Be unforgettable.
Your Life Story In Your Own Words
Leave a legacy with a custom video documentary, crafted for you and your family.
Family legacy documentaries
Be unforgettable.
Tell your life story, capture your family history, and leave a legacy of knowledge and values for your future generations. Family legacy documentaries are the perfect way to preserve your history and inspire future generations. Legacy documentaries make fantastic gifts, perfect for special occasions like anniversaries, birthdays, reunions, retirements, Mother’s day, Christmas and family celebrations!
Our Process
Once you’ve selected a package, we work with you to schedule a day and time to conduct the video interview.
We ask you to complete a preliminary questionnaire about the interview subject(s), to ensure we don’t miss any important family stories.
When we arrive on location, we set up the gear, make sure everyone is comfortable, and begin the interview.
In addition to the interview footage, we capture slice-of-life video (b-roll), of the interview subject(s) doing what they normally do around the house.
Within 60 days, you'll receive your personal biography video.
You’ll have the opportunity to make changes to the final video with edit requests.
The final video is archived on several online / cloud locations, to ensure that it can be viewed for generations to come.
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The process begins long before we arrive on-site. We ask lots of questions, set up a time/date/place for the conversation, and ask you to fill out a questionnaire to help guide our interviewer, and to make sure we don’t miss any important details.
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The day of the interview, we arrive on location at least an hour early, to scout the appropriate location, and then we set up our lights, cameras and mics to capture the best possible pictures and sounds. The interview itself can last between 2 and 3 hours, and we will need between 30 minutes and an hour to capture b-roll, lifestyle and other video clips around the house.
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After the interview, we upload all the raw footage from the two cameras, and begin the editing process. We craft the story, add b-roll, still images, titles and music. Within 60 days, you receive your personal biography video, and you have the opportunity to make changes with edit requests.
Packages
Two-camera interview
The Interview is a great way to capture the stories you’ve heard since you were young, from the people who lived them, for generations to come. Their accents, their expressions, their cadence, their gestures, and idiosyncrasies, all captured on film.
The Interview
$3,500 individual
$4,500 couple
The Biography
Two-camera interview + still photos
The Biography is perfect if you want to add archival photos* into the interview, to illustrate the moments that are being described. Combining still photography of family members past and present gives visual context to the stories you’re hearing.
$4,500 individual
$5,500 couple
* any cost of transferring images from original format to digital files is additional
The Documentary
Two-camera interview + stills & videos
The Documentary tells the most complete story, with the addition of archival video footage (digital, VHS, 16mm)* along with still photographs edited into the interview, to create a true life story that your family will treasure for generations.
$5,500 individual
$6,500 couple
* any cost of transferring footage from original format to digital video files is additional
Extras
Transcript
Searchable text document
We transcribe and export the entire conversation into a text format (Mac and PC compatible). This is searchable, to help find quotes, or the mention of a particular person, place or event.
$500
Social Reel
Short film to share
We create a short, 3-7 minute short film featuring a single story to share on social media, which showcases the personalities of the subjects. This is great for sharing with friends and extended family. See below for an example of a social reel.
$1,000
Audio File
An audiobook version
An audio-only version of the entire conversation, which you can listen to in the car, while doing household chores, or sitting in your favorite place. Plays like a podcast or audiobook.
$750
Payment Plan Option
Time is precious, so we prioritize capturing the interview footage as soon as possible.
With just a small deposit*, we can record and safely store the entirety of your loved one’s biography to give you the peace of mind that comes from knowing their legacy will be preserved as a family heirloom.
Take advantage of our convenient installment plan to complete your payment at a pace that works for you. Contact us today for more information.
*Travel outside of Central Florida may affect deposit total.
What is a social reel?
A “social reel” is a short (3 - 7 minute) video that highlights one story or series of stories to give a quick glimpse into a life. Think of it as a “teaser” for the full video. We make sure it’s nothing too sensitive or private, so it is ideal for sharing on social media or in other places that a wider audience may view it. Here is an example of a 3-minute social reel:
Professional Documentaries
Be unforgettable.
Professional biographical documentaries can be individual biographies for professional or private purposes. Celebrating the career of a significant individual in a corporate, academic or government setting is often the impetus for such films. Contact us for details, pricing and availability.
Short biography videos are ideal for personal branding and to accompany your written biography.
It’s a lot more likely that people will watch a short video than read a block of text and a video biography can carry an emotional depth that cannot be done as effectively with written words.
Historical and Corporate Documentaries
Life/Work Highlights
We can produce a series of personal highlights from crew, staff, or others for an event, or an archive for your business or department.
Corporate History, Identity or Significant Event
Whatever significant history or sense of identity you want to present and preserve in video, we can produce the right documentary for you.
Community History/Identity
Local history and identity is important for both government and private sectors. We provide video content for local news outlets, local government and local commercial and not-for-profit enterprises.
Let’s get started.
info@legacylifeproject.com
Call or text (407) 961-2858
2300 Edgewater Dr
Orlando, FL 32804
Ready to schedule a video biography?
Please complete this preliminary questionnaire, to insure that we don’t miss any important family details.
FAQs
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You can view our process by clicking here. Please contact us if you have further questions regarding our process.
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This is the most important part… we ask you to fill out a questionnaire in advance to give us a head start on the story, and to make sure we don’t overlook any important family lore and stories. But we almost always uncover new information that is a surprise to at least some of the family members!
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There is a non refundable deposit on all projects, and flexible payment plans are available.
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Our team is usually on-site for between 4 and 5 hours, depending on the interview length. Plan on one hour of set-up for us to get lights, cameras and microphones ready and tested, and about half an hour to clean up afterwards. Sometimes, if subjects get tired easily (or have a lot to say), interviews will be divided into several sessions.
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Not necessarily. Sometimes responses can change when family members are present, and subjects may alter or avoid certain stories. We'll leave it up to you to decide what will create the best story-telling opportunity. We’ve done it with and without family members present, and both ways can work just fine.
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Your video will be ready for viewing within 60 days of the interview. You have the opportunity to provide edit requests and to add on still photos and / or your own video clips to the finished product.
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The final video will be delivered as a digital file suitable for viewing on a computer, and you'll have the option to receive it via a flash drive or Vimeo link. We also offer the option to store the video file on a secure server so that it can be retrieved in the future, if needed.
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That’s ok! We create a variety of custom projects. Contact us and give us some information on what you are looking for, and we will reach out to discuss your goals and provide an estimate for your custom project.
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We can travel anywhere for your project, and we also offer remote video options for virtual interviews. Contact us to discuss how we can accommodate your specific needs.
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Contact us with any additional questions.
Trailers & Testimonials
Sarabeth J.
Entrepreneur
“If you have the chance to capture your family members’ essence, do it. It’s a time capsule, and you can’t really put a value on that.”
Lorelei A.
Accountant
“Thank you to the Legacy Project for working so closely with my Dad in the formation of “his story told his way”. He was impressed with [your cinematographer’s] steady application to the hours and hours of video taping, to capture my handsome Daddy! I know that my Dad’s project wasn’t the firm’s only project but we felt like it was. My Dad is ecstatic with the outcome! So am I! There were new revelations in the documentary plus my Dad was so composed! It was a concise overview of 90+ years, delivered magnificently.”
Jennifer D.
Advertising Executive
“It was so special, and it is a moment I will never forget. Being able to watch this with her… that’s just as good as it gets.”
