Tellemedia

Last post.

tellemedia — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:07:35 +0000

If you didn’t catch the last post, I’ve moved this blog to a new address:

http://blog.twoandfour.com

Goodbye Tellemedia, hello Twoandfour. Go check it out.

Tellemedia moves.

tellemedia — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:14:29 +0000

That’s right, folks! Time to update those feed readers — Tellemedia is now at blog.twoandfour.com!

It was high time I did a major overhaul on this tired blog theme, and so I finally pulled the trigger. All the posts from here have been tranfered over, and new ones are on the way. (YES! I’m actually going to blog again.)

Pop over to the new site and comment there letting me know how you like the new flava.

Tellemedia out. For good.

Sometimes when things don’t work, they do.

tellemedia — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:39:14 +0000

After hearing Scot Longyear deliver this sermon from last weekend, I ran across this post in one of the blogs I follow at www.ragamuffinsoul.com. Scot’s sermon spoke about handling crisis in our lives, and how God can really do some amazing stuff during hard times.

Because I deal with the technical details for each service here at MCC (it’s my job to), I get easily frustrated when everything doesn’t go EXACTLY how I planned for it to. This video begins with a technical failure at Buckhead Church in Atlanta, and ends with God bringing the house down. Check it out!

Worship imagery.

tellemedia — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:00:10 +0000

Last December we put up a center screen in our sanctuary. It is a different aspect ratio than the side screens, and so we use it independently during services. It generally shows a welcome slide until the sermon begins, and then it displays the sermon slides so we don’t have to cut away from our live camera shots.

During worship we try to display some imagery and/or words in an attempt to help people focus on the Lord. It is truly amazing what some visuals can do to the room.

We’ve used pictures from The Passion, simple words, and abstract art. Below are some of my favorites we’ve made from this past year.

Animals crack me up…

tellemedia — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:23:05 +0000

…especially when you add sound effects!

Productivity 101

tellemedia — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:38:46 +0000

I have a friend/co-worker that also likes to blog. Currently he’s in the middle of posting a series on being more productive. Go check out what Scot’s saying at Reson8.org.

Now that you know what I’ve been reading, check this out. This book has done more for improving my productivety than anything else (except my wife). There is a lot of “duh” material and other common sense that someone like myself needs reminded of.

Go take a look.

My freelance journey begins.

tellemedia — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:00:14 +0000

After having a number of conversations about doing some web design for people I decided to get organized. My business cards just arrived – nothing too fancy, just simple and clean.

Why call it TWOANDFOUR? I listen to a lot of jazz, and in jazz the structure is based on beats two and four. However, the real beauty of jazz is in the improvization that surrounds that structure. I feel web design is similiar. It’s always a challenge to creatively design in a realm with so much restriction.

Anyway, the freelance thing is just a fun side gig I’m getting going. I’ll post on this again when I start getting design jobs.

I’m still alive.

tellemedia — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:01:53 +0000

I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything, but I’ve had a lot of things cookin’. Here’s a little random video I found in the archives that I downloaded to use at Camp Illiana a few years ago. (Kudos to Josh for the fresh new website design of Camp Illiana’s site!)

Enjoy.

Why am I humming 90′s R&B?

tellemedia — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:19:07 +0000

That’s right. I’m man enough to admit it.

I was driving home from work last night and out of nowhere I found myself humming “I Swear” (the All 4 One version, not the country one). I have no idea where it came from. I just stopped and said to my self out loud in the car — “what?!?!?”

Since i’m being so brutally honest this morning I guess I might as well bare all by saying I have always been and will always be a fan of 1990′s R&B and Hip Hop. I’ve tried to not like it, but I just can’t help myself…

What do you find yourself singing with in the car all alone? C’mon, it’s confession time.

Robert’s Testimony

tellemedia — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:51:18 +0000

I caught up with one of my volunteers who runs a camera in our eXchange service and shot this video about his encounter with a homeless guy.

Robert is a simple guy — he simply loves Jesus. Truly inspiring. Thanks, Robert.