Tech-Artists’ Proverbs
According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary a “Proverb” is an adage, a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observaRead More…
Author: Tom D'Angelo
Tom D'Angelo has worked in television production and AVL corporate theater for nearly four decades. He is Emmy Award nominated (Best Director category, Mid-Atlantic) and has been part of various teams nominated or winning national Emmys. As the Media Director at a megachurch in the 1980’s he developed a love for the Church and church performing and technical artists.
4K consumer growth and globalization
If your church is like mine, you may still be running Standard Definition cameras, as well as projecting and streaming in SD. Mind you, I am not cRead More…
4K Church
When I speak to tech-artist friends about 4K video for church productions I used get one of the following responses: [Me] “So what do you think Read More…
Viewing Habits – Mobile
It may not surprise you to find out that online media giants like Netflix study the viewing habits of their subscribers. In a recent Wired MagaRead More…
Aja DataCalc
Ever need to figure out how many gigabytes of storage your video recording will take at a certain resolution, frame rate or codec? Ever need toRead More…
Lens cleaning
A few years ago a TV show invited me to come by their set and take a look at their video projection system. The producers complained that the pRead More…
pCAM Film+Digital
Things I Like: Nearly every day I use pCAM, a iOS app developed by Hollywood 1st AC David Eubanks. I started using pCAM way backRead More…
Buying your (third) camera first
Or… “Things you need to know before buying your first camera.” I’ve heard it said that some churches purchase three PA systems before thRead More…
Fader Monkeys
Humheads (sound/audio engineers), Sparkies (electrics), Rug Tuggers (convention expo workers), Vidiots (video engineers), NaRead More…
Understanding back-focus
It’s 8:55 AM and your church service is about to start. Before your livestream begins your AVL team’s camera operator zooms in and frames a the tRead More…