Command D + Me
When I started editing for church the only thing I was worried about was me and my deadline. I’d often joke that I needed to clone myself. I remember working with other young editors and seeing them make mistakes while thinking, “they’ll learn.” A lot has changed since then especially the way I work. I … Read more
Photos: Staff Christmas Party
For Christmas, the marketing team put together a party for the staff. Even though it seemed like everyone was too busy for the Christmas Party, it was good and needed. It made the staff feel like a family. Gathering together reminds me how fortunate I am to work with such great people. Christmas dinner made … Read more
Funny Marketing Works
I try to keep things simple and professional for videos, a video where everyone approves of. But once in a while I take some risks, and its usually when I’m bored with my current ideas. I gathered a few creative thinkers to help me come up with some funny marketing videos for our women’s event. … Read more
To give..Where the Hungry can be Fed
It’s so easy for me to hide behind my computer screen. As a church editor sometimes I forget about the people we are impacting. I can easily get stuck only seeing the little world I live in. Thursday I went out to our Food Distribution to get some snap shots. When I saw the lines … Read more
Video: My Hero
The first time I saw Pastor Deborah was at a women’s conference in Sydney, Australia. I was in shock when she said she was from San Bernardino, California. I remember her preaching up a storm at that women’s conference. Fast forward a few years and now I am in California editing at her church. As … Read more
Team Player to Team Leader
(photo: 2005 a volunteer editor at Hillsong Church, hiding in the basement editing.) For years I have enjoyed sitting silently behind my computer editing, trying not to bring attention to myself. I like being flawlessly invisible because people only notice the video when there is a mistake. When I started as an editor at The … Read more
Behind the Scenes: Man Day
The past few weeks the staff at The Rock has been working hard to host an event for men called, “Man Day.” It was the first event I’ve been apart of since being back on staff. I had the chance to walk around a bit during the first session of Man Day. As I watched … Read more
Video: Know the Culture
Marketing says know your audience, as a mega church media director I say, know the culture. The mistake I made in the past was looking too much at videos made by other churches. It took me years to realized what type of church I was apart of. It was only then was I able to … Read more
Tutorial: Color Grading 2
<<back to tutorial Archives Yesterday I received a comment on one of my older blog post about how to color grade your work. Since then I’ve learned some more tips. Its all about knowing what you want. If you aren’t sure what to look for, then look on line for a photo/video that you like … Read more
Blog: Coffee and Great Company
One of my favorite things to do is drink coffee and have a great conversation. Sometimes I have one that is so inspiring I wish I would have recorded it for all to hear. We began to talk about the church and creativity. I shared that it was the Puritan church that shut down the … Read more
