video

Watch a Latin lesson about boy words and girl words

August 2, 2010

We’re getting close to finishing the first 10 lessons for our new Latin video series called Visual Latin. We’ve broken down the concepts into bite-size pieces to make them easier to digest. For instance, the grammar video lesson above explains the way gender works in Latin; and it’s pretty enjoyable to watch. On our site you [...]

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The one thing to remember about marketing videos: Watch “Earning Trust” and see why the major labels print with Fidelity

July 8, 2010

If you’re interested in creating a marketing video for your company or ministry, the one thing you need to remember is that it needs to be about one thing. This was a principle I heard in screenwriting school and it applies pretty much to everything in marketing. Sure, there can be variations and sub-ideas; but [...]

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Watch a fun video with Gershwin in full color | Behind the scenes at Fidelity Offset

July 2, 2010

Along with films and documentaries, we like do unique video work for companies. I spent three years as the marketing director for a small business where I sought to find creative ways to use video to show people exactly what the company did (it was amazing how a good video could increase sales). We currently [...]

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Watch (and listen) to the newest music for worship | Greg Wilbur’s “My Cry Ascends”

June 18, 2010

I think Greg Wilbur is one of the best living composers of music for worship. That he happens also to be the Chief Musician at Parish Presbyterian Church in Franklin, Tennessee means I have the privilege of hearing his music each week. (You know his music is really wonderful when your 7-year-old daughter sings it [...]

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Watch an Experiment with a Steadicam and a Conceit | “Dance Lessons”

June 14, 2010

PART 1 : “Positions, Please!” A few months ago, we were asked to be one of a number of production companies creating short films on marriage. Our assigned topic was marital roles, and certain parameters came with the request: the film needed to be in four linked parts that could fit between other teaching pieces; [...]

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Professors, Middle Schoolers & Mud – Watch a short piece on teaching sustainable urban agriculture to kids

May 14, 2010

This is a little piece we did for our friends Dr. Chris Farrell (a biologist) and Jason Atkins (an ecologist) at Trevecca Nazarene University. The two of them have developed a great relationship with an inner city middle school down the street from the university and are helping teach them about sustainable urban agriculture. They [...]

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Watch “Prodigal Sons” in HD

May 6, 2010

In light of the three year anniversary of shooting Prodigal Sons in New York City, we’re posting it here in high definition for your viewing pleasure. It is my favorite film of the Modern Parables series for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the theology behind the parable itself. Since the film was [...]

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Watch “The Redemption of Cecil & Victoria Johnson”

April 13, 2010

This is a short documentary we shot last year in Florida. It was to be a part of the Seek Social Justice series but ended up not being used in the final product. It tells the story of how Cecil and Victoria Johnson were pulled out of a life of drugs, crime and prison and [...]

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Watch what a clever actor can do with a single page

March 26, 2010

I always find it interesting to see what a good comic actor can do with a script. We shot a short film earlier this week in a dance studio here in Nashville. In previous posts, I talked about writing the script as well as working with actors. I can now show you how one of [...]

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“We all tend to have that mentality that I’ll do just enough to think I’m ok on the Jesus list.” – Curt Campbell Interview

February 4, 2010

Curt Campbell works for the Men of Valor prison ministry as the Jericho Project Coordinator. He spends his days inside the prison overseeing the other staff members and working with the men themselves. When we did these interviews, I was extremely impressed with Curt’s insightfulness into the way we think about doing work for God [...]

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