1914, Livadia Palace, Crimea — main leisure destination of the Russian Royal family. The Romanovs and their close circle enjoy an outdoor meal in the shade at their Black Sea residence. Micro-film becomes a detailed and thorough reconstruction of a real photograph from the family archive (seen at the very end).

Our team meticulously chose the exact props for each shoot, making sure we were spot on with clothes, headwear and other details. Each scene features an original tune composed and recorded with orchestra by renowned Russian musician Peter Nalitch.

The Romanov archive is perhaps the first private photo chronicle in history to boast such detail and scope. #Romanovs100 video reconstruction pays a lively tribute to Russia's last ruling family, giving these photographs - once kept in family albums - a second, digital life in social networks.

The Romanovs were photography pioneers — in the early 20th century they owned the world's first portable cameras capturing almost every meaningful event in their lives.

On July 17, 1918, Nicholas Romanov, last Tsar of the Russian Empire, his wife and five children were executed by the Bolsheviks. To pay tribute to the family, we merged a large set of visual data with transmedia storytelling to piece out the big picture of a "lost Russia". Thousands of the Romanov’s images were converted into platform-specific social media narratives on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram with accounts on each network showcasing unique format and content.

We chose three original photos to reconstruct the lives of the Romanov family using a century-old technique. The “silent” online video reconstruction features original music and portrays the Emperor as a family man, focusing on his feelings for his wife and his children.

#Romanovs100 team aimed to reconstruct the atmosphere of 100 years ago: analogue cameras and exact copies of century-old artefacts facilitated a time-travel experience, bringing the original photos to life.

Costume designer looked very closely at every detail of the Royal family’s clothes. We designed a fabric with tiny flowers specially for the shoot, to create an exact replica of the dress worn by the Grand Duchesses.

The scene in Crimea is filmed on location in the historic settings of Livadia Palace. One part was shot on the shores of the Black Sea. It turned out to be a challenge to find coastline without modern buildings.

Special attention was paid to props. We managed to learn not only about the parameters of the furniture featured in the image, but even materials and design elements. The chairs seen in the film are exact replicas of those which are in the original photo.