We have delighted hundreds of customers & their families and friends with our award-winning, caring, experienced video production and video editing work in our video interviews, documentaries, biographies, family history videos, personal history videos and video memoirs.
We create “A&E” style video biographies, legacy videos and family history films along with veterans’ videos, video memorials, life story & genealogy videos, personal history videos and other biography projects on DVD, iPod/iPad, YouTube, websites and other social media.
Perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, reunions, graduations, family memories, retirements, memorials and as a gift.
We copy, restore, repair and enhance old photos and documents. We interview in your home, our studio or other locations. We also film occupations and interests.
We combine the footage with your photographs and documents. We add captions to photos. We select archive footage and images. We add music, audio narration, chapters and a DVD menu.
We design a personalized and unique DVD box slip cover for your video biography or family history video.
We can also upload your video to your own YouTube channel, or create a unique YouTube channel for you. In either case, the video can be published in “public” or “private” mode.
Optionally, and depending upon the content of your video documentary and your preference, we could potentially broadcast the program on local TV.
Pricing for Video Biographies and Family Documentaries
As award-winning documentary filmmakers, we will bring all of our experience to telling your personal story. We’ll take you back to your beginnings. Explore your childhood memories. Discuss your adventures in school. Go on your first date. Remember the people and occasions that molded you into who you are. These are all tiles in the mosaic of your life and some of the essential elements that can go into your family video biography. We also integrate some of your existing media: photographs, family film/video footage, then finish it off with beautiful music, and titles. A voice-over professional can also add narration if desired or we can incorporate your own narration from a filmed interview. The end result is your true-life story, in your words, a touching, thoughtful gift for generations to come. Your family history can live on forever.
The “Bronze,” “Silver,” “Gold” and “Platinum” packages below can be used as guidelines to give you an idea of how it works and approximately how much it costs. However, we customize every project to your needs and come up with an estimate based on what you want and what you can afford.
Perhaps you have something shorter in mind? A Video Tribute, Narrated Video Slideshow, 50th Anniversary Video or a Video Postcard might be more of what you’re looking for. Contact us for pricing. We can create a solution for most budgets.
Call or email for pricing: starting as low as $5000.
BRONZE VIDEO
Bronze Video Biographies and Family Documentaries
5-10 Minutes
• Consultation to determine exactly what you want and how to formulate questions to achieve the desired result.
• Up to 30-minutes for on-camera interview (single person) shot in our studio with professional camera, microphone and lighting.
• Up to 10 photos, slides, or other documents such as letters, titles etc.
• Music supplied by you, limited to two tracks.
• Editing with limited titles (opening and closing only).
• One DVD.
SILVER VIDEO
Silver Video Biographies and Family Documentaries
Approx. 15 Minutes
• In-depth consultation to determine exactly what you want and how to formulate questions to achieve the desired result.
• Up to 90-minutes for on-camera interview (single person) shot in one location of your choice with professional camera, microphone and lighting.
• Up to 25 photos, slides, or other documents such as letters, titles etc.
• Up to 15 minutes of your family film or video transferred and integrated.
• Music from our music library (you can also supply us with CD of songs you want used)
• Editing with limited titles (opening and closing only), and music.
• Three DVDs with custom artwork on disk and cover.
GOLD VIDEO
Gold Video Biographies and Family Documentaries
Approx. 30 Minutes
• In-depth consultation to determine exactly what you want and how to formulate questions to achieve the desired result.
• Up to three hours of on-camera interviews (single or multi-person) shot in one location of your choice with professional camera, microphone and lighting.
• Up to 50 photos, slides, or other documents such as letters, titles etc.
• Up to 30 minutes of your family film or video transferred and integrated.
• Music from our music library (you can also supply us with CD of songs you want used)
• Editing with some titles, and music.
• Five DVDs with custom artwork on disk and cover.
PLATINUM VIDEO
Platinum Video Biographies and Family Documentaries
Approx. 60 minutes
• In-depth consultation to determine exactly what you want and how to formulate questions to achieve the desired result.
• Up to six hours of on-camera interviews (single or multi-person) shot in one location of your choice with professional camera, microphone and lighting.
• Up to100 photos, slides, or other documents such as letters, titles etc.
• Up to 60 minutes of your family film or video transferred and integrated.
• Music from our music library (you can also supply us with CD of songs you want used)
• Editing with titles, music and professional voice over narration.
• Ten DVDs with custom artwork on disk and cover. Advance DVD chapter menu included.