What to expect for your first family film.

One thing I want to highlight is that I am here to film and photograph your real life. I film home movies and take pictures in between.

Homes movies are supposed to be fun and relaxing. I don’t love the “say cheese” moments because they don’t capture the real moment.

When you are thinking about booking a family film, spend the day thinking about which moments of your daily routine, you will want to watch again when your children get older.

I love the brainstorming part of this process because there are literally no wrong answers. Your children will just be happy that these videos with you exist.

This sounds so cheesy and corny but time honestly goes by so quickly and things change every single day.

The ONLY REQUIREMENT for this session is to play around and be silly with your kids

So my biggest piece of advice for you is to honestly relax. I do not want anyone to be a model. I just want to capture your family living your lives.

Wear something comfortable

When I think about the home movies from my childhood, the footage would be like my brother and I in our living room, wearing mismatched pajamas playing in like a cardboard box with our dog ripping at the box. Home movies from the ’90s were chaotic, messy, and above all memorable.

In your family film, you should all wear clothes that you simply love.

Clothing holds so many memories; that Lego Ninjago shirt that is worn out, the old tutu that she never takes off, the concert shirt from 2007. These are the memories you will want to hold onto.

Do not super clean your home

The pile of laundry on the couch, your child’s favourite toys on the floor, the unmade bed, even the kitty litter will all be messes you won’t have to clean up one day. So let’s document your chaotic life with your children before they become memories.

I adore in-home sessions because your home is the perfect time capsule, representing you and your family today, right now.

Styled Shoots

If you prefer to have a matching colour scheme in your family film and photos please let me know.
I offer styling suggestions and am slowing building a client wardrobe of nude and simple pieces for the entire family.

A friend lent me this beautiful orange blanket.
I don’t think I could’ve ever found another so perfect.

My favourite moments are these; the unwinding, relaxing, moments of calm because they feel so warm and familiar.

Bubbles and a Blanket - Two ingredients for a magical afternoon — Bubbles & Blankets - Two ingredients for the most magical afternoon.

About me

Hi there.

My name is Nina Kemp and I am a family videographer and photographer. I have been helping my dad film weddings in Niagara ever since I was in high school. I was 13 when I owned my first real video camera with the little dv tapes and everything. I have been obsessed with videos ever since.

Watching my brothers grow up, I have filmed countless hours of home video. The last few years I’ve slowly learned how to edit home videos that tell an emotional story.

I am lucky enough to have filmed numerous birthday parties for my nieces & nephews, holidays, special announcements, and have learned how to create a timeless home video.

I’ve learned how to get simple, clean shots, how to make adults look flattering and how to make their kids shine.

I like to film as if its a fly on the documentary, just a day in the life, of you.

I am drawn to the idea of starting a business because I am noticing the passage of time more clearly.

I am watching my nieces and nephew grow, my young brothers become little adults, and all I want is for time to slow down.

Time is so continuous.

It keeps pushing forward even when we will it to stop.

Little kids get big, young people get old, and so it goes.

I believe videos can help time slow down.

A home movie captures a brief moment of your family history.

They capture a moment of time that cannot be recreated.

This is why I want to make family films/home movies for a living.

I film my life, my family, my friends so I can transport back someday.

I hope I can create beautiful family films for you to add to your time capsule.

The name Time Machine Films comes from the original sci-fi writer H.G. Wells. In his famous story “The Time Machine” there’s one quote that sums up how we can time travel, even for just, a moment.

In the story, a skeptic of the Time Traveller says “You can move about in all directions of Space, but you cannot move about in Time.” to which the Time Traveller replies “But you are wrong to say that we cannot move about in Time. For instance, if I am recalling an incident very vividly I go back to the instant of its occurrence…I jump back for a moment.”.

That one moment of remembering is important. Our memories are powerful and the older I become, I grow more aware, that we can lose our memories. It becomes harder to jump back to a certain moment. When H.G. Wells wrote this story, in 1895, the moving camera had recently been invented. He likely imagined a future where the moving camera could become the next Time Machine.

I genuinely believe that video and film are literal Time Machines that allow you to remember. They allow you to jump back to a moment, and relive it so vividly, it feels like you’ve traveled back in Time.

Book an Appointment

Choose between the following three options when booking an appointment.

#1. complete package ($249.99):

1-hour long session
Includes Video & Photos
15 digital images to download (edited by me)
- *with the option to purchase additional images
1 Minute Family Film (edited by me)
5 Minute Family Film (edited by me)

#2. Longer complete package ($349.99):

2-hour long session
Includes Video & Photos
25 digital images to download (edited by me)
- *with the option to purchase additional images
1 Minute Family Film (edited by me)
5 Minute Family Film (edited by me)’
10 Minute Family Film (edited by me)

#3 Just photos, please ($99.99):

30-minute session
15 digital images to download
- *with the option to purchase additional images

Indoor vs. Outdoor shoots

FOR OUTDOOR SESSIONS,

PARKS ARE A BEAUTIFUL SETTING.

Playing on the playground, laying on a picnic blanket,

running around, and blowing bubbles are my favourite sessions.

INDOOR SESSIONS

TAKE PLACE IN YOUR HOME.

Homes hold so many memories and is a vital part of any home movie.

Remembering exactly what your childhood home looks like is a gift that few adults still have.

The home is a perfect time capsule: the toys on the floor, the pictures on the walls, the stickers on the furniture, all of it is magic.

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