Document Yourself
Growing up, my wife Julie was a nationally-competitive figure skater. As such, she has a surprising amount of amateur video footage of herself from the age of 6 to 18. This videotape has been slowly decaying in her mother’s house for years. Finally, Julie asked our friend and client at Life and Times to convert the footage to DVD.
In addition to converting the footage, Alice at Life and Times put together a striking and professional 13-minute documentary about Julie’s skating life. It is, admittedly, pretty high on the sentimental factor, but what about figure skating isn’t (and, after all, it’s a sort of nostalgic remembrance)? I was so impressed with the result that I thought I’d post a Web-friendly (ish) version of the video here, with Alice and Julie’s permission.
Those who know Julie will enjoy it. Those who don’t may be struck by what a skilled editor can do with some dodgy video from the eighties:
Plus, of course, Julie’s a heck of a skater. Check out that layback spin.
January 11th, 2005 at 5:11 pm
Wow! She truly is a great skater and the video is nicely produced and the interviews well conducted. This company has a great idea and their market is going to grow…
January 11th, 2005 at 11:41 pm
Wow! Great little clip there, and very nicely done. What a nice thing to have for years to come
January 12th, 2005 at 11:31 am
I have a friend in the U.S. who produces packages like these. She started a company with a friend and apparently they’re doing very well. It’s amazing how some professional presentation really makes all the difference with these kinds of things.
I don’t know Julie, but I still found it interesting to watch. I’ve known so many other people who grew up taking skating lessons, so this was an interesting insight into a world with which I have a tangential connection.