Volunteering in Church is really awesome; it does not matter whether it is for something technical or something low key and temporary. You can do anything, well almost – e.g. parking lot guy, announcement person or the CGI lady. I volunteered for video and that was a few years ago.
I have enjoyed it so much that it has become my extreme hobby, woot. If I actually make a feature film, I will blame by church.

I know that I am only speaking from an insider’s perspective, but here are a few things that I believe are great about what I do:
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Everyone has there own opinion on Christian Film; it has come a long way that is sure. There are some that would argue that we should not consider it as a genre and others say that we judge it separately because of it’s genre. Personally I like the way it has progressed, there is still some way to go, and it is sure to be hard because not many Producers/Production companies are keen to invest enough into it. Having said that; What do you think? (more…)

Most of what SynapticLight.com is about is to make connections with people in the spheres of Film-making, Social Media and the Church. I try to maintain an overlap of those three areas in the kinds of people I engage with. However there are exceptions, as always, and some of those exceptions lead to great friendships

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In two days time (14 May) it will be the 2nd anniversary of my blogging life. I started with my first post, just showing the first TenBefore (10B4) we did. GreenScreen, keying, all that stuff. It has been a fun time, I leaned a lot.
And now, 2 years later, as I look back at how I have progressed, how my blog has evolved and how so many good people have been a part of my life.
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I had the chance to go to Drive 2006 and was blown away by pretty much everything, but especially the cameras they used and the awesome creative stuff they get to do with video. This year was no exception. Although I was not there, I was excited and looking out for every tweet and FaceBook entry concerning it. Some buddies from church got to go – I ‘ll have to have a word with them why they did not post more updates

Here are some of the videos used for announcements.
Very Creative.
Although there is a time for the more live and personal touch, I think that there aint much that can beat a really professional, relevant and creative video than makes sure the information is brought across effectively, efficiently and in a fun manner.
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Kendra Fleming, Tom Shefchunas and Donnie Joiner from the North Point Leadership team came over for a visit to Southpoint Church in February. They had a whole to offer in terms of creativity, leadership and the wow factor. While I did not engage much, I was certainly impressed.
However, Kendra, has written quite a pertinent post about her visit to Camp SonShine in Maitland Garden Village.

Real Life Heroes: You can get involved and make a difference. Find out how!

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Ok, so you want to show a clip from a DVD or from a TV show. It illustrates a point perfects and you only want a short piece. It is not like you are pirating the stuff, let alone making illegal copies for profit. In fact, showing the will not only serve the purpose of illustrating the point but will also promote the actual media source; maybe even result in a few sales and royalties for the content owners.

Right?

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Last year I had the please to be involved with Southpoint Church putting together a video that just showed the involvement and result of all the gifts given to the children of Metro Kids Africa. There were so many Christmas boxes put together that a lot were given out to kids from a different organization.
I was not able to be at the hand out personally, but to be able to contribute with my what I have is just awesome.

Not many people are able to take their interests and passions to new levels with the help of the community – most have to go it alone, have to find their own opportunity and fight their own battles.

Southpoint Church gave me an opportunity to take my dream to a new level by helping me get involved in filmmaking, motion graphics and general video media. I have learnt how to use a professional camera, edit in Final Cut Pro, create industry standard DVDs and interact with the community. All that I can do now is a result of the opportunity afforded to me. Not many people get even a sniff of opportunity.

Thanks Southpoint Church. When I make my feature film you will certainly be credited.

This post was created as part of a global groundswell of gratitude called TweetsGiving. The celebration, created by US nonprofit Epic Change, is an experiment in social innovation that seeks to change the world through the power of gratitude. I hope you’ll visit the TweetsGiving site to learn more, and to bring your grateful heart to the party by sharing your gratitude, and giving in honor of that for which you’re most thankful.

Considering how close we are to renaming and rebranding our Church, I thought I would show a little about who we are from the promo video I did for us. Will definitely be a good idea to create a new and better one for the 're-launch'

Some of the leaders of our Church had the opportunity to interact with other leaders from other Churches. Here is a Quick Promotion that I put together to show some of the things that go down at Stellenberg Community Church