Rabu, 24 September 2014

Video Biography For Individuals, Families And Businesses

By Karina Frost


People write biographies to tell of their births, growing up and existence. Biographies are often written by the individual at some point in their lifetime. In a few other cases, they are often written by a different person. Biographies have for a long time existed in books only. However, with the advance in technology, video biography is used.

Video biographies are used to tell stories of life and experiences through documenting them in a video format. They may be about careers, or a variety of experiences and events in the life of the person. Convenience and easy accessibility is the reason why many people prefer recording their biographies. Hence, they may be auto authored or another person may write it just like the biographies in the book format. That is how it is possible to find the biography of Isaac Newton and Galileo among others online.

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 first step in recording your personal documentary is choosing a company that offers these services. There are various options including of individuals, families and groups. The length of the interviews sessions vary but may be up to more than an hour. Editing has to be done to remove long pauses, repetition and any other unnecessary information. Moreover, editing can be customized to your liking. There story is divided into chapters which can be easily accessed.

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 may also choose to create their own personal documentary. This is perhaps to tell their story from their own point of view. Stories of career, love and war for veterans may be told. Recording personal stories is used for references in future as well as for gifts to close people and friends. The records may also be kept for the generations in future or even sold for money.

Businesses are also not to be left out in documenting their stories. These stories may be milestones such as launching of new products, expansion and even relocation to a new city. It may also be for the employees to tell their experiences at the company through out its existence. After recording, they are archived for use by the company in future as a memoir and to remind them of their history and achievements across the years.

The length and complexity of the documentary determines the price. If travel is included the price may even go higher. This should not however deter you as there are options for low budgets. DVDs that last long are used to store the documentaries. Whichever story you want to tell, choose an expert to record it.




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