The Voyage that Shook the World - SOON ON DVD!

2009 marks the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his book, ‘Origin of Species’. The Voyage that Shook the World retraces Darwin’s journey, exploring the places and discoveries crucial to the formulation of his Theory of Evolution.

Filmed in South America, UK, North America, Australia and Europe, The Voyage features dramatic period recreations and stunning nature cinematography interwoven with scholars sharing their perspectives on the man and the controversy.

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Ukraine: Georgia Team

This is video highlight of the team from Georgia and some of the work they did in Ukraine. I wasn't with them very much, but at least its something. You can see the HD version on Vimeo.

Christian Films UPDATE

Note: I have not seen all of these films, I am just giving an update on what is out there and available.

MANDIE AND THE SECRET TUNNEL
In 1899, Mandie's life changes when her Cherokee friends help her escape to a mansion that holds the hidden secrets of her past and the key to her future!

Set in the early 1900s, this series boasts a delightful cast of characters who, in the tradition of LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE and ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, learn valuable lessons as they conquer hardships and celebrate life’s triumphs. The movie stars Dean Jones and releases to DVD on September 22nd 2009. View Trailer

MERCY STREETS
Mercy Streets, an urban drama pitting brother against brother, one an ex-con, recently released from prison, running from his past; the other, a sincere yet uninspired young minister struggling with his faith. Brothers connected by blood, separated by hate, reunited by crime, and forever bonded by love. View Trailer

CLICK CLACK JACK
An 1870s railroad engineer named Jack who operates a small branch line in the town of Potter's Gap. Jack, or more affectionately known by some as Click Clack Jack, uses his Biblical wisdom and his love for people to save his town from being destroyed by a greedy land baron. View Trailer

Right.org CONTEST WINNERS

The results are out! Unfortunately, neither of the commercials that I worked on won any awards. You can check out the winning entries here.

Back Home

Just a short post to say that I have made it home! Thanks for all your prayers :)

I'll be posting more info and pictures in the days to come - after I get more settled.

In Ukraine

Just letting everyone know that I finally made it here and that everything is going well! Keep praying for me :) I sent my family an email with an update so be checking the FB group link!

UKRAINE July 30 - August 25

WHY I'M GOING:
Gospelink is a missions organization dedicated to advancing the gospel through national preachers. "Gospelink was established for the purpose of advancing the gospel throughout the world. It is our belief that this objective can be best accomplished by assisting national preachers who are actively involved in church planting and discipleship. Through prayer and financial assistance national preachers are empowered, their evangelistic outreach is enhanced, and their church planting efforts are accelerated."

WHAT I'LL BE DOING:
This organization is sending me to Ukraine to interview 5-7 national pastors and then film re-enacted dramatizations of their lives/stories/testimonies.

(Docudrama: A docudrama is a dramatization of actual historical events.)

WHO'S GOING WITH ME:
I'm flying over there and staying with a youth group from a church in Georgia who is going over to do some evangelistic missions work. I won't be working with them during the day, but as I understand it, I'll be staying at the same place with them at night. It's supposed to work out so that a couple of people from the team will be helping me with video work instead of the preaching meetings.

WHERE I'M GOING:
- July 30 - I fly from OKC to GA to meet up with the team. We then fly from GA to Paris, and from Paris to Kiev. The team will be in Ukraine for about 3 weeks and then they are scheduled to come back a week before I do.
- I'm not sure where all I'm going while I'm in Ukraine...stay tuned to find out!
- August 25 - I fly from Kiev to New York, from NY to GA, from GA to OKC.

HOW I'LL BE DOING IT:
I'll be shooting in High Definition on the Panasonic HMC-150 which is a tape-less work flow, and requires hard drives and a computer to store the footage. I also have a 4 piece lighting kit that I am taking with me, so I hope it survives the airline travel and functions well while I'm in Ukraine.

THINGS TO PRAY FOR:
1) That I will be humble and reliant on God's strength to accomplish this task. 1 Thess. 5:24 "Faithful is He that calleth you, Who also will do it."
2) The people who help me will have had some video experience and maybe even know how to use a Mac and even Final Cut Pro! (this would be a huge help to smoothing out the shooting workflow)
3) Protection for the group and equipment as we travel, and that we make all the connections!
4) That despite the language barrier God would enable me to capture the heart of each of the pastor's stories. Also, that He would provide the locations and resources to create compelling dramas that compliment each story.
5) For the technical equipment - that the hard drives and computer function well! Also, their electricity is 220v over there, I have all the necessary adapters and such, but it would be really nice for there not to be any major complications!

Thank you all for praying for me while I'm gone!! It really, really means a lot to me :)

Lord willing, I will be able to post pictures and more updates on the Ukraine Facebook group page as the trip progresses - please consider bookmarking the link and check back often!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112477526810&ref=mf

Bros Color Correction

Just an update on another completed project - I finished the color correction for the short film Bros! Here are a couple of screen shots while I was working on the color correction.

Bed and Breakfast Videos

You may recall some pictures I posted a couple of weeks ago while shooting for a recent ReelCast project - Bed & Breakfast promo videos. Well this batch is done, edited and available online for your viewing pleasure :)

There are 4 videos, each 3minutes long. So, take a few minutes to head over and check 'em out, then come back and leave me a comment, I'd really appreciate your feedback! I may be doing some more in the months to come and knowing what people do/don't like would be helpful for future B&B promos.

Freedom's Heritage History Books

This is a recent design project from ReelCast Productions. I have been helping design this site over the last month or so for some friends and I'm pleased to announce that it is fully up running! This is a great resource for quality history books!

"Our main purpose in Freedom’s Heritage is to provide home educators, Christian students, and public school students with quality, conservative history books for your family in a convenient, affordable way. Our goal is to provide America’s children with history at-your-fingertips. We strive to ensure that the history books we carry are not humanistic, watered down nor politically correct."

Visit freedomsheritage.com to learn more!