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Family Legacy Video workshops
- be an early bird and get ready for a great time. |
If you've been hankering to learn how to preserve personal and family history on
video - whether for fun or for profit - you won't want to miss Family Legacy
Video's upcoming video biography workshops.
Create Your Own Video Biography (April 25-27): A comprehensive introduction to
the video biography production process. Steve is joined by video veterans Dan
Crapsi and Ginny Temple. You'll leave this three-day event with the
inspiration and information you need to start your own video biography project.
The Business of Video Biographies (April 28): Steve shares his experience
in the video bio business, answers your questions and helps you brainstorm
ideas for your personal history video business. Graphic designer Dan Blumenthal
shows how to create two keys to marketing success: a logo and a graphic identity
for your company.
Why attend a Family Legacy Video workshop?
Our workshops are unique - the only ones we know of that focus entirely
on the video biography process.
The workshops are comprehensive - leaving you with knowledge and hands-on
experience that will jumpstart your video biography hobby or business. And
we've added something new to this year's workshop: easy-to-learn Photoshop
skills to help you fix and colorize your old family photos! (See the "Ask
Steve" column below for more details.)
The workshops are great fun - you'll have a blast learning professional
video biography tips and techniques AND you'll meet some terrific people in the
process.
Family Legacy Video workshops don't happen every day - our workshops this
April are currently the only ones scheduled for this year.
Early bird registration and discounted rates are available through February 29.
We're planning on a
maximum class size of 20.
Like to learn more? You'll find complete information on the Family Legacy Video
Web site's workshop page.
See you in April!
One more thing - Tucson is a great place to visit in the spring. You'll find a
list of links to Tucson-area attractions at the bottom of the workshop page.
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Preserve your own love story
for generations. |
Chocolate, flowers, a heart-shaped card and a candlelit meal are all the
standard trappings of a Valentine's Day celebration. But it's about time another
item was added to the list. I'm talking about video.
Why video? Because the love story you share with your wife, partner or
significant other is special and unique. It deserves to be told and preserved
and shared. And video provides the perfect medium to do just that.
Here are some ideas:
Surprise your partner. Record your remembrances of your first meeting,
your courtship and, if applicable, your wedding or civil union. Talk about what
makes him or her special and how he/she has enriched your life. Don't be afraid
to let your emotions show. Then, add some music and photos to your on-camera
appearance, put the finished video on a DVD and wrap it in a beautiful gift box.
Then, play the DVD as soon as the box is opened.
A romantic present like this will knock your loved one's socks off - and his/her
appreciation for the video will
last long after the chocolates are gone.
Make it a team effort. Using one or two cameras, expand on the idea above
by videotaping your reminiscences together. You and your sweetheart are sure to
have a lot of fun during the taping - and you may even uncover a few surprises
as you compare stories and memories.
Say it in pictures. If you're a person of few words, create a photo and
music montage for your partner. You might start with photos of your lives before
you met, and then progress to courtship, marriage, civil union, etc. The right photos,
accompanied by the perfect melody, will touch your true love's heart and remain
a valued keepsake for years to come.
Finally, don't forget your parents! If your parents or grandparents or
favorite aunts and uncles are still alive, why not preserve their love stories?
They'll thank you for it, and you'll be creating more inspiring videos to add your
family history video collection.
- - Steve Pender
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Family
Legacy Video's newest video offering - the Pet Legacy Video™. |
Most company presidents would be concerned if they found their businesses “going
to the dogs.” But not Steve Pender. In fact, he's actively courting the furred
and feathered set – or rather their owners. That’s because Family Legacy Video’s
latest service, the Pet Legacy Video™, is designed to celebrate the lives of
those cherished four-legged or winged family members.
“Family Legacy Video’s mission is helping individuals and families preserve
their life stories on video,” says Pender. “And since pets play a vital role in
so many of our stories, we thought we’d offer pet owners the chance to honor
their pets with a video they can enjoy now and keep as a remembrance for years
to come.”
The Pet Legacy Video™ features an on-camera interview with the pet owner and
shots of the owner and pet enjoying each other’s company, as well as still
photos and scenes from family videos (if available) that feature the pet. Music
and titles complete the package. Prices start at $3,750 for a video up to 10
minutes in length, delivered on a custom-printed DVD. Each video is unique and
is tailored to fit a pet owner’s wants and needs.
“Pets are family,” says Pender. “The joy they bring to us is immeasurable. I
can’t think of a better way to express our love for our pets and preserve their
memories than with a Pet Legacy Video™.”
For more information, visit the Pet Legacy Video page of the Family Legacy Video Web site.
