Celebration of Life

• Kinwood offers clients an opportunity to preserve and share the love, memories, and stories of a meaningful life.  We combine Zoom-like interviews with family photography, home movies, cell phone video, and news clippings to produce beautiful commemorative films that become a family heirloom.
• These 20-30 min films are often played at a Celebration of Life. Play the whole film or break it up into clips, with speakers introducing sections.  Some families dislike public speaking - and this can be a wonderful alternative: 
• Films are often rewatched hundreds of times, as the bereaved can go back in time and relive the memories. 
• Share it online: Kinwood provides you with a shareable webpage to watch the film. Kinwood can post it on YouTube or Facebook or make the film private.  Watching the film is a meaningful alternative for guests who cannot travel. 
• “The final act, being your film, absolutely was the crowning achievement of the ceremony. The narrative, vision and flow of the film was spot on! The feedback I received and continue to receive is amazing." Client quote P.D. 
  

• Recorded video conference interviews with *4 friends or family: 30 mins each
• What to wear / how to prepare package.
• A sharable portal to collect photos and cell-phone video from others. 
• Kinwood manages the scheduling of Zoom-type interviews
• Final film – approx. 20-30 mins in length. We provide 2 thumb drives to play on a TV, as well as a link to download film.
• First cut is 4-6 days after interviews completed
• 2 Rounds of client editing
  
• Post: Music / titles / slates / credits

$1,895 price covers 4 online interviews. Additional interviews are $250 each. Maximum of 8 total interviews for a film. 

THE KINWOOD PICTURE SHOW

WHY? 

Kinwood Picture Shows are the best.  They are made by hand and are designed to both tell the sequential story of the life, but also groups images in themes within the sequence. Early life, raising a family, career, travel, grandparent.

After 60 seconds, you are hooked into a mini story of your loved one’s life.

We provide you with a shareable portal, so family and friends can upload their cherished photos that the family has never even seen.

Kinwood can use AI to transform old photos into motion video clips.

• We sort, select, and beautify your photos*
• Get everyone's photos through our shareable portal
• Made by hand, not funeral software
• Mini stories are told
  
• Bring select photos to life 
• Music requests encouraged
• A plan to digitize paper photos
• Typical show 20-30 mins, and played on a loop

• 2 thumb drives to play on a TV
• A link to download your slideshow
• An unlisted **YouTube link to send to family and friends 
  
• A secure sharable memory portal that let's everyone upload their photos to Kinwood

*Approx 200 photos required for a show of 20mins+. Fees apply for editing more than 1000 photos

**music copyrights might affect the YouTube shareability of the Picture Show

YOUR MEMORY PORTAL FOR PHOTO & MEDIA (FREE)

Preserve memories from everyone

WHY?

Kinwood’s secure Memory Portal will allow friends and family to upload photos, cell-phone video, and home movies. Families are often amazed by never-before-seen photos shared by others. You can share this portal with as many people you choose. Free with Film or Picture Show project. 

You don't need a point person to handle photos. Share the link with family and friends and Kinwood will get the best pictures from everyone

• A link to your private, secure photo preservation memory portal
• Share your portal via text or email
• Secure application that will preserve all the photos uploaded

Free with any Film or Picture Show project 

A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE THAT'S ALSO AN INVITATION

• Share details of your event with your custom webpage
• Works equally well on mobile phone or computer 
• Share the page via text message, email, or Facebook. 
• Guests can RSVP - So you can plan numbers 
• A Google Map is generated to help guests find the location
• Kinwood works with the family to pick the best hero photos 
• After the event, the page transitions to a memorial, where you can host the commemorative film
• A perfect way to share the celebration for folks who could not attend

WHAT YOU GET:

• 20 min discussion to discuss event details and photo selections
• A link to your webpage. Share it via text, email or social media
• List of RSVP's who have responded
• Peace of mind that your guests have all the information they need
• A post-event memorial page, where you can share your film or picture show. These pages often become the go-to memorial that is re-visited hundreds of times.

OUR SIGNATURE SERVICE FOR A CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 

WHY? 

The Kinwood Full Service brings together all our Celebration of Life offerings into one package, with added depth for families who plan to hold a celebration with friends and family. You can also save $500 by bundling these services

The Kinwood Full Service makes it easy to hold the most authentic Celebration of Life. You choose a location, plan refreshments, and have a TV present and Kinwood does the rest. Kinwood leans into quirks, humour, accomplishments, values, and inspiration of the life. Guests will describe it as "amazing" or "I never knew she was a wild-child."

Unlike any funeral or memorial service, your Kinwood film will preserve the memories and stories for future generations. Your Kinwood Film will be loved for guests who can't attend, but it also becomes a family heriloom preserving the love and accomplishments. 

Client feedback

“The film is brilliant and it means more now than at the time of his passing. Many lovely things were said about my husband by friends and family and it means so much to have them “frozen in time” through this video.  Without even having met Bryan, you were able to capture the essence of this unusual man. My greatest fear was that he will be forgotten with the passage of time.  You have kept the memories alive.”  Client: Betty I. 

WHAT YOU GET:

• 2 custom webpages - i)pre-event with info, map and  RSVP's  ii) a celebration page to share the film with family and guests. All can be shared on text message or email
• Kinwood Film with 6 interviews and a run time of 25-30 mins. The film will be divided into chapters so you can share more easily. 
• 4 portrait designs / 3 memorial card designs to choose from 
• Picture Show that plays Kinwood selected photos on a loop set to music
• Memory Portal to upload photos from family and friends anywhere
• Links and assistance posting any content on social media, text or email 
• A hard drive with all uploaded photos, designs, final Picture Show, final film, and all the raw footage interviews ( for future generations)  

The Kinwood Full Service is the most authentic way to Celebrate a Life.