Capturing your life story.
Forever.
At Legacy Lens Studios, we film cinematic interviews with individuals
in their twilight years - capturing the essence of their life story on camera.
The result is a digital Legacy Film that is intended to be preserved
as a priceless family heirloom for multiple generations.
Let us help memorialize your legacy.
How it works
1)
Schedule a call: Reach out at (646) 325-2215 or use the contact/start form below to arrange a brief phone consultation.
2)
Filming day: On the confirmed date, we will come to your home to film a cinematic interview focused on the periods of your life that you would like to have memorialized.
3)
Receive your Legacy Film: Within 30-days of filming, you will receive a beautiful package in the mail containing your Legacy Film in three different formats, including an archival-quality disc that is specially designed to last for 1000+ years.
Products
• Your Legacy Film will involve one day of filming in the comfort of your own home
• Approximately 6 hours total
• Interview filmed for about 2-3 hours with the goal to create a 1-2 hour film
• Filmed in stunning 4K using professional cinema cameras, studio lighting, and
high-quality audio recording equipment
• Choice of using modern, vintage,
or anamorphic cinema lenses
• Professional cameraperson included
• *Professional interviewer included
to conduct your interview
• Interview questions are tailored to reflect your unique life story
• Within 30 days of filming, receive a gift package in the mail containing your final legacy film in three different formats:
• (2x) USB-C thumb drives with MP4 files
• Download link to view online
• Archival-quality M-Disc specially designed to last for 1000+ years
Legacy Signature Package
• Your Legacy Film will involve one day of filming in the comfort of your own home
• Approximately 6 hours total
• Interview filmed for about 2-3 hours with the goal to create a 1-2 hour film
• Filmed in stunning 4K using professional cinema cameras, studio lighting, and
high-quality audio recording equipment
• Choice of using modern, vintage,
or anamorphic cinema lenses
• Professional cameraperson included
• *Allows a friend or family member of your choice to conduct your interview
• Interview questions are tailored to reflect your unique life story
• Within 30 days of filming, receive a gift package in the mail containing your final legacy film in three different formats:
• (2x) USB-C thumb drives with MP4 files
• Download link to view online
• Archival-quality M-Disc specially designed to last for 1000+ years
Legacy Essential Package
*The only difference between these two packages is that the Legacy Signature includes a professional to conduct your interview, whereas the Legacy Essential allows you to ask a friend or family member to conduct your interview.
About Us
Legacy Lens Studios is founded on the belief that every person's life story deserves to be memorialized. Owned and operated by Todd Leatherman, a documentary cameraperson with over 15 years of experience, Legacy Lens brings a cinematic approach to personal storytelling. During the course of his career,
Todd has contributed to over 50 documentary films that have featured on platforms including Netflix,
Hulu, HBO Max, Apple TV, Amazon, AMC, PBS, Showtime, Disney+, Discovery+ and National Geographic. Those films have won four Emmy Awards and one received an Academy Award nomination.
Over the past decade, Todd has also been filming interviews with Holocaust survivors for the visual history archive at USC Shoah Foundation, created by Steven Spielberg. The unique approach that we bring to
legacy storytelling is derived from a creative interpretation of these various filmmaking experiences.
Our boutique production company is rounded out by a number of freelance artists whom Todd has previously collaborated with on a variety of documentary projects. We are founded in memory of our
beloved friend, Brooke Ellison, whose extraordinary life continues to inspire everything we do.
In her honor, three percent of annual proceeds are donated to the Brooke Ellison Legacy Scholarship.
