Real Life Films

About Real Life Films

Real Life Films create custom one-of-a-kind documentary style short films for small to medium sized businesses and families. You can choose from several options and video packages – all available with our award winning filmmaker, Jaime Byrd, who understands and celebrates small business, families, and children.

The unique documentaries made by Real Life Films are different from home movies in several ways. Our team is comprised of professional award- winning filmmakers who have spent their careers honing their craft. They bring a level of talent and expertise to the project that elevates the end product. Secondly, we offer a production value that is the highest quality—and not easily reproduced in a spur of the moment click of an iPhone.

Additionally, we find that most home movies by design record a special event or developmental milestone. We are more interested in capturing your children or business from an everyday, slice-of-life perspective, with the goal of giving you a record of who they are in this very moment.

Documentary Packages:

Baby and Toddler Video – A unique complement to traditional Infant and Baby photos!

Celebrate the arrival of a new baby or toddler with a unique video produced by professional filmmaker, Jaime Byrd, at Real Life Films. For a Baby Video (ages 0-2 years old), Jaime will spend 60-75 minutes conducting a short interview with parents and siblings, while filming the newest member of your family. The end result will be a 1-3 minute documentary style movie to cherish for the rest of your lives.
Normally $900.00US

NOW only $650.00US

Snapshot Family or Children Video

Celebrate your family or children with a unique video produced by professional filmmaker, Jaime Byrd, at Real Life Films. For a snapshot video, filmmaker Jaime Byrd will spend 60-75 minutes shooting video of your children (with or without parents) in one place. The final product is a 1-3 minute short family profile to share with family and friends.
Normally $900.00US

NOW only $650.00US

Special Event Videos

This is great way to remember a celebration, birthday party, or other special event for you and your family. Professional filmmaker, Jaime Byrd, at Real Life Films will spend 1-2 hours shooting video of your event in one location. The final product will be a 1-3 minute edited movie for you to share with others.
Normally $1200.00US

NOW only $900.00US

Real Estate and Rentals

Simple snapshot videos of your home or rental is created by our team at Real Life Films showing the very best of what you have to offer to others. Our award winning filmmaking team will come to your location and spend 45 minutes to one hour shooting the home and facilities. The end product will be a 1-2 minute movie of the property.
If you have multiple properties, we have a multiple video package deal available. Normally $650.00US per video.

NOW:
Without Voice Over $500.00US
With Voice Over: $600.00US

Extensive Business and Career Documentary Movies

Real Life Films will create a custom video that celebrates your small to medium size business in the most interesting and provocative way.

Our award winning director will spends 2-3 hours with you and your business collecting information on what you do and how it’s done through interviews with you and/or your staff. Footage of your business and the process of your work will also be filmed within this time.

The final product will be a 3-5 minute professional documentary style short film with professional music.
Normally $2,000.00US.

NOW only $1,500.00US

NGO and Non Profit Organization Documentary Movies

Commission our 2 person team at Real Life Films to come to your country to create a documentary movie that celebrates your efforts and organization in the most interesting and encouraging way. Our team and award winning director will spend either:

2 days of filming (up to 8 hours each day) or
3 days of filming (up to 5 hours each day)

This will cover explaining what your organization does and it’s impact. The final product will be a 3-5 minute professional documentary film with music to help express your mission, bring awareness, or be part of your fundraising efforts. It also includes a professional voice over if you choose.
Normal cost is $6,000.00US (not including transportation and lodging).

NOW only $4,000.00US (not including transportation and lodging).

Jaime Byrd
Founder/Director, Cinematographer, Editor
Nominated for an Emmy for her work on the feature documentary film, “My Toxic Backyard”, Jaime Byrd has received multiple awards for her film productions over the last 15 years.

Jaime has produced numerous other documentaries around the globe working for non profits and humanitarian efforts with Moving Portraits.

Jaime is also a co-producer and founder of Blind Lyle Films, a commercial production company. For more info on her work you can go to: jaimebyrd.com

She currently lives in Mexico, with her husband and producer, Adam J. Cohen

Frequently Asked Questions:

What is Real Life Films (RLF)?

Real Life Films creates compelling documentary videos of children and adults while capturing and preserving a specific moment of their lives or childhood. Created and founded by an Emmy Award nominee filmmaker who will record your children and family as they are, naturally, in their own environment. Each of our short videos reflects the personality and spirit of our subjects with trust and honesty. The result is a one-of-a-kind portrait that’s moving in all senses of the word.

What is the price of a Real Life Film video?

Our SNAPSHOT video prices start at $650.00US.
Our signature REAL LIFE FILM DOCUMENTARY video prices start at $2,000.00US.

What is the process for creating a Real Life Film?

First, a member of our Real Life Films team will contact you to conduct a short phone interview to learn more about your family and your children.

We will then schedule an appointment to come to your home (or another location that’s convenient for you) for the video shoot. Count on two to three hours for this session and a crew team of two people. During that time, we’ll observe your child doing the things they love to do—playing, reading, laughing, and being themselves. We will ask them to tell us about themselves, their likes and dislikes, their feelings, their dreams and their family.

Once we’ve completed the shoot, Jaime will edit the very best three to five minutes of footage into a completed documentary style short film.

For our SNAPSHOT videos, the shoot will take approximately 45 minutes to one hour. The snapshot can be used to celebrate or focus on an upcoming holiday or special event. Jaime will then work to edit together the best 60-90 seconds of footage.

When your film is completed, we send you the final product electronically and you are able to download it on as many devices as you wish and uploaded to your favorite video site.

Can I choose my music?

Yes, but there are certain limitations as to what you can use depending on where you want to post it and if it is a commercial or private video.

Can I be there while my child is being filmed?

Yes, of course! We love it when parents participate. The main objective during a Real Life Film shoot is that your child is comfortable and relaxed, and for that reason, most of the time children want their parents there.

Will I be in the video?

While it’s not necessary for parents to be camera, we find that including images of the family in the video can help to create a more holistic portrait, so we are happy to shoot images of you if you feel comfortable with us doing so.

I have more than one child: Can I have them all in the video?

Yes! We love creating videos with siblings.

What makes Real Life Films different from home movies?

The one-of-a-kind documentaries made by Real Life Films are different from home movies in several ways. Our team is comprised of professional award- winning filmmakers who have spent their careers honing their craft. They bring a level of talent and expertise to the project that elevates the end product. Secondly, we offer a production value that is the highest quality—and not easily reproduced in a spur of the moment click of an iPhone.

Additionally, we find that most home movies by design record a special event or developmental milestone. We are more interested in capturing your children from an everyday, slice-of-life perspective, with the goal of giving you a record of who they are in this very moment.

Can you incorporate my home movies into the Real Life Films video?

Unfortunately, we cannot do that. Real Life Films is committed to developing original work with our own creative sensibilities, from the initial shot onward. We find that incorporating others’ videos would compromise that vision.

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