30th birthday gift
The twenties, reviewed by everyone who was in them.
The uni housemates, the first colleagues, the friends who moved abroad, the partner, the parents. Thirty is the first birthday with a past worth telling.
By thirty the friends are everywhere: three cities, two countries, one who is always travelling. A dinner gets the ones nearby. A film gets all of them, each with a minute of what the last ten years were like with this person in them. You send one link. They record on their phones. Warmcut makes the film and you watch it free before you pay.
How it works
Three steps. No editing.
Invite
Share one link by WhatsApp, text message or email. No app, no sign-up for anyone.
They record
A minute each, on their phone, with a few gentle prompts.
Watch your film
Story order, music, captions. Done.
Gentle prompts
Nobody stares at a blank camera.
Ideas to send with your link. Each person picks one or just says what they like. All optional.
- The night you still talk about
- What they were like at twenty, and what changed
- The thing they are better at than they think
- What you want for their thirties
Why a 30th suits a film
The twenties scatter people. Housemates become a group chat, colleagues move firms, the best friend is in Berlin. A 30th film pulls them back into one place for a few minutes, with the stories only they have. It is also the first birthday where the partner can organise and the parents are glad to be a small part rather than the hosts.
Who usually organises it
The partner or the best friend. You send one link to the friend group and the family by WhatsApp two weeks before. Each person records a minute on their phone, from wherever they are. No app, no account. Warmcut trims the pauses, levels every voice, puts the messages in story order and adds music and captions.
Play it at the party
Thirtieths have the best parties for a film: everyone is old enough to sit still for five minutes and young enough to shout at the screen. Play it before the speeches, from a laptop. Pay once to remove the watermark, share the private link and download the film in 1080p.
Other ideas
Honest alternatives. A film is not always the answer.
A film from everyone (Warmcut)
Best when the friends are spread across cities and you want the party to have a moment. From US$19. Not the right gift if they would rather the attention stayed on the bar.
A weekend away with friends
The thirtieth classic. Only the people who can make it, and it costs each of them. The film is how the ones who could not come show up.
Something for the home
Thirty is when people have a home worth furnishing. Practical and appreciated. Says nothing about the person.
A good bottle, a good meal
Easy, reliable, gone by Sunday.
Pricing
Watch your film free. Pay to share it.
Free to create, pay to distribute. Collect clips and watch your finished film for free, with a small Warmcut watermark. Pay once to remove it, share the film with the birthday person and download it.
Most popular
Celebration
Milestone birthday · 11 to 30 people
US$29
per film
3 rounds of changes
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Close family · Up to 10 people
US$19
per film
1 round of changes
Start a WarmcutBig day
Big birthdays and farewells · 31 or more people
US$49
per film
6 rounds of changes
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FAQ
30th birthday questions. Short answers.
How many people should record for a 30th?
Twenty to thirty is normal. The 11 to 30 size suits most thirtieths; larger groups have no limit.
Can people in other time zones join?
Yes. The link works on any phone, any time. Nobody needs an app or an account, and nobody has to be awake at the same time.
What if the clips are rude?
Warmcut picks and orders the best moments, but it never changes what anyone says. You watch the film before you share it and can ask for a clip to be left out.
How much does it cost?
Free to collect clips and watch, with a small watermark. Pay once from US$19 to remove it, share the private link and download the film.
Someone’s big day is coming. Start their Warmcut.
Collect clips and watch your film free. Pay only to share it.