Home movies offer an amazing glimpse into the past. Whether originally shot on film or video, they must be digitzed to incorporate them into a documentary. Digitizing also preserves these irreplaceable moving images. We will make sure that the digital transfer of your home movies is done right at a reasonable price.
Old audio recordings can also be digitized to provide an auditory snapshot of the past.
Once digitized, we breathe new life into these moving images and sounds by weaving them into your personalized documentary.
For examples of our work with home movies and audio recordings, click here.
Few things are as precious as old photographs. This is also true of a document such as a marriage license or grade-school report card. We do high-quality scans of your photographs and documents or instruct you on how to do it yourself.
The true power of photographs and documents are realized when used to tell a story. Digitized and incorporated into your documentary, they will delight and endure for many generations.
To see examples of photographs in action, click here.
Interviews provide the narrative backbone of your personalized documentary. Your memories and stories, and those of your loved ones, are most compelling when told by those who lived them. The stories of your life will vanish over time if they are not recorded in a digital format. This recording can be a videotaped interview where we make you look and sound great or, if you are camera-wary, we can do a professional-quality audio recording.
We have travelled the US and Europe to record interviews with our clients. We will travel wherever necessary to record you.
To see and hear examples of our interview work, click here.
Editing is the heart of what we do. Using state-of-the-art technology, we will bring your photographs and home movies to life by combining them with your interviews to create a professional-quality motion picture that will captivate and educate for many generations.
To watch examples of the power of editing, click here.
When your movie is complete, we create the quality packaging it deserves. This includes a custom-designed DVD case, disc label, chapter insert, and DVD menu. We'll create as many finished packages as needed. Your beautifully-presented personalized documentary will be a cherished gift to friends and family and to yourself.
Because every project is unique, requiring varying amounts of labor, each job is quoted accordingly. There is not a set price menu. We explore what you want to do, and how much you can afford to spend. Then we guide you toward creative options that give you the finest personalized documentary for your money.
Once we've determined the scope of your project, we'll provide a quote that will hold firm unless you change your project. There will be no surprises.
To receive an estimate for a personalized documentary, please click here to visit our contact page and phone or e-mail us to discuss your project.
The process of creating your personalized documentary begins with a phone call or an e-mail.
We can then discuss the scope and content of your project with you in order to provide a price quote. When we've determined what you want your project to be, we will set a timeline for digitizing your photographs and home movies, recording interviews, and editing. Then we'll set a completion date.
You may participate in the creation process as much or as little as you would like. Some clients want to be by our side while we edit, others have allowed us to work independently. In any case, you will see versions of your documentary along the way to ensure that it meets your approval.
We want you to enjoy the process.
