80th birthday gift
Eighty years, four generations, one film.
The great-grandchildren, the grandchildren, the children, the friends who are still here. The ones who cannot make the journey can still be in the room.
An eightieth is the birthday where getting everyone together is hardest and matters most. People cannot fly, cannot drive far, cannot do a long day. A film puts every one of them in the room for a minute each, recorded on their own phone from wherever they are. You send one link. Warmcut makes the film. You watch it free before you pay, and then it is theirs to keep.
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.
- A story about them from before you were born
- What they taught you without ever saying it
- What you remember from their house
- What you want them to know
Why an 80th suits a film
At eighty the family is at its deepest. Great-grandchildren who can wave and say a name, grandchildren with their own children, children in their fifties, and a few friends who go back seventy years. Most of them cannot all be in one place. A film gets every one of them, and it becomes the family record of who was there.
Who usually organises it
A child or a grandchild who is good at these things. You send one link to the family and the friends, by WhatsApp, text or email, and a grandchild helps the older friends record. No app, no account. Warmcut trims the pauses, levels every voice, puts the messages in story order and adds music and captions.
Make it easy to watch
Download the film and play it on the TV at the lunch, where they can see and hear it well. Then send the link so a grandchild can play it for them again. Pay once to remove the watermark, share the private link and download it in 1080p with every original clip.
Other ideas
Honest alternatives. A film is not always the answer.
A film from everyone (Warmcut)
Best when the family is spread out and travel is hard. From US$19. Old photos welcome. Give it on a big screen with the sound up.
The family gathering
What an eightieth is really for. Play the film after the meal, when everyone is seated and the room is quiet.
A printed photo book
Good for someone who likes to hold things. Silent, and slow to make. The film is the voices.
A piece of family history
A framed photo of their parents, a restored recording, a family tree. Lovely, and it pairs well with the film.
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
80th birthday questions. Short answers.
Can great-grandchildren be in it?
Yes. A parent holds the phone and the child waves or says a name. The short unscripted clips are the ones everyone remembers.
My parent’s friends are in their eighties too. Can they record?
Tap the link, press record, talk. No app, no account. A grandchild or a neighbour can hold the phone.
Can we play it on a television?
Yes. Once you pay, download the film in 1080p and play it from a laptop on any screen.
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.