Call for Pictures
Post Graduation Party
Video Memory book: Past and Present
Minimum picture requests
At least one “Baby” picture (but no more than 3)
Pictures should be candid shots featuring the student at any age between birth and 3rd grade. The best shots
are those that are “funny” or unusual. If there is more than one individual in the picture, it should be easy to tell
which individual is the senior.
At least one “Senior” picture (but no more that 2)
Senior pictures should be quality shots of the student as a junior or a senior. These pictures do not have to
be professional photographs, home pictures are fine. Examples of shots that have been used in the past are:
Formal professional senior pictures
Posed prom photos
Posed before-formal party shots
Posed photos from family gatherings
Posed/professional sports pictures
Additional materials
In addition to stills of each graduate, we are also looking for some still and video material to “liven up” the
production. If you have any footage or stills that are unique and you think the whole class would enjoy seeing
please feel free to include. The following are examples of items that have been used in the past.
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Group stills of the senior class at any grade level (pictures of class trips, field days, parties, costume parties,
dances, sports and groups of friends).
Class stills from grade one elementary buildings.
Video of the class from any grade level that is either “cute” or “funny” (think “America’s Funniest Home
videos” type clips). These clips shouldn’t be longer than 1 to 2 minutes and must be sent in the original
video format (copies will make the quality degrade and hard to see)
Examples from previous productions
o clip of students singing at a 5th grade elementary talent show
o clip of pre-school graduation featuring multiple graduating seniors
o clip of a student jumping in leaves as a toddler
o clips from sports activities
Acceptable formats.
1) Regular Photographs & proofs (if using a proof try to avoid ones where the studio name is printed
across the entire photo)
2) slides
3) Scanned images: In addition to regular prints or proofs, some parents prefer to turn in printouts of scanned
pictures because they are afraid of losing the original. If you choose to do this, please send the electronic
file instead of the printout, since the picture must be in electronic format anyway in order for it to be
included in the video and quality will be lost if it needs to be re-scanned.
Pictures can be in almost any electronic format (GIF, TIFF, JPEG, BITMAP, PSD, etc) although JPEG and
PSD (Photoshop) are preferred. Pictures can be scanned at any size although higher than 7.5” or wider than
10” is best. Resolution should be higher than 72.
Electronic pictures can be on CD or DVD or they can also be e-mailed directly to Mr. Gillet at
[email protected]
4) Video:
Video can be in any of the following: (VHS, VHS-C, DIGIAL8, MINI-DV, 8MM, DVD, MPEG, AVI,
AVCHD, MOV, MTS).