"Every part of it was wonderful...because it was so emotional to see something like that."
Perhaps it’s not photos at all that you’d take. Maybe you’d go for the music collection – the old LPs that you haven’t had the heart to update because even with all of the modern technology, you still prefer your music to crackle when you put it on. Or maybe that's not it at all? Maybe you love that music because of the way it takes you back to another time - a time when you were younger and the world was yours for the taking. The interesting thing is that it's the answer that people give to this question that provides us with the best material to work with when creating our products.
Your house is on fire. Everyone (including the pets) are safe. You’re allowed one last visit before everything goes up in smoke. What would you take? Would it be the photographs hanging on the wall – the ones that magically transformed your house into a home from the time they went up? Or would it be the ones in the albums – dusted and faded – but so important to your being because they define who you are and where you came from?
Because we take your favourite photographs and/or favourite music and make them even better! Why do People Love Our Products?
“It was an absolute surprise when they started playing this video which was absolutely tear jerking. The thing that got to us most was when they showed us on our honeymoon and our engagement cake and things like that they we had forgotten had even existed. And then to go right through our lives from our friends and family and our children getting married, our grandchildren arriving and our great Grandchildren arriving. Every part of it was wonderful. When it finished I felt like I would like to go away and have a good cry because it was so emotional to see something like that.”
(Beryl Collier reflecting on the surprise Photo Slide-Show shown at her husband, Les’s 80th birthday party).
"Remembering When made my life and decision making so easy. Instead of deliberating over hundreds of photos, or leaving them in a box to gather dust, we now have an album that will remain in our family forever. The presentation, colour choices and layout that were chosen for each particular set of photos made our album a work of sheer beauty. We will continue to add to our album with each family major event. This is not just another photo album but lifetime keepsake."
(Marianna Winton talking about her an on-going Scrapbook Album that Remembering When has created for her)
The Components of our Products
Our team of experts at Remembering When can:· scan photographs - copy your old photos onto the computer and put them onto a DVD for you
· scrapbook - enhance some of your favourite photos by combining them with other photos, different papers, embellishments and then presenting them thematically or chronologically
· set photographs to music - arrange your photos thematically or chronologically and set them to yor favourite music
· conduct interviews - interview loved ones, their family and friends about their life or about them!
· record interviews using a digital audio file
· record interviews on video tape
· edit videos - removing interviewer from text, adding photographs, music and titles
· transfer videos to DVD
· transcribe interviews into a Word document - every word of every interview transcribed for posterity
· arrange text into a written memoir or autobiography - matching text from interview(s) to tell story
· design DVD sleeves and covers for books
This means that we can custom design your Personal History product from the bottom up!
Decisions, Decisions - What to Create?
Want to spend a few hundred dollars? No problem. Using your favourite photographs we can create a stunning Scrapbook Album (see photo on right) or a Photo Slide-Show that will have them laughing (and crying) their eyes out. Prepared to spend a bit more than that? Why not ask Remembering When to interview someone close to you and get that interview transcribed? At least then you'll know that the story has been recorded - once and for all. Looking for the “bells and whistles?” We cater for that too. Because of the CRAFTMANSHIP that goes into them, Our Life Story on DVD creations would hold their own on any TV network and our books would not look out of place on the best seller list at the local bookshop either!
What will happen when you call us?
Quite simply, the choice is yours. If you have an idea for your Personal History product call 6380 1921 today! On the other end of the phone you’ll get either Neil or Ayomi who’ll ask you questions like:· Who is the product for? (eg. My Mum, Dad, husband, daughter, me etc)
· What is the intended purpose? (To give a special gift, to capture family stories, to show on the big screen at a major celebration, to capture for posterity some special memories etc)
· Who is the intended audience? (The family, the guests, the subject etc)
· What do you think the product will look like when it is finished? (Transcript of interview, Scrapbook Album, Photo Slide-Show set to music, Documentary on DVD, Autobiography or Memoir presented in a book etc)
· Where will it be shown? (only in the home, to a large audience at a party, celebration etc)
· What budget did you have in mind? ($300-$1000, $1000-$3000, $3000-$10,000)
And don’t be put off if you don’t know the answers to these questions. We’re happy to guide you through the process.
"Ayomi, I was very impressed when I saw an album you had created for a friend. I was just as impressed with the quality of the work you did for us. Your talents adapted perfectly to our slightly unusual request - a corporate-style retirement album - and the end product thrilled the recipient along with everyone else who looked at it. Not only was the end result perfect, but it was a pleasure to work with you. I am sure we tried your patience at times, but you remained professional and friendly the whole time. Thank you very much!"
(Andrea Maxey discussing a Scrapbook Album that Remembering When created as a gift for a colleague who was retiring)
That Phone Number Again!
So if you have an idea for your Personal History product, call Neil or Ayomi today on 6380 1921. You never know - you just might end up creating something that's totally unique, highly personalized and very special. How many times in your life could you say that you’ve done that?
Remembering When
PO Box 4171, Wembley WA 6913, Australia
Phone: (08) 6380 1921
