Legacy Video Production
in Miami | Fort Lauderdale | Palm Beach
If you want to preserve your family’s history in a beautiful, moving format, a legacy video production, or cinematic memory video – is a priceless gift that your loved ones will cherish for generations.
At Under the Sun Production, we specialize in professional family documentary video production across Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Palm Beach. Our mission is to help you capture the wisdom, stories, and laughter of your family members through an artistic, timeless film.
Every family has a story worth telling – moments of love, resilience, and life lessons that deserve to be passed down. Our biography videos are far from rigid, cookie-cutter interviews. We craft deeply personalized documentaries that blend natural, relaxed conversations with meaningful family archives, vintage photos, and treasured heirlooms. Whether you want to honor a grandparent, document family traditions, or celebrate a milestone anniversary, we work closely with you to create a high-end film that completely reflects your family’s values.
Our intentional, slow-paced approach ensures that we don’t just record historical timelines; we capture the true essence, tone of voice, and micro-expressions of the people you hold dear. By treating each project as a bespoke personal documentary, we provide an intimate space where your loved ones feel completely comfortable opening up, sharing off-script wisdom, and passing down their ultimate legacy.
Your Trust & Privacy is Our Highest Priority
Because a family documentary captures deeply personal stories, private memories, and emotional archives, we maintain a strict client privacy policy. We never publish, share, or post your family’s legacy films online or on social media without explicit, written consent. The films we create belong entirely and exclusively to your family, allowing your loved ones to speak freely and naturally without a public audience
Legacy Videos: The Production Process
Creative Planning & Strategy
Once your project is booked, we begin a detailed pre-production planning process. This goes far beyond just selecting a filming date. You will receive a carefully designed questionnaire to help map out key life milestones, family history, and core values. Using this information, we create a loose, natural script that guides the conversation dynamically – ensuring all meaningful moments are captured without making the session feel rehearsed. During this phase, we also help you curate personal archives, such as vintage photos, home videos, or heirlooms, to enrich the final production.
The On-Location Production Day
We believe in filming stories where people feel most at peace – whether that is a family home, an apartment, or a setting filled with personal history. Unlike massive commercial film crews that can feel intimidating, we operate with a small, highly respectful team to keep the environment intimate, natural, and relaxed. Upon arrival, we take our time to connect over conversation. While we meticulously set up professional multi-camera angles and cinematic lighting, we focus on making your loved one feel completely at ease before the cameras ever roll.
The Guided Interview & Candid B-Roll
The interview itself is designed to feel like a warm, unhurried chat over coffee. While we use our loose script to guide the narrative structure, we welcome off-script stories and spontaneous memories. Our ultimate goal is to capture the genuine essence, tone of voice, and personality of your family member without a rigid agenda. Alongside the main interview, we capture cinematic “B-roll” footage – candid family interactions, close-ups of ancestral memorabilia, and high-detail shots of old family photographs to bring the visual biography to life.
High-End Editorial Editing
Transforming raw footage into a family documentary takes meticulous care, typically requiring 70 to 150 hours of professional editing. We seamlessly weave together the spoken narrative, scanned archival photos, and licensed background music. Once a director’s cut is ready, you will have a private opportunity to review the film for final approval. Your finished, high-definition legacy video will be delivered via a private digital download link, along with premium USB keepsake drives included with your package.
LEGACY VIDEO PACKAGES
At Under the Sun Production, we believe that capturing your family’s history is an investment that grows more priceless with each passing year. Our transparent pricing reflects comprehensive, high-end production values tailored to preserve your loved one’s unique story. From meticulously planned custom scripts and multi-camera cinematic filming to the detailed integration of your family’s archival photographs and personal memorabilia, we pour hours of artistry into creating a breathtaking, museum-quality film for your family.
What is included in every package?
Pre-Production: An in-depth creative consultation to map out your vision, key life milestones, and a personalized questionnaire with 15–20 thoughtful questions to guide the conversation.
Cinematic On-Location Production: Professional multi-camera filming setups using high-end audio, cinematic lighting, and continuous direction to ensure absolute comfort.
Masterful Editorial Editing: Expert combining of interviews, candid family interactions, home environments, and licensed background music with up to two rounds of private revisions.
Premium Keepsake Delivery: Your final high-definition film delivered via a secure, private digital download link alongside premium USB keepsake drives.
