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Written Film Voice Books Collections Add-ons Good to know
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Written life stories

Memorial Biography

Someone who has died

A professionally written biography of someone who has died, built from a guided questionnaire and a recorded conversation with the family.

What's included
  • ·Guided questionnaire and a 60–90 minute recorded conversation with one or two family members
  • ·1,500–2,500 words written by a professional writer
  • ·Private online memorial page with up to 50 photographs
  • ·Keepsake PDF edition designed for printing
  • ·QR code for service programmes, cards and memorial websites
  • ·Two rounds of revisions
  • ·First year of hosting included; all files downloadable

Add-ons: printed keepsake booklets (set of 3) $295 · in-person interview in a service city $450 · additional interview hour $350

$795
2–3 weeks

Life Story Portrait

A parent, grandparent or yourself

Two recorded conversations become a 5,000–7,000 word life story with photographs, in print and online.

What's included
  • ·Two recorded interview sessions (about 3 hours) by phone, video or in person in a service city
  • ·5,000–7,000 words by a professional writer, edited by a second professional
  • ·Up to 40 photographs, scanned or supplied digitally
  • ·Private online edition and keepsake PDF
  • ·Three printed keepsake editions (softcover)
  • ·Two rounds of revisions
  • ·First year of hosting included; all files downloadable

Add-ons: hardcover upgrade (3 copies) $295 · additional interview hour $350 · Legacy Messages (5 recorded messages) $650

$1,950
4–6 weeks
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Legacy films

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Legacy Film (Remote)

A parent, grandparent or yourself

A remotely directed documentary of a life, filmed with a kit we ship to you and edited by professionals.

What's included
  • ·Prepaid recording kit (lavalier microphone, light, phone mount) with a 15-minute setup call
  • ·Two remotely directed sessions (about 3 hours) with a professional interviewer
  • ·30–45 minute chaptered film plus a 3–5 minute highlight film
  • ·Up to 40 photographs woven into the film; licensed music
  • ·Colour and sound finishing
  • ·Private streaming page, downloadable masters and an archival USB drive
  • ·Two rounds of revisions · first year of hosting included

Add-ons: additional session $650 · home-video digitisation from $40 per tape · raw footage drive $600

$3,950
6–8 weeks

Legacy Film (In Person)

A parent, grandparent or yourself

A filming day at home with a director and cinematographer, edited into a 60–90 minute documentary.

What's included
  • ·One filming day (up to 4 hours of interview plus scenes of home and daily life) with a director and a cinematographer
  • ·Two cameras, professional lighting and sound
  • ·60–90 minute chaptered film plus a 3–5 minute highlight film
  • ·Up to 60 photographs woven into the film; licensed music
  • ·Colour and sound finishing
  • ·Private streaming page, downloadable masters and an archival USB drive
  • ·Travel included within 60 miles / 100 km of a service city; at cost beyond
  • ·Two rounds of revisions · first year of hosting included

Add-ons: additional filming day $2,950 · second subject (a couple) $950 · raw footage drive $600

$6,950
8–10 weeks

Memorial Film

Someone who has died

A documentary about someone who has died, built from interviews with the people who loved them, photographs and home video.

What's included
  • ·Three to five recorded interviews with family and friends (remote, or in person in a service city)
  • ·30–45 minute chaptered film plus a 3–5 minute highlight film suitable for a memorial service
  • ·Photographs and home video woven in; licensed music
  • ·Colour and sound finishing
  • ·Private streaming page, downloadable masters and an archival USB drive
  • ·Two rounds of revisions · first year of hosting included

Add-ons: additional interview $450 · home-video digitisation from $40 per tape · Memorial Biography bundled $595

from $5,450
8–10 weeks
$5,450 remote · $8,950 in person
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Recorded voice

Voice Archive

A parent, grandparent or yourself

Four long recorded conversations with a professional interviewer, edited into chapters you can listen to for the rest of your life.

