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Time of need
When you have a parent or child that has passed
away, the last thing you want is to have so many
things to do that you lose precious time with
family. We will sift through your pictures ad slides
and home movie footage to produce a growing up
video. Use
narration, read old letters, use 8mm film, old
slides, photos etc. We can generally produce these
videos within 48 hours, although more lead time will
result in better editing.
Typical projects include starting from 250
slides or photos, 100 feet of old home movie film, narration
allowing you to tell the family stories, readings from old
letters to the deceased, and more. We offer two simple
packages to accommodate everyone's intention and budget.
Why?
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Enjoy old family
Ties during the week people get together are
renewed, do not spend it all wrestling with cheap consumer
video programs and trying to trouble shoot windows.
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Treasure for
grandchildren
These funeral videos prove, time and time again,
to
be a valuable asset to grandchildren. It affords
them the opportunity to meet a grandparent, or great grand parent,
in a unique special way. What
a better way to archive family history and stories
than in DVD video! Put the time and effort into your mom or dad's memories to
create a stunning growing up video. They are stunning when shown at their funeral
on a large screen and using a surround sound system.
Take the opportunity to present a state of the art professional
tribute video.
Narrate the story
We will incorporate whatever you have
available, to include LETTERS written from family members to the
deceased. The video to the left included adult children and
grandchildren reading letters. The letters were on screen gently
scrolling up as they read. Professional background music was layered
underneath to augment the effect.
Our movies use images that scroll
around and have gentle movement. The panning movement is guaranteed to be
in true broadcast TV format - no jitters typical from consumer grade
software or underground companies. In funeral homes, the screens
used are massive. Slide shows like these authored on consumer grade
software usually creates jitters you cannot see on a small TV, but
can see it clearly on a huge 8 ft screen. We produce funeral tribute
videos in true High Definition Dolby Digital surround sound. What you will see is the same
quality viewed on the History Channel.
NARRATE THE STORY
- This is a tremendous feature we offer. Simply send us
notes or a finished script after contacting us for details and a man
or woman voice can professionally narrate for you. . Or,
borrow or rent a good microphone and record your own dictation or
letter readings. You will need an XLR to 1/4 inch adapter found at
Radio Shack and an adapter to go from 1/4 inch to mini to plug into
your PC microphone plug. Use your own software to record. Check with
your PC vendor or search online for shareware programs to record
dictation. Send us the WAVE file it creates on a CD. Windows Media
Player 10 has the ability to record from a microphone.
Click here
for a tutorial to transfer tapes to CD at home for more info.
RUSHED PACKAGES
SILVER - $250
GOLD - $450
To pay using MASTERCARD or VISA,
click the PAY link on the page where you will print a form. If paying
by check, must be a bank check from a national bank, or personal check
must clear before work can commence.
SUGGESTIONS TO GET YOU STARTED
OLDER GENERATIONS
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Make a date with some
of the relatives. Ask them about what their childhood
was like. Have them recount the stories about their
childhood, education, friends, memorable events and
more.
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Based on these stories,
go to some of the places that were recounted from the
relatives or older generations. Get the old tree, or
house or car on video. Don't forget to narrate in some
form what each is as you film it.
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Let the older
generations introduce family members and friends to
the camera
INTERVIEW
QUESTIONS FOR OLDER GENERATIONS:
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What is your earliest
memory?
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What was a typical
dinner like in the 1920's? (example)
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What were the cars
like, and how many were around?
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What was it like to
live through the revolution into technology?
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How did you meet your
spouse?
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Where were you in an
important date and how did it effect you? (murder of
Kennedy, Space shuttle columbia disaster, 9-11, etc)
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How big was you first
house and where was it? Can you describe the neighborhood.
YOUNGER GENERATIONS
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Capture or
find footage of their first day at Kindergarten
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Film them
while just interacting with friends or visiting in the
living room, or watching TV. Candid moments,
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Don't
forget to get footage of Prom, major sports and music
events, and graduation
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Once every
few years, set up a camera and ask them to converse
about their lives. What are they up to at work, or at
school? Friends, hobbies, interests.
INTERVIEW
QUESTIONS FOR YOUNGER GENERATIONS:
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What do you
want to be when you grow up?
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What is
your pets name, describe him/her.
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Who is your
favorite teacher in school?
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What
classes are you taking?
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etc
BASIC CAMERA SHOOTING
TIPS
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Learn how
to use your camera. Sound funny? Consumer reports in a
2001 article on camcorders said upwards of 80% of
footage shot in 2000 was from owners that only knew
how to turn it on and off.
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Do not
shoot more then 3-4 minutes at a time with the same
angle. Hit stop, and move your physical proximity.
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Watch out
for background noise. Make sure you are not whispering
to a neighbor during a shoot of a birthday party. Your
whispering will be MUCH louder on TV than the cheers
and laughter.
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Turn off
the camera when done. This is a wise habit to start.
Many times people tried to turn a camera on to find
they left it on and the batteries had run out of
charge.
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If you do
not own a tripod, BUY ONE. If you cannot afford one,
press the camera up against a wall, or corner, or
brace the camera into your arms with your elbows
pressing gently into your legs, or side. You need to
keep the camera steady.
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The more
you ZOOM in, the more sensitive the TV screen will
show slight jiggling.
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Bring extra
batteries is you can
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Put the
video onto DVD or Data DVD's as soon as possible to
preserve the fresh original footage before it fades or
gets damaged
Good luck
filming families!
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(207)-212-0782 or use CONTACT US.
We can take care of you like a family member. Our clients
are our testimony to our family friendly service and sympathy.
Barbara
says, MASS -
"You did a wonderful job on the
video. I'm glad the children will have copies of their grandmothers
life. Feel free to use it for promotional purposes Ted. "
What do I send?
Send the whole album as
is! Just make sure the pictures are not glued in. If
they can come out easily like the clear static
transparent overlay sheets, just send the whole
thing! We will scan them as they appear in your
photo album and add notes and text is appropriate.
It is that easy!
 
What do we mean when we
say PHOTO RESTORATION? You will have to see it to
believe it. No one in our price range can match
this.
SEE
SOME >
This handcrafted Art Leather CD Folio is FREE
with our funeral videos.
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