MemoryWorks Studios

A Bar Mitzvah Tribute

This is a great example of a MemoryWorks Tribute celebrating a child & his Bar Mitzvah.  Interviews conducted with the mitzvah and his family, sprinkled throughout the film, help to tell the story of this celebrant.  Our special blend of humor, emotion, & storytelling ensure a video program which is sure to delight party guests... and eventually, this celebrant's own children and grandchildren.  After the ceremony & festivities are over, edited video highlights and/or still photos from these events are added to this Tribute video to create a final Heirloom DVD.

50th Birthday Tribute

This assignment was typical of the Moving Pictures we create: tell the life story of a person in 12 minutes or less, using only music and animated photographs.   In this case, we came across some old 8mm films that provided the perfect accent to the music and pictures.  Note the use, here, of themes to tell the story; for example, the third chapter, set to "Masquerade", is about our subject's love of costume parties... and we have the pictures to prove it!

60th Birthday Tribute

This is a great example of a Moving Pictures story of a rich and interesting life.  We worked from a boxful of photographs, artifacts, and videotapes to craft a profile which is not just the story of an individual, but captures, in fact, the dynamics of a whole family.  From her early days in occupied France during World War II, we follow our subject as she meets and American, emigrates, starts and grows a family, travels the world, and pursues a passionate love for cooking.  Note the use of thematic chapters throughout.

80th Birthday Tribute

This excerpt shows another approach to a birthday tribute - reaching back beyond the subject's birth back, back into his family history.  The clients had many photographs and artifacts collected over literally centuries.  We decided that it would be appropriate to devote the first chapter to a review of family history, starting with a picture of the ship that brought his ancestor to America in the 18th century.

Tribute to Retiring Industry Leader

Ken Purdy has been a giant in the U.S. leather industry for many years. For his retirement dinner in early '04, his colleagues at Prime Tanning wanted to celebrate him in a special way. They commisioned DigiNovations to craft a "farewell" program that was both tender and uproarious-featuring video footage and photos of Ken, his family, colleagues, and industry leaders such as the president of Coach Leather Goods.