Time Capsule - A Few of My Favourite Things

Why 'A Few of My Favourite Things?'

Many of our treasured possessions are imbued with an immense amount of meaning and memory.  This Time Capsule looks at our life through the lens of our most treasured possessions.

A Few of My Favourite Things enables you to talk about what shaped you and what drives you in a way that’s surprisingly easy to achieve.

Imagine laying out before you your most treasured, sentimental items.  It may take time to select the right ones, and then to gather some of them from the dark corner of the loft!  But once you have, you might well see your life and unique character mapped out in front of you.

That is what this Time Capsule is about.

How It Works

Many of the things we keep with us remind us of so much more than the sum of their physical parts. In the case of a photograph or a certificate, it might carry within it a reminder of what happened to us, who went on the journey with us, or the contrast of what life was once like. Other items are motifs for a deep passion we hold or a hobby we love.

Some embody deep emotion, whilst others might be far more whimsical.

Our ‘A Few of My Favourite Things’ Time Capsule is designed to create a unique picture of you. Put simply, it was created to help you explore your life through the lens of your most cherished possessions, whatever they might be.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to spend a little time casting your mind over the things you keep and gently questioning yourself as to why you’ve kept them - what they mean to you; what they say about you; what they embody and what they enable you to express. And that last word is important - this Time Capsule format exists because we want you to have the chance to express lots more than simply talking about the item itself.

Your own Story Coach helps you on the journey of expressing the memories and reasons around your choices. The items you select may all be photographs; but equally maybe very few are photos and your selection includes a watch or a piece of furniture, a bicycle or a certificate, a piece of art or recipe…)

Once you’ve finalised your items and thought about the unique resonance of each one, we film you talking through them at a pace that works for you. As you share the significance of these treasures, we’ll craft a film that weaves your memories and passions together, highlighting the moments and influences that have defined your journey.

This approach to a Time Capsule helps guide your thoughts, but still allows you to express the richness of your personality and life experiences - it’s truly unique to you and results in a celebration of your life’s tapestry that those close to you will love to see.

What Happens Next

Call the team to book your A Few of My Favourite Things Time Capsule. Once booked, you’ll receive a pack in the post to help you get started and organise your thoughts and memories.

You’ll have calls scheduled with your own personal Story Coach, who’ll be there to chat with you about your answers and help with any questions you have along the way.

Once you have summaries of your thoughts and memories noted down (in brief notes, on our specially designed Memories Grids) we will visit to film you in your own home and capture your mementoes without taking anything away. It only takes a few hours.

In post-production, our editing team will create your unique film, showing each of your chosen possessions and witnessing you talking about your life. Each item will have its own on-screen caption to introduce it, creating a nice structure to the finished film.