What Could Your Project Be?
A family-history project might include:
- Old home movies edited into a more watchable film
- Photographs combined with music and narration
- Interviews with parents, grandparents, relatives, or friends
- Anniversary, birthday, memorial, or tribute videos
- Family stories built around photographs, letters, maps, and memorabilia
- Restoration and presentation of older film or video
- A combination of all of these
Some projects need only editing. Others may involve organizing the story, writing or editing narration, recording interviews, adding titles or music, and preparing the finished film for private family viewing or online sharing.
Another Family Story
Tim’s Birthday Party
Family and friends were interviewed during Tim’s birthday celebration, creating both a record of the event and a collection of personal memories that might otherwise have disappeared with the day.
[VIDEO: Tim’s Birthday Party]
“Jen and I got to watch your video last night. It was great! Lots of fun to hear everyone’s interview and see the recap of the party. Great job!”
— Tim & Jen
Let’s Talk About Your Story
Every collection of memories is different. You may already know exactly what you want, or you may simply have boxes of old films and photographs and wonder what could be done with them.
Either way, I’d be happy to talk with you about the possibilities.
Email me at garthc@videosbygarth.com
What Could Your Project Be?
A family-history project might include:
- Old home movies edited into a more watchable film
- Photographs combined with music and narration
- Interviews with parents, grandparents, relatives, or friends
- Anniversary, birthday, memorial, or tribute videos
- Family stories built around photographs, letters, maps, and memorabilia
- Restoration and presentation of older film or video
- A combination of all of these
Some projects need only editing. Others may involve organizing the story, writing or editing narration, recording interviews, adding titles or music, and preparing the finished film for private family viewing or online sharing.
Another Family Story
Tim’s Birthday Party
Family and friends were interviewed during Tim’s birthday celebration, creating both a record of the event and a collection of personal memories that might otherwise have disappeared with the day.
[VIDEO: Tim’s Birthday Party]
“Jen and I got to watch your video last night. It was great! Lots of fun to hear everyone’s interview and see the recap of the party. Great job!”
— Tim & Jen
Let’s Talk About Your Story
Every collection of memories is different. You may already know exactly what you want, or you may simply have boxes of old films and photographs and wonder what could be done with them.
Either way, I’d be happy to talk with you about the possibilities.
Email me at garthc@videosbygarth.com
Our Services
Some of the services we provide are: story development, script writing (although scripts are not always required), script editing, sound recording and editing, video recording and editing, publishing to YouTube (or the platform of your choice). Video listings can be either public or private. We love your personal stories, but we also do documentaries of amateur recitals, concerts, plays, etc. We do not cover team sporting events. Click here for pricing for these services.
Here are some samples of our videos (more to come).
Video: "For the Beauty of the Earth" with Garth and Angel at Unity of Salem, Oregon
I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories. We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love.
~ Leo Buscaglia
Video: "Tim's Birthday Party" with interviews of family and friends - videography and editing by Garth Catterall
Jen and I got to watch your video last night, It was great! Lot's of fun to hear everyone's interview and see the recap of the party. Great job!
~Tim & Jen
#Short Video: This Valentines Day, or any day, we can help you create an extra special gift for your loved ones - Video by Garth
With portable cameras and affordable data and non-linear digital editing, I think this is a golden age of documentary filmmaking. These new technologies mean we can make complicated, beautifully crafted and cinematic films about real-life stories.
~ Lucy Walker
START TODAY
Your first step is to send us a message about your project. We can give you a quote and also point you in the direction of your next steps. We do book up, so contact us soon so we can start the pre-production stages and help you get on the timeline you need. You can email me or send me a message at 503-560-1028 so we can discuss your ideas for your creative project.
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Also developed by SpiritWorks Software are PhotosByGarth.com and Excursions by Garth which are collections of mostly travel photography by Garth Catterall.