Have you ever wanted to document your life story, family history and memories for your children, grandchildren and generations beyond to know? One way to share your story is in a Family Documentary Video or Legacy Video.
A Family Documentary Video weaves a filmed interview together with family photos, documents, maps and other memorabilia. Titles, chapters, music and more are woven throughout. The result is a beautiful moving portrait that captures you sharing your story – a modern-day heirloom your family will cherish for generations to come.
Below are a few reasons why these memoirs on video have become the new favorite way to preserve one’s stories:
Family Documentary Video
It’s Easy
Often, when someone sits down to write their story, they find it’s more difficult than they expect. Writing the events of one’s life on paper tends to make them sound more like a history book than heart felt elocutions. Written memoirs can also take months, even years, to write with the note taking, editing, and re-writing.
With a Family Documentary Video, you simply share your memories with the interviewer and they do the work. Not only do stories come out more naturally, but facial expressions, body language and personality bring them to life in a way the written word often struggles to do.
Appeals to Younger Generations
For those among us who remember a time before the internet,… books, journals and letters were an important part of our lives. We relied heavily on the written word to pass down stories and family history.
These days, younger generations spend more time getting their information from a screen. Recording your stories in a Family Documentary Video is guaranteed to appeal to younger family members in a way that written materials never could.
Keeps On Giving
While you may not be around to get to know your great, great-grandchildren, it doesn’t mean they can’t get to know you. But relying on your children to pass on your stories can be risky. What do you remember about your own grandparents or great-grandparents? What stories have you passed on?
When we try to re-tell someone else’s story, we never quite capture the essence of our loved ones’ personality, who they were and the original way they told their stories. A Family Documentary Video can.
Easy To Share
As families grow and scatter, it becomes more difficult to decide who gets the various family heirlooms. Who gets the box of old family photos, the family bible or the grandparent’s good china?
Whether you have 10 family members or 100, a Family Documentary Video is easy to duplicate so everyone can have their own copy of the movie to pass on.
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To learn more about capturing your life story, family history and memories for your children, grandchildren and future generations to know, contact us.
A Family Documentary Video by Family Tree Video is a modern-day heirloom your family will treasure for generations to come.
Family Tree Video LLC
Legacy Video Production
Since 2008
Susan Saunders
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One is roots, and the other, wings.” — H. S. Carter
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