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Adam & Tim team up. Launch Moving Photos

By Tim Freeland - Posted on 08 May 2008

What started out as a weekly "meeting of the minds" at the Rueb n' Stein in downtown Northfield turned into what we believe to be a unique concept. Adam Gurno & Tim Freeland have teamed up to launch a mostly web-based endeavor that turns old photos and any video into a custom tailored presentation for any event, set to your choice of music and fully personalized to please.

"We really seemed to click and had unique talents that fit together perfectly," said Tim. "We found a shared interest in entrepreneurial endeavors and quickly agreed that the path to success was to include the latest technology and had to be driven by an online presence."

The concept of their business includes taking old and new photos and video relevant to a certain person or event, for example, and artistically weaving them together into one flowing presentation, all to the beat of your chosen musical soundtrack. Using their own experiences along with the latest video and digital photography software, they are able to enhance, fix, alter, blend and direct the content together in ways that tell a story.

"Tim had skills with business management, video production, advertising, sales, video archiving and photo restoration while I had experience with building online web site systems, multi-media software, video editing, artistic direction as well as working with the local Northfield Citizens Online (NCO) group and running Northfield.org," explained Adam.

Adam received experience over the years helping graduating seniors put together presentations that would be played over and over during their graduation parties, while Tim has similar experience first with his own wedding photo show that was played at his reception, leading to various requests to build similar presentations for other weddings. The customer is able to submit almost anything they wish from old photos that Moving Photos can scan, to old VHS tapes that are converted to digital for editing into the show.

The overall flow and mood of the presentation can be decided by the customer and made possible through production software and personal know-how. Music is added along with various special effects, titles, wording, transitions and more. Tim and Adam work closely to ensure the final product is perfect. Once a photo show is approved, a CD, DVD, computer file (pdf), VHS or online versions are all available. The show can be played through a DVD player,either in a small room or up on a movie screen. For larger shows, Tim and Adam set up the big screen and handle all the details of projecting the presentation and monitoring the audio volume. This full service feature makes the value of their product offerings attractive to many users. In addition, customers are given an online version through a link that can be emailed to friends and family around the world (similar to YouTube).

Our shows are ideal for any of the following: