Bringing Back the Lost Art of the Home Movie
Home Movies used to be a big thing!
Family birthdays, vacations, and those hilarious backyard moments—captured with care, edited (even if roughly), and proudly shared with relatives near and far. Somewhere along the way, that art disappeared. Our memories are now scattered across phones, text threads, and cloud drives. The magic of storytelling—the movie part of home movies—has faded.
But here’s the great news: you can bring it back, and it’s easier than ever.
With today’s Apple tools, the same creativity that families used to pour into camcorders and VHS tapes can now come alive in iMovie and Photos, two powerful apps that are completely free and already on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
Start with Shared Memories
Apple’s Shared Albums in Photos make it simple to collect everyone’s videos and pictures from a trip, birthday, or family event. No emailing giant files or waiting for AirDrop. Once everything’s in one place, you’ve already got your “raw footage.”
Then Build Your Story in iMovie
iMovie turns all that footage into something worth watching again and again. You don’t need to be a filmmaker—Apple made this app for you. Drop your clips in, trim the boring parts, add a title, maybe a little background music, and suddenly your ordinary moments feel special again.
Want a quick win? iMovie even has templates and trailer modes that make your video look like a Hollywood preview.
Why It Matters
When you turn random clips into a real story, your family gets more than a highlight reel—they get a sense of history, humor, and love. It’s a way of saying: this is who we are.
And when you save or share those projects through iCloud, everyone can enjoy them anytime—on Apple TV, iPhone, or Mac—without dealing with tech headaches.
Need a Little Help Getting Started?
At Michael Coury Tech, I help clients organize their Apple Photos libraries, set up shared albums, and learn the basics of iMovie editing. Once you see how easy it is, you’ll wonder why you ever stopped making family movies.
Bring back the art of storytelling. Your family deserves to be more than just “photos in the cloud.”
