CrumplePop has a couple free plugins on their site for Final Cut Pro users. The first is a text effect/lower-third plugin that automagically creates text overlays that look like the kind used at Vimeo. The second free plugin is a polaroid picture effect for photos. You can watch example videos and snag a copy of both plugins here.
If tapeless is your preference than the Canon HF11 is the way to go. It replaced the famous Canon HF10 (well famous because if it’s use in the major motion picture Crank 2) It has no tape mechanism, Canon opted for 32Gb internal flash memory instead. It can also record to cheap SDHC media, and offers 24p as well. Instead of the HV-series HDV codec, the HF11 records full-raster 1920×1080 video in AVCHD, and was (to my knowledge) the first small camcorder to utilize AVCHD’s max bitrate of 24Mbps. The HF11 currently sits in the ~$700 price range at most online outlets, which makes it an affordable and effective entry into solid-state recording.
So there you have it. A few affordable options for churches. But regardless of the tool you choose, use ‘em early and often. Don’t let equipment envy and price be the barrier to your goals as a videographer. Happy shooting!
I am thankful that I still get that kid-in-candy store feeling when it comes to NASA. It’s amazing that you can watch the mission live on the internet. What a killer feeling it must be to look at God’s creation from that perspective. WOW!!
I have decided to take a stab at writing. There are some important things to know:
1. I suck at it.
2. I failed English. Twice.
3. My actual name is run-on sentence or I don’t know where punctuation actually goes.
You have been warned!! However, I have such a passion for gear and we went on an incredible journey when making the jump to video at Reality. Let’s just say I started with a price tag of $15,000,00 and we spent $3000,00. I will share some of that story in the book. I really want to share about getting great not good quality gear and actually have money left to do ministry. Save the $10,000,00 cameras for T.V. because for the price of that one camera, you can have a studio in your church.
As far as a launch date… I will shoot for the fall.
My long time friend Ben Arment has done it again! Introducing:
STORY is a first-of-its-kind experience for communicators of the Gospel - the greatest story ever told. It will be held on Wednesday, October 28 at the Paramount Theater in Aurora, Illinois.
Speakers include Donald Miller, Nancy Beach, Dave Gibbons, Ed Young, Stacy Spencer, Chris Seay and Mike Foster. A day of workshops will follow on October 29 at nearby Orchard Valley Community Church, featuring illustrators, designers, scholars, authors and communications experts. Register for the conference and enter to win 2 free trips to the Kilns - CS Lewis’ home in Oxford, England - at www.StoryChicago.com.
