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The most important thing you leave behind won't be in your will.

It will be your voice, your face, the way you tell a story. We capture it on video, properly, while there is still time to.

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A woman mid-conversation during a filmed interview, warm natural light, the edge of a camera rig visible — a sample story film. Sample story
The lie we all tell

“There is time.” There is not always time.

Almost nobody records their story, because tomorrow always feels safe. Two objects taught the founder of this studio that it is not.

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A cassette

Steve's father was given a week to live. He found a cassette recorder and spoke to the son who would grow up without him. Thirteen minutes and twenty seconds. It is the most precious thing the family owns, and it is nowhere near enough.

A single faded photograph, worn and creased, resting on a wooden table — the entire visual archive of one life, and the reason The Legacy Studio exists. The photograph 1 still
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One picture

His mother died with no warning at all. No diagnosis, no last week, no recording of any kind. One photo, half looking at the camera. That is the entire archive of her.

One says the last week is not enough. The other says you may not get a last week. Do not assume you will make it to tomorrow.

Why video

Anyone can write it down. We help you say it out loud.

There is a whole industry telling you to write your story in a book. A book gives your family your words. Video gives them you: your face, your hands, the pause before you find the right word.

The coughs, the laughs, the tears stay in. Dave's craft is to catch the real moments and make them beautiful, never to polish the person out.

Real, unedited, human. In a world filling up with AI fakes, a true recording of a real person only becomes more precious. We record your father. We do not simulate him.

An elderly man mid-conversation during a filmed interview, warm natural light, the edge of a camera rig visible — a sample of a Legacy Studio story film. Sample story 02:14
TextA transcript of who they were.
VideoBeing in the room with them again.
How it works

Do it yourself, do it with us, or let us do all of it.

One promise at three levels of involvement. Start anywhere, move up whenever you are ready. The only wrong choice is doing nothing.

Self-serve

Legacy DIY

You record.

Our method, prompts and questions, so you can capture your story on your phone today. Keep the footage your way, or send it to us to store safely.

From $149 / guide + prompts
Most chosen You shoot, we craft

Legacy DIY + Edit

You shoot. We make the film.

Record on your phone, then hand it over. We edit, colour, master and deliver a beautiful finished film. The sweet spot between doing it yourself and the full studio.

From $690 / finished film
Full service

Legacy Signature

We do the whole thing.

A real interviewer in the chair, a proper crew, warm light, and a finished library of films delivered as a keepsake. The fullest experience we offer.

From $4,500 / half-day session

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Every chapter of life

There is a story worth keeping at every age.

From a newborn's first days to a final farewell, each chapter deserves to be captured. Choose the moment. We will look after the rest.

A parent gently holding a newborn while recording a message in warm morning light — a Legacy Time Capsule session. Sample
Birth

Legacy Time Capsule

Record messages for your newborn to open at eighteen, or on their wedding day. They will hear exactly how loved they were, in your voice, from the very beginning.

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A person in their mid-forties mid-conversation at a kitchen table in warm evening light — a Legacy Decade session. Sample
A life

Legacy Decade

Sit down once a decade and capture who you are right now. A shelf of films your family can watch you grow across, instead of one rushed goodbye.

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An elderly person sitting calmly by a window, mid-conversation during a filmed interview — a Legacy Farewell session. Sample
End of life

Legacy Farewell

Some things are too important to leave unsaid. Be part of your own farewell, in your own voice, on your own terms. Handled always with extraordinary care.

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A person recording a heartfelt message on a phone at home in warm lamp light — a Milestone Messages recording. Sample
Anytime

Milestone Messages

A wedding. A twenty-first. A grandchild on the way. A message for a hard day years from now. Recorded once, delivered at exactly the right moment.

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What families say

There is usually not a dry eye in the room.

The moment a family presses play is the whole point. These are sample voices while our pilot films are underway.

We watched one back together and I heard my dad laugh, properly laugh, the way I had already started to forget. I will have that forever now.
Daughter, Signature
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I was terrified of the camera. Ten minutes in I forgot it was even there. It felt like a cup of tea with an old friend.
Signature client, 74
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We filmed it ourselves on the phone and they made it look like a movie. My kids will show this to their kids one day.
DIY + Edit family
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Delivery is a ritual, not a download link. Every finished story arrives as a keepsake: archival media in a crafted box, a printed index, and a written plan for who receives what, and when.

How we compare

Weighing us up against the alternatives?

Good. Here is the honest version of how The Legacy Studio differs from the other ways people try to hold onto a life. Full comparisons are on the way.

The Legacy Studio vs StoryWorth

A film, not a written book

StoryWorth gives your family a transcript of Mum. We give them Mum: her face, her voice, her laugh. Text is what she said. Video is who she was.

Read the comparison The Legacy Studio vs Remento

A movie, not a QR code

Remento hides short clips behind QR codes in a printed book. We deliver a finished film, and if you want, a real interviewer in the room. The thing an app cannot give you.

Read the comparison The Legacy Studio vs a videographer

A studio, not a one-off

Most legacy films are bespoke, opaque and start in the thousands. We productise the same craft with clear pricing and a way in at any budget, from DIY to full service.

Read the comparison The Legacy Studio vs AI memory apps

Real, not simulated

Some services build a chatbot that guesses what your dad would say. We record your dad. Real, unedited, provably human. No synthetic voices, ever.

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Good questions

The things people ask before they book.

If yours is not here, just ask. A real person answers, not a form.

Ask us anything
I'm not comfortable on camera. Won't it feel awkward?
Almost everyone says that, and almost everyone forgets the camera within ten minutes. There is a real interviewer with you, we start with a cup of tea rather than a countdown, and the whole job is to make it feel like a conversation with an old friend. You do not perform. You just talk.
My life isn't that interesting. What would I even say?
You do not need an interesting life. You need to be you. Drawing the story out is our job, and we arrive with prompts, questions and a running order, so you are never staring at a blank page. The ordinary details are the ones your family will treasure most.
Isn't recording this a bit morbid?
It is the opposite. This is a celebration of a life, not a preparation for the end of one. Most of what we capture is laughter, love and the stories only you can tell, and plenty of it is for the happiest moments: a new baby, a milestone, a message for a wedding day.
What if I get emotional, or need to stop?
That is welcome, and completely normal. The pace belongs to you: stop any time, take a breath, start a sentence again. Those honest moments often become the most treasured part of the whole film.
What is the difference between DIY, DIY + Edit and Signature?
DIY: you record yourself with our guide and prompts. DIY + Edit: you film it on your phone, and we turn it into a beautiful finished film. Signature: we do the whole thing, interviewer and crew included. Start anywhere, and move up whenever you are ready.
How much does it cost, and how soon do we get the film?
Pricing runs from a self-serve DIY guide up to the full Signature session. Indicative figures are shown on this page and will be confirmed with you before anything is booked. Finished films are typically delivered within about a week of filming.
Who owns the footage, and how is it kept safe?
You do. Every recording is stored in two places, on archival media and in the cloud, with a written register of who receives what and when, and a named custodian for any messages meant for the future. It is the same security doctrine our founder wrote a book about.
Do you use AI to recreate voices or faces?
Never. Everything we deliver is a real, unedited recording of a real person. No synthetic voices, no chatbots, no guessing what someone would have said. We record your dad. We do not simulate him.
Before tomorrow

Whose voice could you not afford to lose?

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Do it yourself, do it with us, or let us do all of it. Just do not wait for tomorrow.