Logo design and title animation for BBC Four documentary film strand Storyville.

Storyville is a BBC documentary series that features high-quality international documentaries. It covers a wide range of topics, from untold stories about politics and current affairs to social issues and human endurance. The logo was designed to look like a masthead, reminiscent of popular magazines and photojournals from modern history. This gives the show a sense of authority and prestige.

Negatives of the logo were printed on acetates in different languages, to reflect the international nature of the documentaries. Lights moving behind the negatives created flares and light bleeds, which were filmed and served as transitions between the translations of ‘Storyville’. The final sequence is then keyed over the opening of each film.