Video Biography For Individuals, Families And Businesses

By Karina Frost


Different people write biographies to document their life history and achievements. These biographies may be authored by the person himself or may be authored by a different person. Either way, biographies are an expression of life and achievement, either alive or dead. They have often been made in form of books, with technology however, video biography has become the new norm.

In video biographies people tell their life stories in a video documentation. The individual highlights aspects of their life including major events and experiences. The advantage of using recorded biographies is the convenience and accessibility it offers. Just like in written biographies, one may choose to do themselves, while in other cases a biography may be done for you. For instance, you may find recorded biographies of people like Galileo and Isaac Newton.

Through trying to understand where we have come from, we use bits of scattered and sometimes incomplete information. Usually, grand parents are also used as sources of information. Photos which unfortunately may not be dated are also employed. In desperate times, left behind journals or diaries are also used. However, these methods are laden with many limitations and therefore people have resulted to video to document their stories.

The process begins with identifying a company that offers the services of video documentation. Once this is done an appointment is scheduled and interviews organized. Individuals, families as well as businesses and foundations can access these services. Interviews vary on the people and the length but usually last up to two hours. The documentary has to be edited to remove information that is not necessary such as lengthy pauses or repeated information. Customization of colors and graphics is done based on the preference of the customers.

Histories of family are very crucial for the current and future generations. They offer the generations in future an understanding of where they have come from and the values their ancestors stood for. For this reason, biographies made for the family have interviews from every one in the family as well as their photographs capturing highs and lows of their lives.

Individuals can also create their own personal documentaries. Different people have different stories to tell including those of love, war and career. When recorded, they can be stored and used later as a memoir or gifts to people. Most importantly however, is that they can be handed down to future generations. Personal stories are meant to inspire but may also be used to earn money when they are sold.

Business and foundations need to also capture their stories on camera. This may include new product releases, expansion to new branches or even relocation. Employees may also appear on the documentary to tell the story of the company. This is archived to remind the company in future of its history, achievements and milestones.

There are different prices for the recording depending on how long and complex the story is. Out of town travel to record may also increase the prices. There are however, cheap options that are available for those with low budgets. This information is stores in DVDs that have a long shelf life. They may be custom printed based on what you prefer. Remember to outsource a professional company to record your story.




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