Think Like a Filmmaker: Sensory-Rich Worship Design for Unforgettable Messages

Think Like a Filmmaker: Sensory-Rich Worship Design for Unforgettable Messages

Are you Burned Out, in a Rut, and Frustrated by Sunday Mornings?

Then you need to “think like a filmmaker!” In this book, internationally-renowned worship designer and teacher, Dr. Marcia McFee, will give you her time-tested strategies for creating and sustaining sensory-rich worship that offers unforgettable messages each and every week. Insights from filmmakers: art directors, screenwriters, composers, cinematographers and directors, will attract and ignite volunteers as they gain skills for every worship art. Applying these lessons to vital communication of the Greatest-Story-Ever-Told will not only inspire pastors and staff for their work, but will invigorate the congregation’s excitement for Sunday mornings!

WITH THIS BOOK:

• Take the stress out of worship planning by adopting one important strategy

• Train knowledgeable volunteers that love working on worship

• Streamline your efforts by learning a common design vocabulary and process

• Do it all through a fun exploration of filmmaking techniques, from conceptualizing the story to dealing with “the reviews!”

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Think Like a Filmmaker: Sensory-Rich Worship Design for Unforgettable Messages

Think Like a Filmmaker: Sensory-Rich Worship Design for Unforgettable Messages

Are you Burned Out, in a Rut, and Frustrated by Sunday Mornings?

Then you need to “think like a filmmaker!” In this book, internationally-renowned worship designer and teacher, Dr. Marcia McFee, will give you her time-tested strategies for creating and sustaining sensory-rich worship that offers unforgettable messages each and every week. Insights from filmmakers: art directors, screenwriters, composers, cinematographers and directors, will attract and ignite volunteers as they gain skills for every worship art. Applying these lessons to vital communication of the Greatest-Story-Ever-Told will not only inspire pastors and staff for their work, but will invigorate the congregation’s excitement for Sunday mornings!

WITH THIS BOOK:

• Take the stress out of worship planning by adopting one important strategy

• Train knowledgeable volunteers that love working on worship

• Streamline your efforts by learning a common design vocabulary and process

• Do it all through a fun exploration of filmmaking techniques, from conceptualizing the story to dealing with “the reviews!”

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Think Like a Filmmaker: Sensory-Rich Worship Design for Unforgettable Messages

Think Like a Filmmaker: Sensory-Rich Worship Design for Unforgettable Messages

by Marcia McFee
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Think Like a Filmmaker: Sensory-Rich Worship Design for Unforgettable Messages

by Marcia McFee

Overview

Think Like a Filmmaker: Sensory-Rich Worship Design for Unforgettable Messages

Are you Burned Out, in a Rut, and Frustrated by Sunday Mornings?

Then you need to “think like a filmmaker!” In this book, internationally-renowned worship designer and teacher, Dr. Marcia McFee, will give you her time-tested strategies for creating and sustaining sensory-rich worship that offers unforgettable messages each and every week. Insights from filmmakers: art directors, screenwriters, composers, cinematographers and directors, will attract and ignite volunteers as they gain skills for every worship art. Applying these lessons to vital communication of the Greatest-Story-Ever-Told will not only inspire pastors and staff for their work, but will invigorate the congregation’s excitement for Sunday mornings!

WITH THIS BOOK:

• Take the stress out of worship planning by adopting one important strategy

• Train knowledgeable volunteers that love working on worship

• Streamline your efforts by learning a common design vocabulary and process

• Do it all through a fun exploration of filmmaking techniques, from conceptualizing the story to dealing with “the reviews!”

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780997497816
Publisher: Trokay Press
Publication date: 07/13/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 296
File size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

Contents Introduction You are a ritual artist Think like a filmmaker-a lens What you will find in this book More than just a book Chapter 1: Conceptualizing the Story Unforgettable messages Layering The worship series-helping us see deeper Discerning the direction Pitching the story Casting the vision Chapter 2: Gathering the Creative Team Team member roles The "production" timeline Naming the direction Brainstorming party/retreat Brainstorming and resource-gathering Production week: writing scripts Task management The final countdown The team covenant Chapter 3: Think like an Art Director: Visual Arts The space The ethos The symbols Anchor images Visual installations Moving visuals and drop line systems Visual homiletics Collaborators Chapter 4: Think like a Screenwriter: Verbal Arts Words are symbolic The experience of words Words are visual Words have to move The verbal transition Writing liturgy Writing sermons Chapter 5: Think like a Composer: Music Arts Music and emotion Underscoring Theme songs and threshold moments Musical transitions Congregational music-making Chapter 6: Think like a Cinematographer: Media Arts The art of creating a "world" Visual support for holy space Visual liturgy, visual Word Through the camera lens Painting with light Sound effects, sound systems Chapter 7: Think like a Director: Dramatic Arts The importance of embodiment Movement in community Movement as proclamation Embodied speaking Training and placement of readers Children in worship Chapter 8: Think like an Editor: Production Continues The cutting room floor The order of worship-narrative flow Layered sequences Script writing Task management The cue-to-cue rehearsal Worship guides Getting the word out Chapter 9: The Release and the Reviews The politics of change The worship team review
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