I’ve been writing this blog for quite some time now, and today for some reason I started asking myself the question: “What is the most valuable technology that a church can implement?” The very first thing that came to mind was DropBox. At first I dismissed it, thinking, “surely there is a technology more valuable to my church than Dropbox!” But, after a lot more thinking, I’ve settled on the fact that Dropbox is indeed the most valuable technology that my church has integrated. I give five reasons why after the break. Continue Reading…
Hello World! The fine folks at IPEVO.com sent us an awesome product to review. It’s an iPad stand, that comes in three sizes, called the “Perch.” They sent us the “L” model, a podium-height stand that could be used for public speaking, or as a musician’s aid – among other things! I think they’ve done a great job with it. See our video review after the break!
Hi folks!
I’ve mentioned on Facebook, Twitter many times that Michael and I were involved in a film-making contest. The rules were simple: Write, shoot, edit, and ship a 5-8 minute long movie in only 48 hours. The catch was that we did not know the genre of the movie until the moment we started our 48-hour countdown, and we had to incorporate a predetermined line of dialogue. It was a challenge, but a lot of fun too!
The movie was shot mostly on a Sony FS100, but we also used a Canon T3i and a GoPro HD. Check it out after the break! Continue Reading…
One of the most valuable things you can do for your video productions is to add camera movement. I’m not talking about the “shaky cam” fad that seems to be so overdone in too many videos. I’m talking smooth camera slides. Some time ago, I mentioned I was on the look-out for a DIY camera slider. I found a camera slider that met the cheap requirement, but it’s limited to slide distances of only about 20-inches – not bad, but not great. So, I set out to build a slider system that I could transport with a truck but that was very easy to assemble – for about the same price as that little camera slider. See if I accomplished my goal after the break. Continue Reading…
We’d like to thank the sponsors of GR for supporting our mission to serve smaller churches, so we are going to highlight each of them for you. Today’s thanks and highlight goes to Cook Up Creative. They are a creative graphics company that specializes in church media.
