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Audiovisual options

Personalised service sheets

So many families now acknowledge the value of a beautiful service sheet. Once a document simply used to allow attendees at the funeral to follow the service, the Burstows-prepared service sheet now reflects the uniqueness of a loved one and has become a cherished memento.

Because we value making every service personal, all our showcased designs can be modified to accommodate colour schemes and text in accordance with your wishes. Most of our designs have interchangeable backgrounds, enabling you to exchange them for personal images.

Alternatively, our qualified designers can develop a completely new design to meet your wishes. As this requires significant extra time, a small additional fee will apply in these cases.

Thank you cards

Our client families value our personalised thank you card service. There is great healing in sending a thoughtful message to those you wish to thank.

Carefully folded into small, four-sided cards, these thank you cards can be modified to contain as much or as little text as you wish. Designed with the left-hand inside page blank for your personal handwritten messages, our thank you cards add a personal touch to your message. All our cards are placed into special envelopes.

Bookmarks

Many families look for a simple memento they can give to friends who gather to support them. The printed bookmark is a practical and personal way to honour a loved one's life and personally thank those who gathered with you.

Our bookmarks are a double-sided colour tribute to your loved one, custom designed to show their personality and character. Laminated for protection against everyday wear and tear, our bookmarks can be integrated into the design of all the other audiovisual services we provide.

As with all our designs, we take great care in ensuring the professionalism and uniqueness of our bookmarks and proudly feel they will be a cherished memento of your loved one.

Introduction screen

A beautifully designed image helps all who attend the service to reflect on and honour the life of your loved one.

Professionally displayed via the TS Burstow Chapel's widescreen projector and external plasmas, the introduction screen also adds a personal touch as people arrive for the service. The introduction screen is a complimentary service provided for all services held in the Chapel.

Visual tribute

This type of commemoration is especially meaningful and does much to help family and friends appreciate the life that has been lived.

Your chosen photos and videos are carefully edited and crafted into a DVD presentation accompanied by music. This three to five minute DVD uses light, sound, music, imagery and motion to create a powerful and moving tribute that tells the story of a life and leaves loving impressions of the person who has died.

Now complimentary with all services held in the TS Burstow Chapel, following the service you will also receive this presentation on a DVD, as a keepsake. Additional DVDs will be available through our reception for $5.00 each. So that we can guarantee a professional presentation, only DVDs prepared by our audiovisual department will be used in the Chapel.

How to prepare your photos

Firstly, choose the photos and videos you would like to use. Number the photos from one to thirty in the order you would like them to appear. Indicate the footage from the video and the beginning and end times. Then either e-mail them to your funeral director or give the hard copy (that is, DVD, portraits) along with any notes you may have for the design of the tribute.

Service recordings

All services held in the TS Burstow Chapel are digitally recorded. Professional quality video cameras are strategically placed to capture the stories, tributes and messages of those who attend.

This service is invaluable for those unable to attend and for family wanting to view the ceremony and those who attended, at a later date. A DVD recording is complimentary for services held in the TS Burstow Chapel. Additional DVD copies are available for $5.00 each.

For services held at venues and locations other than the TS Burstow Chapel, CD audio recordings are made.

Web streaming

Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, we just can't be there. If you have family or friends who are unable to attend a service being held in the Chapel, we can accommodate their needs by using one of the many benefits of the Internet.

Provided your friends and family have a standard online connection and a basic understanding of the Internet, they will be able to play a live video (known as streaming) of your loved one's service on their computer from anywhere in the world.

For families wishing to use this service, the funeral will be recorded inside the TS Burstow Chapel and edited live by one of our audiovisual technicians from within the Chapel. The video is then uploaded onto the Internet in real time so that anyone who has been provided with a secure password and link for your service is able to see and hear the service as it proceeds.

At Burstows, we understand the importance of the funeral and, as a tangible help to those separated by distance, web streaming is now available as a complimentary service for all funerals held in the TS Burstow Chapel.

Professional audiovisual technician

A professional audiovisual technician attends every service held in the TS Burstow Chapel to ensure the audiovisual aspects of the service, such as microphones, sound levels, DVD presentations and recordings proceed smoothly.