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Spent the day filming veterans at Brookdale Countryside for a special Veterans Day tribute. Thank you all for your service!...

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It was an honor to be the keynote speaker at the Dunedin Senior Hall of Fame ceremony last week. To be amongst all the volunteers and people who devote their time and resources to help others. The theme this year is Age Out Loud: Express Yourself, Advocate, and Inspire. Letting others know your story via a legacy video is certainly one way to Age ...

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WHY THE TIME IS NOW – TO RECORD YOUR FAMILY’S LEGACY VIDEO A few years ago we filmed Mrs. H when she was 92 years old. It was an incredible experience as she spent 2 8-hour days recounting all the details of her life. Unfortunately she passed away a couple of years later, and this is the text I received from her son after ...

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Our latest legacy video, shot last week at Frenchman’s Creek, Palm Beach Gardens. Now the editing fun begins, with lots of topics and stories to include, ranging from street stickball games to a tryout with the Brooklyn Dodgers to eating at over 20 Michelin 3-star restaurants! Our video biographies are priceless gifts for future generations....

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This was an unusual family biography in that we filmed 3 brothers as they chatted and joked around the dining table. Our intent was to capture their family history through their ‘spontaneous’ conversations, and boy did they have lots of jokes and stories. The excerpt was posted on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC4DSQtehlg) and Facebook and was picked up by israel video network, in their hilarious category ...

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I will share insights on recording family history/stories, covering topics such as research and preparation, conducting the interview, incorporating photographs, documents, home movies; and how to create a video that is not only informative but entertaining as well.  Points of discussion include the role of stories and oral traditions in our families, the tricks memories play on us, and basic video production tips that ...

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  At the last seminar in which I shared tips in creating family biography videos, I asked everyone to hold their digital phones as if they were going to film me. About half held the phones in a vertical position.  A big no-no in my book -however, that may be the wave of the future.  Here’s a link to a NY Times article and a ...

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In order to keep Hiroshima stories alive, ‘heirs’ are authorized to remember and tell the stories in place of actual survivors. http://tinyurl.com/ojhxfcq...

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