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This
is a brief description of the service for providing
video services...
Enduring Memories process is to undertake an as-told-to memoirs, biography or life story to date of an individual or loved one, involving the following:
Firstly, we provide the narrator with a list of suggested questions covering various topics such as family background, childhood memories, careers, love and marriage, parenthood, golden years, ethnic heritage and memories etc.
Next, we video interview the person(s) telling the story in as efficient, compelling, and effective way possible, usually in two sessions about four weeks apart. Nearly always, our interviewer goes to the narrator's home, office, or other venue of his or her choice, regardless of distance.
Thirdly, the interview is edited into manageable shape on a DVD or VHS video-cassette complete with menu structures, background music and scanned materials. The narrator is given a Preliminary Draft video copy for review. By doing this we can make sure we're communicating accurately. It also helps the narrator think concretely about what should be included, added, or deleted, including secrets.
Fourthly, we spend a lot of time doing further editing and revising. Supplementary materials, such as photographs, are organized and scanned for inclusion into the final video. The narrator and occasionally other family members review the manuscript until they are satisfied with it.
Most of our video productions are filmed in a polished, literate, and conversational flow. They tend to be well organized and paced and are recorded in the voice of the original person narrating the story.
Finally, Enduring Memories produces the finished product in a DVD or VHS video-cassette form. Prior to this and depending upon the narrator's request, options are provided, including cover artwork, menu layout, background music etc, with sufficient explanation for informed decisions. Then we co-ordinate our video production for quality control.
The completed video is then delivered.
Of course, if our client requests, we conduct research, translation services, and other appropriate tasks.
Costs vary widely, just as other projects and long-term investments do. However, it is not inappropriate to compare them to a wedding, a car, or a kitchen-remodeling project. It is a capital expense, indeed, and its value, priced over its lifetime, is self-apparent to our clients. The value is that it functions like a spinal cord, connecting families from generation to generation in an energetically whole, healthy way.
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