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!
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Birthday video ideas: Popular birthday movies to gift to friends, family, and loved ones (31–40)
Opening movie using face photos
This is a birthday video produced by a company called THE VIDEO GRAPHY OSAKA.
You can have it made by sending in face photos of the birthday person, as well as photos of family, friends, and other memorable images.
The finished video will be delivered to you on DVD.
The package can also feature a stylish, original design, making it a wonderful keepsake for a birthday.
Interviewing Mom at age 1?! A unique video
Interviewing the baby on their first birthday—by the baby themselves? Of course, at one year old they can’t really talk much yet, so you can edit their laughter to sound like they’re saying words, or dub in someone else’s voice…
There are lots of ways to do it! It’s especially fun if Dad films and edits it as a humorous mystery growth record for Mom.
“Frozen” birthday video
This is a birthday movie featuring Olaf from Disney’s smash hit Frozen! Olaf is a beloved character known for his adorable appearance and personality.
If Olaf celebrated your birthday, it would feel like the start of a wonderful year, wouldn’t it? The creator seems to be accepting questions about the video and requests for specific text overlays on Instagram, so if you’d like to use this video, try getting in touch.
Wishing you a wonderful birthday!
A birthday video for people who like ○○
A birthday video made using the things the birthday person loves! Use what they like, gather lots of them, line them up—then add a special touch to create the video.
For a car enthusiast, messages from driving buddies featuring cars.
For a music lover, a special birthday performance.
For an anime fan, craft an anime-inspired world, and so on.
The method is entirely up to you!
Rugby pass relay
If you want to fit many messages into one movie, or if it’s hard for everyone to gather to film and edit together, we recommend the “Rugby Pass Relay,” where you pass a ball to relay your gratitude! As long as you can send the relay ball around, you can combine individually recorded clips, so there’s no need to coordinate everyone’s schedules.
The key to smooth transitions is standardizing how the ball is handed off.
Share in advance how to throw it and which direction to throw, so the cuts connect cleanly on screen.
A message video using a whiteboard
We’re going to film a birthday celebration video using a whiteboard! With a whiteboard, it’s easy to write and erase.
By taking advantage of that unique feature, we’ll create celebratory drawings and comments while writing and erasing.
Filming the process will make the video feel dynamic.
Because the messages disappear quickly, they’ll feel all the more special and meaningful to the recipient.
Birthday video of Doraemon
How about celebrating a birthday to the tune of “Happy☆Lucky Birthday!” sung by the Doraemon characters? It’s a simple, straightforward, and cute birthday song that anyone would be happy to receive—from friends to siblings to family.
It could also be fun to make a video set to this song.
You might collect memorable photos and turn them into a slideshow.
If you give someone a video set to such a happy birthday song, it might make them so happy they cry!
Behind-the-scenes video of the surprise
When you give someone a surprise video, adding a behind-the-scenes making-of could make it twice as enjoyable.
Knowing they put so much thought into it like this makes the emotion even deeper.
It also makes you feel as if you were there, even though you weren’t.
On the flip side, you might find yourself thinking, “I wish I could have joined in…” It’s the kind of video that would be a great memory to show the people who took part.
It might also serve as a helpful reference for anyone planning to make a surprise video in the future.
stop-motion animation
Stop-motion animation is a series of extremely painstaking tasks.
Just like clay animation, you shoot a frame, move things a little, then shoot again, repeating this process to capture a sequence frame by frame.
Try filming with everyday items like block figures or stuffed animals.
Using a character the recipient likes will probably make them happy.
If you aim to create a little story, the work can feel endless, but the final result will be absolutely worth it!
A congratulatory message video from the family
Here’s a birthday celebration from your whole family—your parents who gave birth to you and raised you, and your siblings who are always close to you! There are many ways to celebrate: speaking the words, writing them down, making something by hand, and more.
It’s also a great idea to create a celebration video from the family addressed to your grandparents who live far away! You can even make it a lavish video by getting help from relatives you don’t often see.