People tell us that before contacting Cinematic Journeys they thought they needed to only talk about the most meaningful, most dramatic or most life changing moment's in their life story. Like how they met and married their spouse, the joy they felt with the birth of each child, or the difficulties of going through a serious illness.
But there are hundreds of great moments in every life worth capturing in a video biography. They are ordinary activities of life, made fascinating by the passage of time and the way the world changes around us. How you got to school or what you paid for a gallon gas as a young person might not have seemed worth noting at the time, but today, your grandkids have a very different story to tell! The contrast between how you grew up and their lives is really quite amazing. And imagine the differences possible in another generation or two!
Here is one example of a very simple memory that will be treasured by her descendants. It takes place during the great depression. Rebecca was a child then and describes what it took to have chicken for dinner.
But there are hundreds of great moments in every life worth capturing in a video biography. They are ordinary activities of life, made fascinating by the passage of time and the way the world changes around us. How you got to school or what you paid for a gallon gas as a young person might not have seemed worth noting at the time, but today, your grandkids have a very different story to tell! The contrast between how you grew up and their lives is really quite amazing. And imagine the differences possible in another generation or two!
Here is one example of a very simple memory that will be treasured by her descendants. It takes place during the great depression. Rebecca was a child then and describes what it took to have chicken for dinner.
“My grandfather would choose a chicken to slaughter and I had to run around the yard and corner it. Then my mother would boil the chicken and she and I would pluck the feathers off of it. We had to make do with what was on the land; growing our own produce, harvesting eggs, and doing the best we could.” How many of us have had to kill and pluck or own dinner! |
Her story also revealed tragedy such as the day the family barn burnt down while everyone was attending church. There were also small triumphs including the day her uncle brought electricity to their home. Large and small events in her life might have gone unknown to the next generation without taking action and having her story captured and preserved.
These are the sorts of details that bring a biography to life and make it relevant to your grandkids. So you shouldn't feel like every clip that is filmed in your life story has to be monumental. It just needs to be full of little stories and reminiscences that speak about you and the times you lived in.
Cinematic Journeys will begin your trip down memory lane with memory joggers. This will spark other ideas and past events as well. Sometimes answering a simple question or making word associations can get you thinking about a certain period of time, and suddenly lots more memories you hadn't thought of in ages are right at your finger tips. Now is the time to capture them. Cinematic Journeys will take notes during our initial time together so there is no need for you to spend hours writing them all down. The stories will naturally flow during the interview on camera.
These are the sorts of details that bring a biography to life and make it relevant to your grandkids. So you shouldn't feel like every clip that is filmed in your life story has to be monumental. It just needs to be full of little stories and reminiscences that speak about you and the times you lived in.
Cinematic Journeys will begin your trip down memory lane with memory joggers. This will spark other ideas and past events as well. Sometimes answering a simple question or making word associations can get you thinking about a certain period of time, and suddenly lots more memories you hadn't thought of in ages are right at your finger tips. Now is the time to capture them. Cinematic Journeys will take notes during our initial time together so there is no need for you to spend hours writing them all down. The stories will naturally flow during the interview on camera.