Welcome to Heritage Productions WNC

As they say, “It’s a process.”  It all starts with a conversation to determine what you want the product to be. We will meet with you to discuss what you want to accomplish.  From there, we will come up with a proposal which will include a timeline and details as to what will be included.  The final product can be as simple as you sitting in a chair and telling a story, or it can be a the complete package of you speaking, adding custom photos, aerial drone images of your land or business, researched material added to fill in the history of the story, including multiple settings, like your childhood home or current home, your birthplace, scanned photos of ancestors sand so much more.

A video recording session can be intimidating to someone who has never done one; the camera, microphone, strangers in the room, and the stress of just speaking can be overwhelming.  It does not have to be.  

We are used to recording in all types of environments with people who have spoken to groups all their lives to those who cringe at the thought of public speaking of any type. Rest assured, we can manage the session.  First, we talk about the story and settle on the number of locations and speakers.  

Next, we work on your content. You can speak “off the cuff” or write it all down, and we can use a teleprompter to help you tell your story.  As for the recording, we record in segments to give you time to gather your thoughts and just relax.    

Don’t worry about small mistakes; when we record, you just raise your hand, pause, back up, and then continue when ready.  In the edit phase, we put the shoot back together with smooth transitions.  For those that have images to add to the video, we add them in over your voice. While you are telling your story of your first home, for example, we overlay an image of your home. 

We typically have the storyteller write down their story, and we record it straight from the teleprompter or from a written notebook, whichever you are comfortable with.  We then can use that track when we are overlaying images in the final cut or use the audio if you are walking around, explaining your home, for example, and not always facing the camera. In any case, the extra audio allows us to capture your story without error.  

So, be assured if you are a pro, a novice, or just plain nervous about speaking, we will guide you through the process and make it an enjoyable experience.