Chandler, AZ - Adam Rasmussen of Gilbert was looking for a special gift for his wife who had recently given birth to their second child. Something unique, creative and lasting. He found all that in a personalized DVD produced by Lisa Clayton and Julia Palazzi of Reel Life in Chandler.

The special gift combined both still photos of the couple's two children and video clips, accompanied by three songs Rasmussen selected for the background. "They gave me exactly what I was looking for," remarked Rasmussen, "We can't stop watching this DVD and find ourselves tearing up every time." Rasmussen met with Reel Life to ensure the DVD would be perfectly customized and to determine the order of photos, length of video clips, music, etc. "The process was very simple and Julia and Lisa were so accommodating and came up with some extremely creative enhancements," Ramussen added.

Reel Life combines Palazzi's extensive background in commercial and educational video production with the likes of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood with Clayton's strong business expertise and both women's desire to preserve the past for generations to come. "There are other video and DVD transfer companies out there, but we believe our company and product are unique in several ways," commented Clayton, "First, we have Julia's 18 years of video editing, creative and production experience behind every DVD we produce. Second, we offer personal consultation in the home of our clients to assist them in selecting and organizing the best photos and video clips to create their piece of visual history. Third, we offer a mix of media -- we work with still and digital photographs, slides, 8mm film, and a wide variety of video formats from VHS to mini-dv. Plus, we add live, current video interviews into the DVD. And finally, our DVDs are completely interactive. We provide personalized theme menus so a client can easily navigate through their DVD to view only the events they want to watch," she added.

"It truly was amazing to be able to capture 10 years of our lives in 10 minutes," Rasmussen stated, "And knowing that we'll have this to pass on to our children and grandchildren is really exciting. This is truly the perfect Mother's Day gift."