Every legacy video we produce is treated as a personal documentary. We work to ensure your family’s history is preserved with the highest level of artistic integrity, cinema-grade quality, and emotional depth.
Essential Legacy Package
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Up to 1,5 hours of professionally filmed multi-camera interviews
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Single-location production (relaxed home environment)
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Interviewees: Single individual
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Pro editing with cinematic title cards and licensed music
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Integration of up to 10 scanned personal archival photos
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Final Film Length: Approximately 30–45 minutes
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Secure digital download + 1 complimentary USB drive
Signature Legacy Package
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Up to 3 hours of professionally filmed multi-camera interviews
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Up to 2 locations to capture a beautiful variety of settings
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Interviewees: Up to two family members (individually or together)
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Pro editing with cinematic title cards and licensed music
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Integration of up to 20 personal scanned photos and videos
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Filming of candid family interactions, home environments, and memorabilia
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Final Film Length: Approximately 60 minutes
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Secure digital download + 3 complimentary USB drives
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Extra: 1-minute cinematic highlight reel for private sharing
Premium Legacy Documentary
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Up to 5 hours of cinematic, multi-camera on-location filming
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Multiple settings or locations to capture a rich narrative background
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Interviewees: Up to four family members across multiple sessions
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Master-level documentary editing with title cards and licensed music
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Integration of up to 30 personal scanned photos and videos
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Extensive cinematic B-roll, daily life interactions, and family heirlooms
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Final Film Length: Approximately 90 minutes
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Secure digital download + 5 complimentary premium USB drive
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Extras: Professional drone footage (where permitted)
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Extras: 3-minute cinematic heirloom highlight reel
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Extras: The Legacy Letter: Recorded and edited as its own standalone feature video
Custom Sessions & Flexible Investment Options
Tailored Oral History Sessions: Looking for a shorter, more streamlined session? We offer intimate, single-camera Oral History Sessions starting at $1,200. These sessions are perfect for families who want to focus strictly on a raw, beautiful interview without the extensive addition of background B-roll or heavy photo integration. Contact us directly, and we will be happy to custom-tailor a visual heirloom session that fits your family’s specific needs and budget.
Flexible Payment Plans: We completely understand that a premium film is a significant investment, especially in today’s economy. To ensure that every family has the opportunity to preserve their history before time slips away, we offer monthly payment schedules, so you can focus on the experience rather than the upfront cost.
The Ultimate Multi-Generational Group Gift: A family legacy documentary is a beautiful milestone gift for a 50th anniversary, an 80th birthday, or a retirement. Because this film becomes a permanent heirloom for the entire family, many of our clients choose to split the package investment across siblings, grandchildren, or extended relatives. By coming together, it allows the family to collectively honor your loved ones with a priceless gift without any single person carrying the financial weight.
Elevate Your Film: The Legacy Letter
A Legacy Letter is a standalone, deeply moving video capsule where a cherished loved one shares their ultimate life lessons, personal blessings, values, and words of wisdom directly with future generations – their children, grandchildren, and beyond. Recorded in a calm, intimate, and highly respectful setting, this feature captures a heartfelt message meant to transcend time, serving as a guiding light for your family’s future.
This powerful feature can be integrated seamlessly as a beautiful, emotional finale to your main family documentary film, or it can be delivered as a completely separate, standalone visual keepsake on a USB drive.
Add a Legacy Letter to Any Package | $500
While the Legacy Letter is already fully included in our Premium Legacy Documentary package, it can be added as a custom feature to both our Essential and Signature packages. This allows you to enhance a streamlined visual history session with a dedicated, deeply intentional message that ensures your loved one’s most important parting words, love, and wishes are preserved forever.
A Legacy Letter is more than just a video recorded for the future; it is a permanent anchor for your family’s history—ensuring that your loved one’s exact voice, timeless wisdom, and unconditional love remain a living part of your family forever.
Ready to Preserve Your Family’s Legacy?
Don’t wait to capture the stories and voices that matter most. While Under the Sun Production is proudly based in South Florida, we love to travel to capture meaningful family histories across the country. For a transparent travel fee, our small crew will bring our cinema equipment directly to wherever your family is located.
Ensure your family’s cherished memories, life lessons, and ancestral heritage are passed down for generations. Let’s create a timeless visual keepsake for your family. Fill out the form below to schedule your free, private consultation today.