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Birthday Video Creator

Step 1 of 5: Details

Details
Memories
Photos
Your words
Preview

Who are we celebrating?

Start with someone special. We’ll help you find the words.

Their first name

Turning

Your relationship

Your first name (optional)

Shown as “From Anna” on the gift page and in the gift email, and in your family invite. We also greet you by it in our emails.

Their pronouns

So the captions read right.

She / herHe / himThey / them

When is the birthday? Optional

We’ll count down to it and can remind you, so the film is ready in time.

Choose their film style

Every style uses the same photos and words. You can change it again on the preview.

Swipe to see all 15 styles.

SelectedThe AlbumTenderClassicKeepsakeA leather photo album opens and its pages turn, one memory per page, captions written in the margins.Best for Any age, family photos

Slide NightNostalgicWarmCinematicAn old slide projector clicks through the years on a living-room wall, dust in the beam.Best for Old photographs, parents and grandparents

MosaicSurprisingRichGrandThe camera travels across a wall of every photo, then pulls back to reveal they spell the number.Best for Lots of photos, big birthdays

Then & NowElegantEditorialCalmPhotos pair up side by side in magazine-style panels, then and now, sliding into one another.Best for Couples, anniversaries, long lives

The ExhibitionElegantGrandQuietA private gallery opening: the photos hang as framed prints with museum labels, and the camera walks the lit gallery from print to print.Best for Milestone birthdays, 30 to 100

ConstellationMagicalMovingCalmA night sky where each memory blooms out of a star, then joins the others in one golden constellation of a whole life.Best for Big birthdays, parents and grandparents

One TakeEnergeticSeamlessModernOne continuous camera: every photo drops into the last and becomes the next scene.Best for Friends, 20s–40s, lots of photos

DeparturesPlayfulCleverBoldA split-flap departures board clatters through letters and photos, landing on each memory with its year and caption.Best for Travellers, 18 to 70, fun crowds

Through the YearsModernBoldGraphicA counter runs from the first photo to today while the years scroll past in big type.Best for Milestones, 18 to 100

PartyJoyfulBrightEnergeticPhotos pop in on colour and confetti, the name bounces in, and the number bursts at the end.Best for Kids, 20s and 30s, fun crowds

The TableWarmSurprisingTactilePrints are dealt onto a wooden table until they spell the big number.Best for Any birthday or anniversary, 4–25 photos

ChaptersCalmCinematicClassicGentle chapters with captions, ending on a 35 mm film strip of the whole story.Best for Long lives and long marriages

Out of the FrameMagicalBoldGalleryPeople step out of their framed photos; the number rises behind them at the end.Best for People-centred photos, groups

DarkroomNostalgicIntimateAnalogueA wall of prints on drying lines; the lights come on and the camera visits each photo.Best for Old photographs, grandparents

Living PhotosCinematicAliveImmersiveEvery photo becomes a 3D scene the camera moves through, joined by face-to-face match cuts.Best for Any family, people-centred photos

Next, a few guided questions about their life.

For someone special

A few memories are enough.

You don’t need a perfect speech. The little things you remember are a lovely place to start, and you’ll see the whole story before you pay.