Everyone’s story is an important and an individual part of all that is. Think how you’d love to see your mother in her home surrounded by the things she loved, seeing her smile and her loving eyes, hearing her voice telling her favorite stories and listening to her favorite songs. Pass down your important and humorous family stories so your children and grandchildren will know and remember who you are as a person. Tell them of their family history; show them pictures of your parents and grandparents. Let them see you at work; with your hobbies; cooking your favorite receipts; building a clock, showing off your garden, sharing your favorite season or playing the didgareedoo. Are you an artist, musician or have a small business? Put your story on the web and let your unique story and products sell themselves. VIDEO PORTRAITS captures the best of who you are. We see and hear of your roots, we hear about your early childhood and see your pictures. We see you tell about your school years, and your educational background. Are you a self made person? Where did you get your best education? Tell them about your siblings or how cool it was to be an only child. Did you go to the Junior Prom and what did you wear? What about your romance and courtship, where did you meet their mother and when did you know you would marry her? What are the fruits of your life? Tell about your work and why you loved it or not. Give them advice. Tell them of the dreams of things you wish you would have done and things you have yet to do. Unbeknownst to us all, we have been living the great American story. VIDEO PORTRAITS captures you in this exciting time passing on your heritage and family legacy; a gift to your posterity and to your community. See your story in PBS documentary style and broadcast quality. Verabel Cluff has worked in the film industry for twenty-five years. Her experience includes working at the Smithsonian Institution, BYU Motion Picture Studio and as an independent film maker. She has credits on and produced films on health education, meditation and art. She won the Myra Barrer Journalism award for her script, Ellis, A Healing Soul, the story of Ellis Shipp, one of the first women doctors of the West. She is an artist, a poet, a world traveler, mother of five, and grandmother of eleven. She is motivated as a film maker to portray the stories of “ordinary“ people and see how the land and our common heritage plays such a vital role in our country. She says she has always been thrilled to hear of the stories of her family. As a child she remembers sitting under the table, peering through the lace table cloth at the feet of adults listening to the stories of her grandfathers. A vital sense of drama lies in the struggles we all face. These stories are good television and her promise is to make a film that your grandchildren will love to watch. Her team is made up of : Katie Newman , ________________________, has been listening to the stories of everyone she meets. She has an amazing talent to extract the story behind the face. She is fulfilling her dream by using her talents to bring your story to the page. Heather Johnson, DON’T FADE AWAY PHOTOS, is an expert photographer and has training in Final Cut Pro video editing. She has created exciting video shows and books from family photos. Robert Newman , ________________is the right balance of technical know how and artistic sensibilities. He is great with sound, video editing and Mac coaching. Vera Belle Communications can see the amazing beauty in your story and capture it on DVD for your family and friends, your community and your posterity. We are offering a before Christmas special to celebrate our new collaboration. Call for a free consultation.