Monday, February 6, 2012

Christian Movie Connect Episode 24 – Phil Vischer



Christian Movie Connect host Cheryl Ariaz Wicker talks to ‘Veggie Tales’ creator Phil Vischer about his new series titled ‘What’s in the Bible?,’ a show that aims to teach children about their faith and explains the story of God’s redemption. He also talks about the great lessons he learned from the highly popular children’s show and how aspiring Christian filmmakers can heed God’s call.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Christian Movie Connect Episode 21- Dave Christiano



Film producer Dave Christiano shares with Christian Movie Connect host Cheryl Ariaz Wicker the challenges he has faced in trying to promote Christian films in mainstream Hollywood. While he admits that getting Christ-centered messages in films is “a slow process,” he nonetheless notes the great progress that Christian films have had in the last several years.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Preparing your gear for a shoot


Cinema 5d HDSLR Camera Prep from jared abrams on Vimeo.

It’s the day before the big shoot. You have a lot to consider before simply strapping that camera around your neck and running off to become the next Michael Bay on Vimeo. It’s called camera preparation and everyone does this a little differently. The most important thing is to set up a routine.

Natural Transitions for Storytelling


Tech Tip - Natural Transitions from Framelines TV on Vimeo.

In film making, there are many ways to move from one scene to the next. This movement is called a transition, and it is the glue that holds a story together. While there is nothing inherently wrong with adding transitions while you edit, there are certain times when a crossfade or hard cut can be distracting to your video.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Christian Movie Connect Episode 19 – Paul Lauer



Christian Movie Connect’s Cheryl Ariaz Wicker interviews Motive Entertainment president Paul Lauer and his thoughts about the growing popularity of faith-based films in Hollywood and how filmmakers are becoming open in “allowing faith and God into the fabric of the movie” in the past several years, as evident in award-winning films such as “The Mission” and “The Passion of Christ”.

Friday, November 25, 2011

An Introduction to Color Correction


3 Way Color Corrector from Zach King on Vimeo.


For a slightly more precise method to color correct your video, Adobe After Effects is a good solution. After Effects allows you to isolate your video’s red, green and blue channels to make very precise changes to your video’s color palate. This method is a bit more labor intensive, but the results are well worth the effort.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Christian Movie Connect Episode 16 – Lance McAlindon



Lance McAlindon of Walmart’s P&G Family Movie Night shares with Christian Movie Connect host Cheryl Ariaz Wicker his thoughts about how Family Movie Night is changing the face of family movie entertainment and how it is offering families quality entertainment filled with values and inspiring lessons yet presented in a fun, yes, entertaining way