Birthday video ideas: Popular birthday movies to gift to friends, family, and loved ones.
Here are some ideas for birthday videos!
Of course presents and parties are great, but getting a surprise video on your birthday is truly special.
Knowing that everyone gathered to celebrate you and worked hard to make something together can be so moving that it brings many people to tears.
So in this article, we’ve collected a variety of video examples to inspire anyone who wants to give a “birthday video” as a gift.
There are now apps that make video editing easy, so try making one while taking advantage of those tools.
Let’s celebrate your loved one’s birthday to the fullest!
Birthday video ideas: Popular birthday movies to give to friends, family, and loved ones (1–10)
“Toy Story” birthday video
This video features characters from Disney and Pixar’s smash hit Toy Story.
Familiar faces like Woody and Buzz are getting ready for a birthday celebration.
But somehow, what they end up with looks more like a Toy Story promo.
Still, Buzz diligently prepared everything just for your birthday! It’s a delightful video where the adorable toy characters celebrate with you.
Sketchbook relay video with all my friends
Store-bought birthday presents are nice, but a special gift made just for that person is, of course, the most delightful.
The key point of this video is, frankly, the number of people, isn’t it? It’s obviously touching to have so many classmates, juniors, and seniors all sending messages just for you! The songs used in the video are SKELT 8 BAMBINO’s “Birthday Song,” Ketsumeishi’s “Happy Birthday,” and Dai Hirai’s “Sweet Home”—can’t-miss tracks for any birthday!
Memories Slide Photo Movie
While cute characters and animals are delightful for a birthday movie, we recommend using materials that are special to friends, family, or a significant other.
How about creating a video by collaging photos of the fun times you’ve spent together? Cakes and presents are important, but memories may be treasures that surpass them.
Looking back at nostalgic photos is sure to spark lively conversation.
For BGM, this video uses the birthday classic, Yuka’s “Birthday Song.” Since the lyrics are lovely, adding them to the video can be very effective.
“Monsters, Inc.” birthday video
It’s a cleverly made birthday movie.
It opens with a scene from a popular film.
Subtitles appear over the characters’ English dialogue—and amazingly, the birthday person’s name shows up! The creator has added original Japanese translations that match the flow of the movie.
For viewers who aren’t native English speakers, it looks as if the characters are actually saying the subtitled lines, which makes it fun.
In the second half, lots of friends appear, each writing a birthday message in a sketchbook.
I think the recipient will be truly delighted to have friends who spent so much time and creativity making a birthday movie for them.
Instagram-style birthday movie
This idea is to create a birthday movie in an Instagram style using your friends’ photos—those everyday snapshots you casually share on social media, plus all the ones you haven’t posted yet.
Instagram is the social network almost everyone uses nowadays.
It features a grid of square photos, allows multiple images per post, and supports video—like a personal profile where most people share slices of their daily life.
If you take those ordinary moments and package them in an Insta-like format to send as a gift, it’s sure to be a hit!
“Pirates of the Caribbean” original end-title (subtitle) video
When you hear about a birthday video for a host at a host club in Osaka Minami, it might sound like something from a completely different world at first glance.
But when it comes to hyping things up, they’re absolute pros among pros! There’s a lot to learn from host birthday videos, too.
Just syncing it with a popular movie and adding subtitles can make it this entertaining and high-quality—this is a technique you’ve got to borrow! Definitely give it a try.
A congratulatory message from an international celebrity
A birthday message from the President of the United States or your favorite overseas actor—wow! Let’s celebrate by creating a message as if it came from someone that surprising.
Add subtitles to a video of the actor speaking so it looks like they’re delivering a birthday greeting.
You can completely ignore what they’re actually saying in English! If someone can speak English, dubbing it over is a great option, too.
Be sure to research which international actors the birthday person loves!