What we do
We will produce a video film of your roots irrespective
of how long ago your forefathers left Scotland, but we are not
genealogists. If you require genealogical research we will pass
it on to those who do that and then film any relevant features
still available, e.g. gravestones, houses, schools, churches,
etc.
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| We prefer and have much more scope to produce an irreplaceable
family heirloom if those who left Scotland are still alive or there
are still contemporaries living here. Any stills photographer can
take a picture of a house but he can’t interview an elderly
relative and capture fascinating reminiscences! |
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| Are your parents still alive? Do they have a special
birthday or wedding anniversary in the future? Are they no longer
fit to return to Scotland? Do they have friends or relations still
living in Scotland with unique memories of their childhood? We
will film their home, school, church, the haunts where they spent
their free time and any other place of particular significance
that will mean so much to them. Perhaps their favourite courting
spots, where they became engaged and where they were married. Whatever
you, or any relation or friend that we can contact, can tell us
we will include in the film. We will interview on film Best Man,
Bridesmaids, Friends or Relations if they agree and record your
roots before they are lost forever. |
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| If, alas, your parents are no longer with us, but
there is still knowledge unique to them still here in Scotland,
guide us to where it might be and we will seek out sources and
interview those involved. If they are unwilling to be filmed we
will talk to them and then film all the relevant material we can
with our commentary acknowledging the source. |
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| They are all getting older and memories fade so
act now before a fascinating part of your past is lost forever. |
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| On our “contact us” page is a questionnaire.
By completing this you tell us where we will be filming and give
us an indication of the type of commission involved. This allows
us to provide an indication of the likely cost of producing various
film lengths. It also tells us the timescale under which we have
to work. There is little point in producing a film for a special
birthday or wedding anniversary several weeks after the event.
Needless to say the longer we have the better the film will be
as we are able to spend more time on research on location – an
essential part of the process, no matter what type of film is required. |
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| Completing the questionnaire does not commit you
to proceeding any further. A contract is only produced once you
have provided the answers, if you can, to a follow up series of
questions we will ask after an initial visit to the location. It
is at this stage we will tell you the exact cost and the approximate
length of the film. Films can vary from 15 to 40 minutes but are
dependant on all the information and the number of useful interviews
we can discover. |
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Each film is produced to your requirements,
based on information provided by you, and follow up research
by the Echoes of Home team.
It is filmed on location in your part of Scotland,
and produced on DVD in a suitable format. With the improvement
of digital video cameras and editing programmes we are able to
produce broadcast quality films. Indeed we use the same cameras
as some of the outlying news teams of the main television channels. |
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| REMEMBER IF YOU DELAY VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR
ROOTS MAY BE LOST FOREVER! |
