Biographical films · Melbourne & all of Victoria
Your story in your words
on film for all time
Watch the promoA short film about the work
Made by Paul Daffey — journalist for thirty years, man of words at all times.
A professional film of one person’s life, rolled out for the generations to come. Final cut: 45–60 minutes.
Why a film
Most of us carry a whole life of stories we’ve never properly told. Not even to our own family.
Many of us would love to pass on our stories.
- a childhood by the river
- the love of a lifetime
- how a business was built from nothing
- the glorious heights of a footy career
- the quiet rewards of a life spent serving others.
But we have no idea where to start.
This is the part I take care of. Let me sit with you and draw the stories out. Let me turn your memories into a film of real craft — so those memories can live on long after the telling.
My only rule is to ask the obvious question.Paul Daffey · Journalist & author
How it works
The interviews are conversational in nature. The focus is on the words, and on doing the story justice.
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Background
I call friends and family members to gain a sense of you and your life. I seek out photographs and any old home footage.
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On the set
We do a relaxed, unhurried interview, using two cameras, at a place of your choosing. Usually the family home.
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Final cut
A film of your life that goes for 45–60 minutes, delivered by digital transfer as well as on a hard drive.
One complete film based on your stories
Everything, for one fixed price.
Interviews, filming, editing, the finished film via digital transfer and on a hard drive. No hourly rates, no surprises.
Anniversary special
Two lives. One life together.
A film each, based on your individual life stories. Plus a film in which the two of you discuss the life you’ve built together.
A film each
$3000 per person
A complete life-story film for each partner, filmed and edited individually.
Your life together
$2000
A shared chapter on the life you’ve made together, presented as part of the package.