Retirement

A retirement film: the working years, and the chapter that starts now

A gift film for a teacher’s, a manager’s, a colleague’s or a parent’s retirement: the years at work, the story everyone still tells, what the colleagues have to say, and what comes next. A film of up to 3 minutes is $149 and ready within 72 hours, to show at the farewell party or send on WhatsApp.

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What’s in the film

The working years

What they were best at, what everyone came to ask them about, and the work story people still tell. You write it; we turn it into a script.

What the colleagues say

A whole chapter on the people from work and what they want to say. Someone from the team can even narrate the film in their own voice, from thirty seconds of recording.

The next chapter

The film ends on what’s waiting now: the grandchildren, the travel, the hobby that waited for years. And a toast.

Ready for the farewell party

Original music written for the film, and a file ready to play on a screen or send to the whole team.

A new chapter

How the story is built

  1. Opening
  2. At work
  3. The moments
  4. The colleagues
  5. What’s next
  6. Blessing

These are the chapters we suggest. With a full story you decide: rename them, add one, or take one out.

An example script

This is how a story written from your details sounds

  1. Opening

    Seventy years. A thousand Sunday dinners. And one line we all know by heart.

  2. Childhood

    A girl from Cleveland in pigtails, who already knew who needed another plate.

  3. Parenthood

    “Did you eat something?” Forty years, the same question. You never gave up.

How it works

Four steps, and most of the work is ours: you tell the story and upload photos, we write, narrate, compose and edit.

  1. A minute

    Pick the occasion and a package

    A birthday, an anniversary, a retirement and more. A greeting of up to 45 seconds or a story of up to 3 minutes.

  2. 15 minutes

    Answer a few questions, upload photos

    Questions written like a conversation. Upload photos straight from your phone, unsorted: we arrange them into chapters, and you approve.

  3. A minute

    Choose the narration

    A professional voice, a family member’s voice (thirty seconds recorded on a phone), or music only.

  4. In 72 hours

    Approve it and get your film

    Read the script, watch each chapter and ask for changes. Ready to show at the party and send on WhatsApp.

Not another photo slideshow with a song in the background

A slideshowYour film
The story One photo after another A script written from your details: the inside jokes, the nicknames, the “Did you eat something?” everyone knows.
The order Whatever order they were uploaded in The chapters of a life, from childhood to today. We arrange them, you approve.
The voice No words Narration by a professional voice or a family member’s. Thirty seconds of recording is enough.
The music The same beat for every photo Original music written to the pace of the story. Have a favorite song? We play it too, through the film or at the end.

What it costs

Packages start at $59. The script, the narration, the original music and the revision rounds are included in every one.

Short greeting

$59

Up to 45 seconds

A video of up to 45 seconds: an opening with their name, three moments and a blessing.

  • A short video of up to 45 seconds, made for sharing in a chat or opening an evening
  • Opening: a title with their name and the occasion, over a photo
  • Three moments: three short scenes, each about one moment you chose, with photos and a line
  • A blessing from the family at the end

One round of revisions · Delivered within 72 hours

Choose Short greeting
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Full story

$149

Up to 3 minutes

A video of up to 3 minutes in a nostalgic album style, telling the story chapter by chapter.

  • Up to 3 minutes, chapter by chapter: from childhood to today
  • Photos from the family album, with narration and original music
  • Funny moments on screen: a text message, the line everyone knows, the family joke
  • You set the chapters: names, order, adding and removing

2 rounds of revisions · Delivered within 72 hours

Choose Full story
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Premium

$279

Up to 5 minutes

Everything in the full story, plus a longer video, photos that come to life, a phone version and faster delivery.

  • Everything in the full story
  • A longer video: up to 5 minutes, with more photos and more stories
  • Photos that come to life: a few chosen photos move gently, a smile, a glance, wind in the hair
  • Vertical version: an extra upright copy that fills a phone screen, for chats, stories and mobile viewing
  • The cinematic style, on top of the three styles

3 rounds of revisions · Delivered within 48 hours

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Questions

Can the film tell their whole life, not just the job?

Yes. For a retirement you can choose “A new chapter”, about the working years and what’s next, or “A life’s journey”, from childhood to today.

How far ahead of the farewell party should we order?

The film is ready within 72 hours from when you finish the questionnaire and pay. Leave a few days on top to collect photos from the team.

We don’t have many photos from work. Is that all right?

Yes. Mix in photos from home, from trips and from work events, and short videos too. A full story needs at least 15 photos, and 50 to 80 is best.

Who fills in the questionnaire?

Whoever orders: a colleague, the manager, or someone in the family. Gather details from several people and write them into one questionnaire; the script comes to you for approval before the film is made.

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You have a story. We’ll make it a film.

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