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Another 1 AM Post

John Calvin — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:58:00 +0000

I’m sitting here at 1 AM with three other great brothers in Christ working over the script for our entry in the Christian Filmmakers.org 24-hour film contest. Unfortunately, the majority opinion of the team holds that I can’t even disclose the title 6 hours before we get the security elements for the shoot. Ah well. $500 top prize, 24 hours, four laptops, a desktop and a XL-2…plus a great crew of Christian guys and girls… it’s going to be an interesting Saturday. Off to bed now–if I can get a wifi connection on set I may be able to post some updates during the day.

In His Service,

John Calvin Young

San Antonio 2007 Videos

John Calvin — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:03:00 +0000

For those of you that weren’t able to make it down to SAICFF this year–or those who were and just want to remember it better!–thank God for Christian filmmakers who have YouTube accounts! Quite a few of us were there this year, video cameras in tow, shooting things here and there. Some, like Nathaniel Bluedorn, had VERY nice video cameras there and were shooting quite professional interviews. Some of us had consumer video cameras and just shot handheld videos. All of them are interesting though–little clips and cuts from sessions, meals, the award ceremony, and the all-important discussions in the hallways!

There are 9 movies on the playlist at the moment, and more will be added as they are uploaded and I find them. If you have good videos of the ’07 San Antonio events, please reply back in the comments and I will add them to the list!

In His Service,
John Calvin Young

Globe Reacher TV: Tutorials and Tips for Filmmakers

John Calvin — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:48:00 +0000

My good friend Daniel Rivera, of Spring Branch, Texas, has announced a new series of short filmmaking technique videos to be posted on YouTube. The first episode deals with a quick fix to help improve camera movement on a tripod. I won’t reveal the secret–go ahead and watch it below!

If you have a YouTube account you can comment on the video here–we want to see more things like this in the future!

IHS,
John Calvin