Videos 5. Dramas on video A lot of congregations beginning to use video will try to create video-based dramas. This is actually very difficult to achieve, as the medium is harder on actors and other elements such as lighting and sound have dramatic impact on production quality. While we don’t want to say never do [...]
Videos 4. Drama setup videos Drama can be a very effective way to share the message in a different creative form. While many churches don’t have a budget large enough to build elaborate sets, most have screens now. Rather than relying on physical sets alone, consider creating a video intro to your drama. One Easter [...]
Videos 3. Countdown videos 3… 2… 1… worship! Countdowns are “lead-ins,” with a real-time counter embedded in the video, used to literally count down the minutes and seconds until worship begins. Any video prior to the “official” time is a great way to draw in people that tend to straggle in slowly to worship. Countdowns [...]
Today I read a blog entry from Anthony Coppedge (who I’ve listed on the blogroll to the right) about some lessons he learned during his vacation with his kids last week. It definitely has some good information that we should keep in mind as audio, visual, and computer people. Read the blog entry here.
Videos 2. B-roll behind the speaker Just like on your local news. “B-roll” is a term for the background footage with or without sound that plays while an anchor reads the story on air. It can reinforce the power of a preacher’s message without taking the energy to go somewhere else in a sermon. Once, [...]
Videos 1. Announcement videos Making boring announcements fun with short videos highlighting upcoming events in the life of the church. Many churches beginning to use video start here. They are a great way to exercise some creativity in worship and aren’t threatening to people leery of media. For style tips, reference simple but effective broadcast [...]
Graphic Images that Grab 5. Scripture Graphics Most budding designers think of text when they think about scripture on the screen. While text laid out well can be a nice way to present scripture, there’s a much more powerful and enlightening way to handle scripture that some are just beginning to discover. FIGURE 3 [...]
Graphic Images that Grab 4. Sermon Illustration Graphics Illustrations are a great way to make a point, drive the message home or just get a good laugh. We like to create at least two or three image-based illustrations for every sermon. It helps keep the pace going and breaks up oral monotony. This requires some [...]
Graphic Images that Grab 3. “Slide show” graphic sequences Commonly used for feature music, openers, drama, storytelling and closers, these sequences are good for illustrating ideas presented through other mediums. This is a common use of media in local congregations—for example, a youth mission trip might be highlighted through a slideshow of camper snapshots [...]
Graphic Images that Grab 2. Sermon Series Many pastors like to preach sermons in series. This can be both good and bad when it comes to media. It’s fairly common for us to see churches use the same main graphic for the entire series. This can become quite repetitive; usually, after the second week [...]
