There is something great about videos where a simple story is told in a new, different and sincere way. Last year, St. Paul’s Church in Auckland, New Zealand, did this great modern take on kids doing a traditional Christmas pageant.
This year, they followed up that video with one done in a very similar manner.
There a few things we can learn from these videos that are worth thinking about before we jump into shooting our own video projects.
Today I declare it’s time to end the use of the random, unstable, jerky zooms in videos. You know what I’m talking about, right? You’ll be watching someone giving their testimony, or telling their story, when all of the sudden, the camera zooms in. Then it zooms back out only to be followed a few seconds later by another zoom in. And all of the zooming is mixed with a camera that can’t stay still as the videographer feels like they must stay in constant motion. Unless you’re on a boat,...
Thanks to everyone who came to the two workshop sessions I led last night at the Volunteers in Service Leadership Training Event. I really enjoyed the questions, conversations and heart for ministry you all have.
Here's the slide show I used, although it may seem a little random considering I don't really have notes to accompany it. I just talked. So if you're looking for more detail on each of the topics, download our resource "Website 101: Seven Basics Vital to a Good Site" becasue the...
There is no doubt that the brand of the week last week was Old Spice. Following up on a fairly popular commercial campaign, the Old Spice Guy went social, You Tube, Twitter and Facebook style, by responding to people’s questions and comments with short, funny videos. Lots of people, and companies, got involved asking questions. Old Spice Guy even ended up mediating a wedding proposal.
The videos were funny, engaging and popular. Many of the week’s top viewed videos on You...
Before he died, Zac Smith said, "Cancer is the best thing that happened to me...
I am a better husband and a better dad. I’m a better boss and a better employee. A better friend and a better follower of Jesus. And through cancer, God has showed me some amazing things about himself. Those are indeed great gifts...
This I do know. If God chooses to heal me, then God is God and God is good. If God chooses to not heal me and allows me to die, God is still God...
For all of you Glee fans out there, this is a great video from Mariners Church showing what Easter might look like in the world or competitive show choirs. Good stuff! (Thanks Collide Magazine for posting this.)
