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Free resources, images, videos, photos for church communications

10 May, 2015 By Yvon Prehn Leave a Comment

Free video footage resources
Many churches are willing to share video footage they've created--check out the resources here.

"Wouldn't it be great if people who created church videos would be willing to share them?" commented a man at a newly formed committee for church communications. When the comment was passed on to me, I responded that many people have already done that and here are some of the resources I passed on.

This first site is primarily a subscription site, but each week has free images and a monthly free video:

https://www.lightstock.com/  really good images and video footage, sign up for their weekly free images and monthly free video

The sites below are all collections either from very large churches or people who contributed—lots of material, challenge is that it takes some time to screen through them—but they are free! [Read more...]

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Yvon Prehn advice on how to shoot videos when you talk to the camera

31 October, 2012 By Yvon Prehn Leave a Comment

Logitech C310 Webcam, used to create Yvon Prehn videos
This simple camera, the Logitech C310 Webcam, is what I used to create the video here and for my other speaking videos on this site.

Though the majority of teaching videos that I create both for this training site and my Sunday School class don't have me talking directly to the camera, I do some this way periodically for you to see that a real person is behind this ministry. This is part of my answer to how I create the videos. I have been asked by a number of Effective Church Communication readers how I do what I do, so here it is.

Before I get into specific advice, I feel like a disclaimer is necessary. The videos that I create when I'm talking to the camera are extremely simple ones. They suit my purposes and seem to help the audience I am trying to help—church communicators. There are many, many websites and how-tos online if you want to do more professional video shoots with multiple cameras, and advanced sound and lighting. Be prepared, however, because with the advice from these sites also comes greatly increased costs.

Many professional ministries have recording studios, use professional sound systems, microphones and multiple cameras.  I've been part of recordings like that when some other group had many thousands of dollars to spend and I've been involved in lengthy camera shoots. The complex videos then take weeks to months to edit and finish. All that is great, if that is your purpose.

For the videos that I do, I simply want to teach you something. I want to focus on my content and make the process to record it as professional as I can, but also as simple and low-cost as possible. With these limitations in mind, below is a short video that shows how I produce a video with me talking. After that  is more information on lighting and makeup.
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How to create multi-media videos EXTREMELY easily, cheaply or for FREE!

10 May, 2012 By Yvon Prehn Leave a Comment

If you liked the video created for Mother's Day with the scrolling images and pictures--you can't believe how easy it is to create your own. This brief video is an introduction on how to do it for FREE or for very low-cost. Next week I'll be adding an additional video or videos that will expand how to use this powerful software.

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