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Planning Worksheet
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
| Ask yourself the following questions: |
| 1. What mood are you trying to create, funny,
sentimental or both? |
| 2. How long will guests stay interested in your
show?
15 minutes Gold Show
10 minutes Silver Show
6 minutes
Platinum Show
4 minutes
Starter Show |
| 3. How many good photos can you really put
together? Does it match your answer to number 2 above? |
| 4. Do you want your show to display someone's life
chronologically, thematically? Through the years approach is most
common, however, some people want to highlight their new spouses
interests, hobbies or their many faces and moods. Churches will
typically break their shows into themes, youth ministry, children's
ministry etc... |
| 5. For weddings, do you want your spouses growing
years to be separate, the groom growing up, then the bride growing up and
then you together. Some couples want to see the groom in first grade
then the bride in first grade and so on... |
WHAT PHOTOS, WHAT
PHOTOS?
| You can either scan you photos and mail us a disk, or send
us your photos. |
| Choose your photos wisely, here are some hints: |
| 1. Photos that are sentimental or cause people to
laugh
2. Choose action shots
3. Choose close-up face shots rather than far away shots
4. Try to avoid duplicates or similar photos so you can keep your
count in line with the package you chose.
5. Decide how you plan to organize your show before you start
searching so you can pull them from albums in the order that you intend to
display them.
6. Number the photos on the back to designate the order you want
to display them.
7. Avoid photos which have been cut up and are not a standard
size. |
SCANNING INSTRUCTIONS
| You can either scan you photos and mail us a disk, or send
us your photos. |
| Scanning Hints: |
| 1. Clean you scanner with a cotton cloth before you
begin. Clean it every 2-5 scans thereafter. Finger prints and
dust can take away from the quality of your show.
2. Scan each photo and save
it in .jpg format. Number each
picture with a three digit number starting with 001 and ending with the
last number in your show. For a Gold package it would be
001-150.
3. Make sure the number assigned matches the order in which you
would like to display your photos in your show.
4. Create separate folders for each section of your show and put
the photos in the appropriate sub folder.
Example: Grooms growing up years
000-025; Brides growing up years 026-050;
Happy couple together 051-075; Wedding Party Recognition
075-100.
5. Put photos on a CD-R disk and send the via your carrier
of choice.
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SENDING PHOTO INSTRUCTIONS
| You can either scan you photos and mail us a disk, or send
us your photos. |
| Sending Photo Hints: |
| 1. Number the photos in the order you want them
displayed in your show starting with 001 and ending with the last number
in your show. Place the number on the back side of your photo in the
same corner every time.
2. Include a written list of the sections of your show and the
photo numbers for each section.
Example: 001-050 Groom Growing Up
051-100 Bride Growing Up
101- 150 Couple in Love |
| 3. Send Photographs via any mail service you choose
as long as a signature for receipt is required.
4. Make sure you use proper packaging and markings to ensure your
photographs are not bent in shipping. Recommend Mail Box Etc.. for
assistance in these selections.
5. Email us at orders@memorable-moments.biz
and let us know date sent and how it was sent so that we can watch for the
package at this end.
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CAPTIONS
| Captions used in the intro set the mood, but often times
you can carry that theme through to your photos and personalize some
captions that create an extra special presentation. You can add
captions to your show based on the package size you purchased |
| Caption Hints: |
| 1. Create a caption list that identifies the 3 digit
photo number and the exact text and spelling you want added. You can
specify the font, however our designers are great at adding the fonts that
work best.
2. Do not put captions on the digital image, the disk, on sticky
notes, or on the photos themselves.
3. Recommend you keep the the captions short and to the point.
Unless you want a quote, scripture, or poem on a title slide, however we
recommend you keep this approach limited to an intro or an ending.
4. Emphasize the lyrics of the song that make the point you were
trying to make and we will put them on the screen exactly when they are
sung timing a special picture to the words. |
MUSIC SELECTIONS
| Your music selection is the most critical in setting your
mood and can affect the length of your slide show album. |
| Music Hints: |
| 1. Recommend both upbeat and sentimental for tears
and laughter.
2. Do the words match the photos I have selected?
3. Choose songs that have special family meaning or special
meaning to the couple |
Helping Celebrate a Lifetime
of Memorable Moments! |
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