Animated film · Royal Literary Fund
The story of the world’s oldest literary charity.
An animated film telling the history of the Royal Literary Fund, from Rev David Williams’ idea to help ‘authors in distress’ to the writers it has supported ever since, from Coleridge and Conrad to Doris Lessing.
The projectClient
Royal Literary Fund
Topic
The Fund’s history
Sector
Charity
Service
Animated video
Film
3 min 35 sec
Where it ran
Online, digital and social channels
From brief to finished film.
How we told the story of the world’s oldest literary charity.
01 · The briefCelebrate a long history, briefly
The Royal Literary Fund wanted to mark a milestone anniversary with a film that told its story, and showed the extraordinary range of writers it has helped, in a few minutes.
03 · The outcomeA history that feels alive
A 3 min 35 sec film that brings the RLF’s history and the writers behind it to life, closing on the Fund’s book-tree. Shared across online, digital and social channels.
02 · Our approachA book-tree timeline
We built the film as a timeline that grows from the RLF’s book-tree illustration, moving through the Fund’s history with archive portraits, letters and photographs set into frames, branches and even a hot-air balloon, all set to music.
04 · What we deliveredOne film, the Fund’s story
Animated film, 3 min 35 sec
Collage animation with archive imagery
Illustration and 2D animation
Music and sound design
Behind the scenes
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The idea
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The annual dinner
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Royal patronage
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Letters for help
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Manuscripts
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Doris Lessing
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