Creating a Video Biography is both simple and fun.
1. Initial Interview
I will come to your home and ask you a few questions about the person or situation you would like to have made into a biography or documentary. This will help me to guide you regarding the necessary materials and time that will be involved in production. I will give you some questionnaires to help you think about stories you'll want to tell. I will also leave behind copies of the formal documents (interview permission, package agreement, receipt of photographs, etc.) for you to look over. This meeting takes about an hour. Afterwards, we will schedule our Sorting Session.
2. Initial Interview
You'll have gathered the photographs and other materials we'll need for your interview. I'll set up the camera, sound and lighting equipment, then we will discuss what you would like to accomplish, then begin the interview!
Regarding the Interviews
You've probably noticed in most television biographies or documentaries that live interviews intersperse the narration. In your DVD biography, this will also be the case. After we look through the pictures and discuss the project, we can determine who should be interviewed and the stories we would like to hear. The interviews themselves are not very long. A single person interview won't last more than an hour, multiple interviews run about 20-30 minutes each. You'll be surprised at how fast that time goes!
3. Supporting photos, video and documents
After we have your interview "in the
can," we can sort through the photos,
documents and videos that best support
your story.
4. Composition
All the raw material is now in hand! I'll take the photographs and video back to my workshop and begin composing it into a DVD. Appropriate special effects, sound and music will be added to enhance the presentation before burning a final product. Custom DVD laser etched disk labels and colorful storage cases will be created to add visual quality and personalize your DVD Biography.
5. Enjoy the show!
I think you'll not only be delighted with the final product; you'll find that others will be interested in copies, as well. These stories really do make wonderful gifts and keepsakes that can be enjoyed for years to come.