At Tomorrow Funerals, included in our memorial package are a whole host of special extras that we call our ‘Stories Bundle.’ Today we will discuss our Tribute videos for memorial services.
At the heart of this is a tribute video with photos and music which could be played at the memorial event (and will also be added to the permanent memorial website we build for each of our clients.)
In addition to a full cremation service and experienced celebrant, this all-inclusive memorial package is designed to give you everything you need to create a beautiful, personal life celebration.
The following information outlines what we need to produce the tribute video.
Tomorrow’s Tribute Video
Our quality, tribute videos are a seamless montage of your treasured photos combined with music that sum up the life of your person.
About your photos:
1. The tribute video can only be as good as the quality of photos you send us. We suggest cropping and improving the images before sending them to us, if you want this done in any particular way.
2. If you have actual physical photos (as opposed to digital ones) you will need to have them converted to digital versions. You may have someone who can help you with this. The best solution is to scan the images and crop them using any photo editing tools on your computer, but if this is not possible then many of our clients simply take a photo of them with their phones, (but this can limit the quality.)
3. When you upload all your photos to the private link we will send you, you will be able to put them in order by clicking on the preferred photo and dragging and dropping them into place. If you’re happy for them to be in a random order, you won’t need to do this step.
If you have any difficulties with this, please reach out and we will guide you through the process.
4. Also, please send us an email with your choice of song. If you have over 60 photos, or quite a short song choice, please send a second song which we may or may not use.
How do we send you the photos?
We want to keep this as simple as possible for you. So please keep in touch and talk to us about the format of your photos, if this is confusing for you.
Our preferred way to receive the images is via a private link, which we will send to you.
How many photos should we supply?
As a rule of thumb, to create a video that is around 4-5 minutes in length, we need between 50 to 60 photos. This number works well as it allows us to show each photo for at least 5 seconds and have the whole video last the length of one song.
Any more than 60 photos will mean that the time each image is displayed on screen will need to be less than 5 seconds. This does not give viewers enough time to reflect on them. In this instance, you may need to choose a second song. Our limit for the total amount of photos to be added is 80.
How will Tomorrow know what order to put them in?
We will create the tribute video based on the order you have uploaded the photos onto the link. You can re-order these once you upload them, by clicking on the photo and dragging it into place. Note: You must finalise the order BEFORE letting us know you have uploaded the photos.
What about the quality of the photos?
If you are adding photos that are ‘photos of photos’, then we recommend you do any resizing or cropping of backgrounds before sending to us, because whatever is scanned is what will appear on the video.
Don’t worry too much if scans of old photos are a bit grainy – they have a certain character. However, please be aware that they will appear as such in the video.
If you do want to ensure your photographic memories are the absolute best quality, we can supply you with the details of a photographic specialist.
What photo should be last?
We play the closing image a little longer than the others to create a reflective ending. Think carefully about what image you want to end on.
Other video tributes…
Recently, an online video platform called VidDay, was recommended to us by a family who wanted to create an ‘extra’ video for their memorial day. On top of the tribute video we made for them, this extra video was complied of video phone messages from family members. You could also create an extra slide-show of photos on your laptop to be played on gallery mode for the duration of the wake in the background.
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We hope this guide has helped you.
We look forward to sharing your beautiful tribute video with you, as a permanent part of your family’s personal history.