Ron de Moraes’ credits include broadcast video Director for “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” the Miss Universe and Miss USA Pageants, the “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” “In Performance at the White House: Memphis Soul,” “The Celebrity Apprentice Live Finale,” “Disney Parks Christmas Parade Special,” “In Performance at the White House:…
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Jon Small’s credits include broadcast TV Director and/or Executive Producer for “Garth Brooks: Yankee Stadium Live,” “Billy Joel Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert,” “Blake Shelton Live: It’s All About Tonight,” and various other shows starring Brad Paisley, Reba McEntire, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Van Morrison and others. Originally recorded for a 2012 break-out session at…
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Gregg Gelfand’s credits include live broadcast video Director for “American Idol,” “Imagine: John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert,” “Michael Bublé’s Christmas in Hollywood,” “Lady Gaga & the Muppets’ Holiday Spectacular,” and others. Originally recorded for a 2012 break-out session at the GURUS OF TECH conference, entitled “Live Director’s: an Inside Look,”…
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I would venture to say one of the most discussed yet misunderstood subjects in church production today is “excellence.” Week after week I see blog posts about excellence. Discussions with church technical artists often touch on the subject. Social media from peers address it. Could it be that I am just…
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An often discussed topic among church video tech people is the matter of shot composition. How much headroom is appropriate? Do the Rule of Thirds apply for all shots? If so, when? Is shot composition solely a matter of individual aesthetically pleasing yet independent shots strung together sequentially … or…
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What would you say if I told you that there was a totally free, always available way you could multiply your own productivity as well as increase the efficacy of your volunteer’s time and efforts, grow and retain team rosters, better everyone’s mood by improving your work environment, insure your…
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This “Things I Like” are an inexpensive set of in-ear buds I found out about from Scott Devine’s “Scott’s Bass Lessons” YouTube Channel. The in-ear buds are manufactured in China by a company called KZ. The model I bought is called the ZST and they are available via Amazon for…
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Advice received from tech conferences, magazines, websites, discussion boards and even from fellow technical-artist friends can be wonderful; but have you ever wished you could get your hands on scientific research regarding competencies using video communication technology? I have. Recently a DeGroote School of Business research study regarding the effectiveness of conducting…
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This meme has been making the rounds on social media. As you can imagine, it has generated many comments. One person responded, “No thanks, rather be at the bottom one.” Another commented, “We started years ago, I think we may have had no more than two dozen parishioners at that…
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Have you ever had a show or a church service “crash and burn” technically? I don’t mean a little hiccup, I mean a major failure! The type that EVERYONE in the audience knows “something’s definitely wrong.” The type that gets you called into someone’s office for a meeting afterward? If…
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