Everyone’s life is built in storey phases. The Ground Floor: Childhood, early memories, roots, and where they came from. The Middle Storeys: Twenties, career choices, finding love, building businesses, raising families, and navigating the busy middle of life. The Upper Storeys: True wisdom, the view from the top, perspective, and looking back over the entire structure.
1. Story Session: $995.00
A complete story, told in brief. Every Storeykeeper film moves through all three floors of a life — the Ground Floor of childhood and roots, the Middle Storeys of career and family, the Upper Storeys of wisdom and perspective. Story Session covers all three with focused, essential questions — a full arc, efficiently told.
Includes:
- Pre-interview planning call
- 45-60 minute sit down interview, take a break at 30 minutes
- Finished 12-15 minute film.
- One location
- Two-camera setup
- Professional audio and lighting
- Music Transitions
- Up to 15 photos
- Private web link
- One USB/memory stick
2. Signature Legacy Film: $1,995.00
The full structure, richly explored. More time on each floor means more of the stories that make your family’s history distinct — not just what happened, but what it felt like.
Includes:
- Pre-interview planning call
- 1 – 2 hour interview session can break every 30 minutes.
- Two cameras
- Professional audio and Lighting
- Finished 18-22 minute family film
- Up to 25 photos
- Titles, light music, photos inserted if provided
- Environmental, cinematic footage of the surroundings — the room, personal objects, and meaningful details that help tell the story. Captured quietly and respectfully to add atmosphere and depth.
- Private web delivery
- One keepsake USB drive
3. Heirloom Documentary: $3,500.00
Every floor, deeply explored. The most complete telling we offer — extended time on each level of the story, plus the home, the setting, and the details that surround it.
Includes:
- Typically 3-4 hours
- Main interview plus family/home/b-roll details
- 30-35 Photos, letters, documents, up to 5 old home movies, must be digital, up to a minute or two in length.Older footage will appear in its original quality.
- Two cameras
- Professional audio and Lighting
- Family & Home Story Details, Expanded visual storytelling that includes meaningful items, family photographs, heirlooms, letters, and additional home or environment footage. These elements help create a fuller, more personal portrait of your life and history.
- finished 30-40 minute film
- Private web link
- 1 keepsake drive
Institutional & Community Projects
For historical societies, museums, and community organizations preserving local history — oral history interviews, archival compilation, and edited films suited for exhibits, archives, or public programming. Scope and pricing tailored to your project. Contact us to discuss: info@storeykeeper.com
I’ll send over a short agreement
to review and sign before we schedule your interview. Once the agreement is signed, a deposit is collected to reserve your interview date.
When We arrive
We’ll start with a quick introduction and choose a comfortable spot for the interview. I’ll find the best place for lighting and sound, and—if you’d like—capture a few gentle shots of your space for the film.
Setup takes about 30 minutes. I use two cameras on tripods, simple lighting, and a small wireless microphone that clips discreetly to your clothing. Good sound is essential, so I take a moment to make sure everything is perfect.
Once the equipment is ready, I’ll have you seated so I can fine‑tune the lighting and check audio before we begin.
Wear whatever makes you comfortable. Solid colors work best on camera, and simple clothing avoids distractions. Try to avoid busy patterns (like tight stripes or small checks) and anything with noisy jewelry that might interfere with the microphone. Soft, neutral tones photograph beautifully, but the most important thing is that you feel like yourself.
Photo Prep
Please have all your digital photos gathered into a single folder on your computer desktop or tablet before I arrive. I will bring a portable media drive to copy them directly while I set up the equipment—no uploading required!
The number of photos is indicated in each price package. Actual photos can be scanned on site too.
Revision Passes
Each film includes a set number of revision passes. A revision pass is one round of requested changes sent together. These passes cover small refinements—trimming sections, adjusting audio, swapping photos, or correcting factual details such as names, dates, or captions.
Larger changes that significantly alter the structure or direction of the film may fall outside the included passes. If anything goes beyond the scope of a revision pass, I’ll let you know before additional costs apply.