Try to keep
reminiscing to a minimum. You have many photos, slides,
home movies and other family memorabilia to go through.
If a photo stays in your hand longer than 5 seconds,
you're reminiscing.
Take
all of your photos, slides, etc and put them on a large
table. You will have two sections: a "yes"
section and a "no" section. If photos are
stuck in albums, that's okay. Take an erasable marker
and put small dots on the bottom right of photos you wish
to include in your video. Use post-it notes (for example)
to go from a loose photo in a stack, to a group of photos
in an album. Remove photos from albums when possible,
but only when if it will not damage the photos.
"Yes"
Section Will Include:
1) All candid photos that show the character and personality
of the people in your family. 2) Photos where people
are doing something positive and fun. 3) Photos that
cover the most important moments that took place in your
family's history. Try to include a couple of photos
from every year of each family member's life, if possible.
Remember, only the highlights, try to minimize pictures
of scenery, objects, etc... unless they are important parts
of your family's past.
Put
all the "no" photos out of sight. Now decide
how many categories you wish to have, and put the
photos in the order you would like them to appear, writing
the sequence number on the back.
Place
your materials in an appropriate folder or envelope.
Print on the outside of the folder the name of that person
or category, the number of photos and any special titles
you wish to include.
Categories
may include: Great Grandparents, Grandparents, Mom
& Dad, First Born, Second Born, Family & Friends,
Trips, Grandchildren, etc.
If you
want to describe every memory in detail, come to our studio
so we can incorporate your voice-over on one channel and
music on another. This eliminates excessive titling.
Please
call us at 1-727-844-3200 or 908-419-8155 if you have any
questions. We are always available to help out and
provide ideas and examples from our work with other families'
videos to help make your video the best it can be.
