Family Video Documentary

Most of us have seen the documentaries on PBS, using a combination of still images, video music and narration.  Or perhaps you’ve seen the “Biography” series on the A&E network.  Have you ever thought, “what if there was a documentary about me?”  You might think that you’d never be the subject of such a production.  These documentaries are reserved for politicians, movie stars, and sports heroes.  At one time, this would have been true, but no longer.

We can produce a documentary video at an affordable price from photographs, 35mm slides, video tape, super 8mm, or standard 8mm film, video we capture, or all of these combined.  Your still images and precious videos can be preserved on the durable DVD format.  Your video might be a “Love Story” for a bride and groom to be viewed at your wedding rehearsal dinner.   Or a life chronicle of a loved one.

This is an opportunity to capture the movement and voice of a father or mother, grandparent or child as they are in that very moment.  A thoughtfully crafted keepsake video will become a treasured family heirloom.

This video was recorded in our studio in 2004. At this time, Grace was 98 years old. She is no longer with us, but lives on in this video.

8mm and super 8mm film, VHS tapes, and older format video cassettes

We can extract the video from your media, and bring it all together on a new DVD. There are of course many transfer services today. We offer something a bit more creative. We can actually edit just the segments you want, add music, titles, and even special effects. You make the choice of exactly what to cut, and what to keep. It’s even possible to add a narration track to your special video. We can place the result on DVD, a website, upload it to your iPod or iPhone, or just about anything you can think of.