Before
You Begin:
Planning is the key. Having a general idea of where you are going
with your video before you begin will make the rest of the planning
process easier. Before rummaging through old photo albums, you
must be clear on the purpose of your video album.
Ask yourself:
1. About how long do you want the video to be? The number of photos
that you choose to use will determine the length of the video.
If you are wanting to use the traditional slideshow format (simple
fade-in and fade-out style), the average 10 minute video will
feature about 70-80 photos. The length will of course vary with
the song choice and "style" of video.
2. Do you want your video to include photos from the person(s)
entire life or is the video going to focus on a specific aspect
of the person(s) life, such as a hobby or a special family occasion?
3. Would you like your video to be funny, sentimental, or both?
4. What do you want the audience to feel when it’s over?
5. Are captions necessary for the audience to understand the photos?
6. For wedding video albums, do you want the groom's childhood
photos to be separate from the brides'or intertwined?
7. Do you have any other items that you would like to include?
Newspaper articles, memerobilia, cards, etc?
8. Before sending your photos, view our Planning Guide for tips
and suggestions on choosing/scanning photos, captions, music,
etc.
9.. The hard part is over!! We'll take it from here!
Forever And A Day Production will walk with you
through the remainder of the process!
Once we’ve received your order we will contact you for the
details and make sure we know exactly what you have in mind. We
will then send you an email confirming all details of your video
(number of copies, music, etc.)
We
will then begin to work on your video. We keep the masters of
each video album for at least one year. If you decide you’d
like extra VHS or DVD copies of your video, you can purchase them
up until that time.
