Funeral Slideshows – 10 Unusual Things to Include
When a loved one dies, lots of folks decide to create a funeral slideshow to remember and honor them. There is not usually a lot of time, and often the most that can be achieved is to gather the available photographs and have them thrown into some kind of semi-automatically generated funeral slideshow. And that’s just fine. After all, it’s about the person – it’s not about the slideshow.
But what if you want to do a little better? What if you have the time and you know a bit of video editing and can hold your own in iMovie or Windows Movie Maker. How do you improve on the tried and tested (but just a bit worn out) traditional funeral slideshow? How do you create memorable tributes to loved ones which – more than just being shown at the funeral service – will be treasured for years to come. How do you create a funeral slideshow that becomes an heirloom?
Well, don’t say goodbye to those photographs. The basis for any funeral slideshow will still be images. Although, a little care in restoring photographs with Photoshop – and some thought as to how you pan across them and where the virtual camera lands will repay you many times over in audience appreciation. And don’t forget captions. Haven’t we all attended funerals and sat through endless images wondering who it is we are looking at? We care, we are there after all, but who are all these people? Is …
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