What's included
  • ·Four recorded conversations (about 4 hours) by phone or video
  • ·Edited into 6–8 audio chapters with gentle sound finishing
  • ·Full written transcript
  • ·Private listening page and archival WAV and MP3 files
  • ·Two rounds of revisions · first year of hosting included

Add-ons: Legacy Messages (5 recorded messages) $650 · additional conversation $450 · printed transcript book $195

$2,450
5–7 weeks
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Books

Heritage Book

A parent, grandparent, yourself or a family

Eight to ten hours of conversation become a professionally written, designed and printed hardcover of 120–180 pages.

What's included
  • ·8–10 hours of recorded interviews with a professional interviewer and writer
  • ·20,000–30,000 words, edited by a second professional
  • ·40–60 photographs, scanned and restored where needed
  • ·Professional book design and typesetting
  • ·Five hardcover copies and a PDF edition
  • ·Private online edition
  • ·Two rounds of revisions · first year of hosting included

Add-ons: additional hardcover copies $95 each · leather-bound edition $395 · additional interview hour $350 · family tree section $450

$4,900
4–5 months

Founder's & Executive Legacy

A founder, executive or family-business leader

A film, a book and an archive for leaders at or near retirement, commissioned by families, companies or boards. Quoted individually and invoiced; corporate invoicing and NDA on request.

What's included
  • ·Planning session with the subject and, if commissioned by a company, the sponsor
  • ·Two filming days across up to two locations
  • ·Up to six interviews with colleagues, partners and family
  • ·60–90 minute documentary plus a 5–8 minute highlight film for events
  • ·Hardcover book of about 20,000 words, designed and printed (10 copies)
  • ·Digitised company and family archive delivered on an encrypted drive
  • ·Two rounds of revisions · first year of hosting included

Add-ons: additional filming day $2,950 · additional book copies $95 each · event screening edit $1,200

from $14,900
5–7 months
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Collections

The Complete Legacy Collection

A parent, grandparent or yourself

An in-person Legacy Film, a Heritage Book built from the same conversations, recorded Legacy Messages and a digitised family archive.

What's included
  • ·Everything in Legacy Film (In Person)
  • ·Everything in Heritage Book, written from the same interviews plus two additional sessions
  • ·Legacy Messages: five recorded messages to named people for future milestones
  • ·Photo digitisation of up to 200 photographs
  • ·Archival keepsake box with USB drive and printed materials
  • ·Two rounds of revisions on each component · first year of hosting included

Add-ons: Voice Archive $1,950 when added to the Collection · additional hardcover copies $95 each

$12,900
5–6 months
Individually about $13,900, and only one set of conversations
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Add-ons, for any product

Add-onPrice
Legacy Messages, five recorded video or audio messages to named people (a grandchild's wedding, an 18th birthday)$650 · standalone $850
Photo digitisationfrom $250 per 100 photographs
Home-video digitisationfrom $40 per tape
Additional interview hour$350
Additional filming day$2,950
Raw footage drive$600
Online hosting after the first year$49 per year · $195 for five years
Rush delivery (about half the published turnaround)+25%
Bilingual editionby quote
Gift certificates, redeemable against any product for 24 months$500, $1,000 or any amount

Good to know

Payment. A 50% deposit and 50% before final delivery, or three equal monthly instalments at no extra cost.

Travel. Included within 60 miles / 100 km of a service city; billed at cost beyond.

Revisions. Two rounds included on every product.

Rush delivery. Roughly half the published turnaround, +25%, where our schedule allows.

Hosting and files. The first year of hosting is included with every product; after that it is $49 a year, or $195 prepaid for five years. Every file is downloadable at any time, so keeping the page online is a convenience, never a condition.

Ownership. Copyright in everything we make remains with Existenz until payment is received in full; on final delivery it is assigned to you, masters included, and we keep nothing to license or resell.

Quotes. Prices are valid for 30 days from a written quote.

How to pay

After your consultation we send a written quote. When you are ready, we email a secure Stripe invoice you can pay by card, bank debit or bank transfer; a 50% deposit confirms your dates and the balance is due before final delivery. Instalments are arranged as three invoices a month apart. We never take card details by phone or email, every payment is processed by Stripe. More about payments →

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