AUMC AV Blog

Well, before this morning I hadn't worked at the new church in two weeks, so it had been going slow... but so much has changed in the last 24 hours.

Without going into too much detail (as to not bore you), I have entered into an alliance with someone at church, someone that I should have been partnered up with a long time ago, but because of my personal problems I did not allow that to happen. Thankfully, I have forgotten the past, and now look forward to working with him in the weeks, months, and years to come.

We also got to work up at the new building today... WOW, what a difference a bit of carpet can make! (see the photo gallery above to see pictures) Because of the carpet, we can now start doing some real work, cleaning things up, attaching cables to things... all the fun stuff that I have been waiting for.

So anywho, things are (for real) now starting to get busy. I hope to soon give a "tour" of the place, to show off all of the new toys... but that won't be for another couple of weeks (I had originally planned on doing it by now, but now it probably won't be until near or after Thanksgiving). Please pray for us as we do these installations; please pray that we make the best decisions, that we are lead in everything that we do, and that God keeps us safe.

Matthew

Yea! Carpet is in! That means we can start having some real fun up at the new building!

Matthew

Yea, I finally got the photos updated. I added over 50 photos to make a round 200, including:

Photos from around the building,
photos of them installing the cross on the front of the building,
photos of the new cross (including one taken at night... the cross is back-lit!),
photos of the new carpet in the children's wing (taken today).

Anywho, I hope you enjoy them. Look for "Sept_28" on page 2 when you click on the "photos" tab above.

Matthew

For the first few months of this blog, I was taking many photos every week at the new site. I would go out on a Sunday afternoon and get 20 or 30 photos from around the building.

Lately, however, I have been lax on the photo taking. Most of my photos have centered around the booth/sanctuary. So yesterday, after church, I went by and took around 50 photos from around the building, including two panoramics of the sanctuary.

That is the good news. The bad news is I keep forgetting my camera in my car, so I haven't uploaded the photos yet. Don't worry, they will come soon. =: >

Matthew

Well, I told a bunch of people that this weekend we will be showing Part 3 of our Satan Interview series... but I lied. Because of time constraints and because this weekend's service will be special, we won't be showing the interview... hopefully next week it will be shown.

Matthew

AUMC is being covered with videos.

From two Sundays ago to three Sundays from now, we will average two videos a Sunday. This is a huge upgrade from before when we would play at most two videos a month. The videos these five weeks all fit into one of three categories: "Satan Interviews" (we still have one left), announcements, or "Giving Interviews" (a two week video series that will give the testimonies of people in the congregation).

This explosion of videos is both a blessing and a curse. It is a blessing because personally, I am a video guy. I enjoy producing, making, and showing videos. And from every account that I have heard we are getting great responses from the congregation about the videos (which is good, because I was slightly worried that the older portion of our members wouldn't appreciate it as much). It is also a curse because it is a lot of work for me to do all of the pre-production, shooting, editing, finalizing, and everything else that goes along with creating videos. But it is a mixed curse, because while it is a lot of work, I enjoy the work; it is fun for me. One half of me regrets that I am doing this for (almost) no pay, while the other half is glad that I am able to use the talent that God gave me to glorify his Kingdom.

Today I was working on the "Giving Interviews" (as I am calling it, there is no official name for these videos). Below is a screenshot of the timeline. It is relatively simple (Actually more simple than the Satan Interviews because while both interviews were two camera shoots, during the "Giving Interview" both of the cameras were basically the same shot. Also, the audio is much better this time around, I didn't have to tweak every sentence like I did with the other videos.). The music is "In the Midst" by Russell Martin (permission pending, but I doubt that he will say "No").


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Anywho, I am off to bed. We will be working at the new building in the morning, hanging choir speakers and such. Wish us luck!

Matthew