Video Advice
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Why Your Church Should Be Producing Videos
By EXW Staff - Video Advice - Nov 03, 2009
| | It never fails.... The final session of my seminar is on video production. Every time I start this session, half of my audience glazes over and looks at me in disbelief. "You want us to what? Make videos?". Yes! Yes! Yes! Here's why....
If you have been keeping up with broadcast technology lately, you know that all television signals will eventually be transmitted digitally. If you have been keeping up with company mergers, you have noticed that broadcasting, cable, Internet, and telephone companies are all trying to get together. There is a reason for this pheno...read more |
Why Most Churches....
By Anthony D. Coppedge - Video Advice - Oct 27, 2009
| | There is a saying that churches buy a sound system three times. The first is the one the building “comes with” that was most likely designed by the general contractor or a local music store. A well-meaning but ill-experienced volunteer who adds some new Radio Shack equipment that has pretty lights typically installs the second system. The third system is usually the result of the church leadership (and members) being tired of the problems. A consultant or design/build A/V firm normally designs this third system and does it right.
Now, given the fact that most chur...read more |
Video Projection Formulas
By Anthony D. Coppedge - Video Advice - Oct 22, 2009
| | I’m frequently asked to explain how much ‘horsepower’ (brightness) a projector needs to have in order to make the image on a screen look good. In a moment, I will give some formulas that are very necessary in determining projector brightness and screen size. However, two 'red flags' popped into my head.
First, it's a bit technical, and some will not understand the concept.Second, while the formulas are not a big secret, they are a necessary part of how I make a living as a consultant. However, I can honestly say that MOST firms that I've run across do not perfo...read more |
Utilizing Cameras
By Anthony D. Coppedge - Video Advice - Oct 11, 2009
| | The vast majority of churches in America are using slide projectors and overhead transparencies
and haven’t made the jump to video projection. But that is changing…and rapidly.
And in the ranks of those churches that have taken the “digital dive”, there are growing
congregations who have started using video cameras in what’s called IMAG – or Image
MAGnification or even “Big Picture”.
No matter what you call it, the ability to take a larger-than-life image and project it for all to see
has many real benefits or pitfalls, depending upon how it’s used. And so,...read more |
Lamps (not bulbs)
By Anthony D. Coppedge - Video Advice - Sep 28, 2009
| | Lamp technology has gone through significant leaps in technology over the last several years, and the new technologies have created much longer lamp life, and a host of other caveats and pitfalls.
I feel a mini-article coming on, so here I go:
It used to be that a projector manufacturer would say 1,000 hours was the “expected lamp life”. In reality, you got about 450 hours that were good, but the drop-off in brightness was significant, and they rarely lasted the rated 750 hours. Typically, these were the old 575-Watt Metal Halide lamps that had this problem. Al...read more |
Implementing Media
By Anthony D. Coppedge - Video Advice - Sep 24, 2009
| | Have a defined vision, purpose and plan for using Media. That's it.
If the church leadership has a desire to use Media, then there must be a clear vision, attainable goals and operating budget established.
1) Vision
If the desire is to be 'cool' or 'do what ABC Church is doing', then I'd question the passion behind the vision.
However, if the vision is to use media as a sermon/song support tool, membership growth and involvement and community outreach, then you're on the right track.
The vision must be defined. In 3 months, what things MUS...read more |
Projector Connections
By Anthony D. Coppedge - Video Advice - Sep 19, 2009
| | Simple, yet legitimate questions about projectors are often the ones that are assumed. A subscriber of mine once asked me what sorts of connectors should be on a projector.
First, the projector should be DATA and VIDEO compatible. This is the de-facto standard in today’s projectors, but it never hurts to ask. The physical types of connectors that are common are:
• DVI input– (specialized connector) – A computer-type input that uses a digital signal instead of the analog for a cleaner image. Not a common interface – yet.
• COMPUTER IN (HD 15-pin) {1-2 inputs...read more |
Video Licensing
By EXW Staff - Video Advice - Sep 13, 2009
| | Frequently Asked Question: What license permits churches to use film clips and pre-printed information during worship and other events? How do you obtain the license?
Churches are permitted to use film clips by securing a MPLC (Motion Picture Licensing Corporation) license. An umbrella license covers all end-user needs for motion pictures and is typically issued for one year. It should run in the neighborhood of $100 for the license. The cost, however, depends on the particular denomination and denomination grouping. The number of churches, denominations or...read more |
How Much Media Budget?
By Anthony D. Coppedge - Video Advice - Sep 09, 2009
| | The concept of Media budgets is relatively new (aside from broadcast
oriented churches), and the amounts jump dramatically from church to
church. So how much should you set aside for your Annual church
Media budget? The best way to answer that is to look at what drives
the budget.
Budgets for churches are driven by three main components:
1) Vision from church leadership (value - how important is Media)
2) Content and frequency (application – what is required of Media)
3) Personnel – the ability & quantity of Media personnel (...read more |
Planning Weekend Experiences
By Anthony D. Coppedge - Video Advice - Sep 03, 2009
| | Does your Pastor use a Creative Team to help craft the weekend experience at your church? Does your team plan out sermon series, music, videos and events well in advance?
Chances are, your Pastor is overloaded with studying for the weekend, managing the staff, meeting with members and handling the day-to-day of today's church. I doubt that your Pastor has had the time to even consider how to implement a strategy that would help relieve some of the stress by inviting a group to help plan the weekend experience.
Of course, how far in advance you plan depends o...read more |
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