What type of video would you like?

Decide what type of video you would like to make. Is this a birthday video, a graduation, a vacation, etc.? The photos you select should all fit within that particular theme.

Ask yourself for whom is the video intended?

Who is your primary audience? Will it be viewed by your immediate family, friends, co-workers, etc.? This will help to determine the content of the photos and home movies you select for inclusion in your photo montage video. A birthday video with the birthday celebrant as the primary focus of all of the photos may appeal to his or her immediate family, but may be found boring by extended family, friends or acquaintances.

Storyboard the events to be included.

A simple list of events to be included in your video will suffice. For instance, if it is a wedding video, you may want to include the ceremony, the reception with the bride and groom first dance, bride and father dance, groom and mother dance, bridal party toasts, and garter and bouquet tosses.

Decide the length of your video

The length of your video may be selected by either picking a specific time you would like your video to run or the length may be determined by the number of photographs you select to use in the video.
Please refer to the packages and costs to price your particular needs.

Narrow down your choices.

Now use the following criteria to select your photographs and narrow down your choices.
a. Select those photos that have sentimental value or are very meaningful.
b. Select those photos that exhibit character or personality of the photographed subject(s).
c. Select those photos which capture candid moments or the accidental beauty of life.
d. Select those photos that memorialize important and significant moments in life.
e. Select a mixture of both close ups of individuals and group shots.
f. Select more horizontal shots, landscape photographs, or panoramic views instead of vertical shots because the horizontal, landscape, and panoramic shots fill a television screen more completely than a vertical shot will. However, vertical shots are fine to use so long as they are spread throughout the photo montage video. Our artisans will craft them in such a way that makes up for their “television shortcoming”.
g. Avoid selecting photos that are too similar (with few changes from one photograph to another such as group photos with subjects just moved to a different position). Avoid selecting photos that do not contain a human subject. This of course will depend on the nature of your photo montage video. If you want to capture a personal life’s work in photography, for example, this could result in a number of photographs without any human subjects.
Avoid selecting photos that are very small or out of focus.

Music and Copyright Laws

Due to strict copyright laws, Nostalgia By Nina only selects songs from a large variety of royalty free music. All this original music is free of copyright restrictions and can be used in your production. Simply give us an idea of the mood, feelings, or tones you would like expressed in your photo montage video and our artisans will select the music to fit your particular tastes.

Voice-Overs, Narration, Messages, or Sound Effects

These extras are a fantastic way to further personalize your photo montage video. Perhaps you would like to convey a special message to the birthday celebrant, the bride and groom, or an honoree. Simply provide the digital recording in MP3 format with the photographs and home movies as well as instructions as to how you would like it to be used. These will be substituted in place of music for a particular set of photographs. Please specify which photographs you would like to appear when any of these substitutions are used in your photo montage video and please bear in mind that there is a small additional charge for this service.

Titles and Captions

If you would like specific portions of the video titled or specific photos captioned, simply make note of them and let our artisans know through email or during your consultation of these particular instructions.

Contact Us

Please view our order form and contact us to set up a consultation. You may fill out the order form and email it to us or we can fill it out together during the consultation to help answer any of your questions you may have. Once the order is set and the initial 50% payment has been made and confirmed, the process of creating your one-of-a-kind photo montage video will begin. The final payment will be due after your photo montage video has been completed and you have had a chance to preview and make any last minute changes and before it is mailed to you.

Test Your Equipment

When the day finally arrives for you to present your photo montage video to your anxious audience, please make sure that your equipment works. Nothing kills excitement and anticipation faster than waiting for troublesome electronics to be troubleshooted to discover which cable is hooked up incorrectly or figure out why the sound does not work.

Enjoy Your Memories

Most importantly, have fun. This is the moment your memories come to life. Experience the joy and laughter of precious memories come back to life. This is really what it is all about.