character art and key stills
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
- Will the forebears look right?
- We show final character images first and check them against historical photos; only when face, clothing and period details match do we make video.
- Who checks the letters and history?
- Letters and biographies come from you or the Party history office, and experts review scripts and captions before final.
- Can the dialogue be improvised?
- Answers are prepared in advance and the host follows the script. Each segment has listening time built in, and we fine-tune pacing at rehearsal.
- Our screen is extremely wide—okay?
- We compose for the actual size and ratio, with zones for letter, figure and memory—never a stretched standard frame.
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