The Laurence Family Video Archive

Preserving precious family moments and memories in motion

🎬 Family Events

Special occasions, celebrations, and memorable moments caught on video.
Example Family Video

🏠 Home Movies

Casual family recordings, candid moments, and everyday life captured at home.

🎙️ Interviews & Stories

Family interviews, oral histories, and storytelling sessions.

📽️ Historical Footage

Older videos, archived footage, and vintage family recordings.

How to Add a New Video to the Archive

To add a new video, you now simply need to edit the _data/videos.json file:

  1. Prepare your video file:
    • Convert your video to .mp4 format for best compatibility.
    • Place the video file in the assets/videos/ folder.
  2. Add a video entry to the JSON data:
    • Open the file _data/videos.json in a text editor.
    • Add a new video object to the videos array: 
      {
  "id": "your-video-id",
  "category": "family-events",
  "filename": "your-video.mp4",
  "en": {
    "title": "Your Video Title",
    "synopsis": "Description of your video.",
    "tags": "tag1,tag2,tag3"
  },
  "ja": {
    "title": "ビデオのタイトル",
    "synopsis": "ビデオの説明。",
    "tags": "タグ1,タグ2,タグ3"
  }
}
  3. Test your addition locally and push your changes.

This change will automatically update both the English and Japanese versions of the video archive!

Capturing memories in motion—preserving the voices, laughter, and precious moments of our family for generations to come.