Personal Legend Productions

Mark’s 50th Birthday

amandala11 — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:31:25 +0000

This 50th birthday montage is a short and sweet video that will be a fun surprise for Mark on his birthday. I love creating birthday montages as a change from Mitzvahs because lets face it, there’s only so much a kid has done in 13 years opposed to a full life of experiences! I also kind of have an obsession with old photographs. There’s something enchanting about photographs from another era.

Year in Review movie

amandala11 — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:01:04 +0000

Every year since Oliver was born, the Mascera family does a Year in Review movie, taking the best video clips and pictures of that year and putting it into a little movie. I can’t tell you how much I enjoy watching their family grow and I look forward to this project every year. The movies get better and better as the kids grow and their personalities start to shine. I’m obsessed with this family!

Here is last year’s movie which I have to post, it’s just so sweet.

US Open video

amandala11 — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:05:02 +0000

Yep, that’s Fallon at the US Open beating Kim Clijsters in the finals. With a little green screen magic, this entrance video was the perfect way to kick off the party and introduce Fallon. Hey, maybe one day she’ll really be there kicking some butt!

If your house was on fire, what would you save?

amandala11 — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:17:52 +0000

I can’t stress enough how critical it is to convert all your tapes to DVD. The collection of DVDs with all your family memories becomes one of the most valuable things in the house. Most people have never even watched their tapes and have no idea what is on them! I love hearing when my clients tell me they always watch the DVDs as a family. I now offer the option to backup all your videos digitally on a hard drive. I think this is crucial as DVDs are starting to go out of style with everything digital these days.

Here are screenshots of a couple collections I just finished:

I Love Lucy

amandala11 — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:06:57 +0000

As a surprise for Lucy’s 60th birthday, her niece and I created this spoof on I Love Lucy, superimposing the birthday girl Lucy’s head on Lucille Ball’s body. Using my editing magic, only a still photograph of Lucy’s face was used, generating facial expressions and talking movements. How cool is that?

Halloween themed montage

amandala11 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:11:16 +0000

I love Halloween so I had a lot of fun making this montage. We used clips from different halloween themed movies and shows to kick off each of the sections. It’s spooky, funny, and sweet all at the same time.

Peace, Love, Sophie

amandala11 — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:57:09 +0000

Using the theme of the party “Peace, Love, Sophie” and great video footage and photographs made this montage an adorable and fun way to capture Sophie growing up. How cute is she?

Short, simple photo montage with surprise ending

amandala11 — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:46:16 +0000

This montage was a last-minute-one-week-before-the-party project. At 5 minutes long and just photos and music, it’s the perfect simple montage with a surprise twist at the end! Hint: man’s best friend sends their best wishes.

ESPN themed movie

amandala11 — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:33:38 +0000

Hey, if your uncle was a famous sportscaster on ESPN why wouldn’t you go to the studio and make the coolest bar mitzvah movie with all the famous ESPN anchors? The movie came out hysterical and it was so much fun to make!

The movie kicked off a photo/video montage that had a lot of heart and great footage and photographs. I can’t help but smile when I watch it! And, yes, I’ve been a little obsessed with the song “Good Life” by OneRepublic. When you find a perfect montage song it’s hard not to use it all the time!

Have you converted yet?

amandala11 — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:32:34 +0000

No other service offers the personalization that I give to a DVD collection. How do I know what to label each scene? After years of doing it, I’ve mastered it. I get to know the family and can figure out what is going on in a particular scene. Also, here’s a secret- theyre all pretty much the same! Birthday parties, trips to Florida to visit the grandparents, soccer practice, dance recitals, school shows… that’s family life in suburbia!