The perfect birthday gift

This week marks the return of my annual birthday bonanza season. My mother, sister and husband all happen to celebrate their birthdays within a week of each other and every year I find myself brainstorming to find the perfect presents for all of them. All of this hair pulling has reminded me of a great birthday present we were able to provide for one special lady. It is one of our favorite films that we made last year in honor of this lovely woman's milestone 75th birthday commissioned by her children. And in honor of this birthday bonanza,I thought this to be the perfect moment to share it with all of you!

This film was actually one of three films we created for our client's birthday celebration in January 2009 at Del Posto restaurant (yum!) in New York City. In addition to the tribute film, we also created a photo montage that ran silently through cocktail hour and a video medley of musical numbers performed by her grandchildren to top of the night. By debuting the films at different points in the evening, they provided a distinct way to involve the guests in paying tribute to the honoree throughout the celebration.

We were thrilled to attend the event as we also filmed the beautiful speeches that were given throughout the night. It was a true gift for us to see our work in action!

Now we all know that a tribute film isn't attainable as an annual and frequent present, but when a special milestone birthday for a loved one comes up, there is nothing that beats a tribute film honoring him/her!

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Mapping out a great wedding montage

We have been busy little bees over here at Rewind Pictures recently...and we couldn't be happier! Do you hear the bells ringing? It's wedding season!

Recently, we had the chance to work with the sister of a groom who scoped us out searching for a clean, creative montage to be shown at a rehearsal dinner before a grand destination wedding in Mexico for her brother and his adorable soon to be wife!

Our client put a lot of thought and work into her vision for the montage before even contacting us (we love that!). She gathered and sorted 100 of the best photos that represented several stages of the bride and groom's journey separately and together. She also consulted with the bride and groom on music selections that might be appropriate for the film. By the time we met with our client for the first time, she was completely ready to go, giving us a clear direction and a feeling for the style she wished to have in the montage. What was missing was that personalize touch that would separate the montage from the rest... that Rewind Pictures touch!

We asked our client to share the bride and groom's love story knowing that this would be key to finding the missing element for the montage. Turns out that the bride and groom have known each other since they were children, were friends throughout high school, even went to each other's prom, but never dated until several cities later when both ended up in Los Angeles. We detected a theme and created a graphic element to represent it and the results are below...

We think it's super cute and results are in from the married couple...apparently we hit a home run! What do you think?