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The Christian film movement is currently booming as evidenced by the success of movies like Expelled and Fireproof. The Christian Filmmakers Academy aims to equip and encourage students to produce high quality films that glorify God while having sufficient box-office appeal to rival Hollywood. More than 500 students gathered for the 2009 Christian Filmmakers Academy in San Antonio, Texas, to seriously explore how to build a Christ-honoring replacement industry outside Hollywood. If you couldn’t attend but wish you had, Lights, Camera, Action! is the next best thing to being there. It’s a hefty CD album with over 22 hours of live conference audio recorded on location. The speakers include Doug Phillips, Geoffrey and Isaac Botkin, Stephen Kendrick, Dean Jones, and others who offer plenty of practical filmmaking advice as well as theological teaching. It's so refreshing to hear a group of movie makers coming together to focus on God's Word as their guideline! Lights, Camera, Action! features highlights from the academy, including a two-part lecture on cinematography; an analysis of how Christians should depict violence in film; a blueprint for how Christian filmmakers can rightly employ the Science Fiction genre; a look at the twelve most common mistakes of beginning directors, practical tips on how to improve a film in ten minutes; an overview of “How to Win the $101,000 Best of Festival Award”; a panel discussion with feature filmmakers including Stephen Kendrick of Fireproof; a special address by actor Dean Jones outlining why Christians should build an independent film movement outside Hollywood; and much more! There are 19 CDs plus a bonus DVD of lecture slides in PDF format. The CDs were interesting and enjoyable to listen to, despite the fact that these are audio-only so the visuals are missing, which is kind of ironic since it was a filmmaking event. Nevertheless, this is an excellent resource for student filmmakers. Lights, Camera, Action! is available at Vision Forum.
If you would like a DVD series on the subject of Christian filmmaking, you’re in luck. Vision Forum has produced a 10-DVD set entitled From Script to Cinema, taken from a previous year at the Christian Filmmakers Academy in San Antonio. This DVD series is designed to assist in the education of aspiring filmmakers who enjoy filmmaking, screenwriting, and directing for the glory of God. From Script to Cinema is packed with 12 hours of formal classroom instruction from seasoned industry professionals, as well as interaction and discussion with Academy faculty and guest lecturers. Topics include: Biblical Worldview & Theology for Christian Filmmakers; Deformation and Reformation of the Arts; How to Write a Winning Treatment; Making a Short Film; Copyright and Trademark Issues for Filmmakers; How to Win an ENN and Jubilee Award; Behind the Scenes with Facing the Giants; and practical instruction on such diverse film techniques as lighting, camera-work, editing basics, animation, compositing, and production logistics. From Script to Cinema focuses on giving viewers an understanding of how to have a God-honoring worldview in the medium of film, and how that worldview will affect their filmmaking success or failure. It also includes a worldview assessment to evaluate your own current outlook regarding the topics of Culture, Government, History, Family, Law, Religion, Economics, and Education. From Script to Cinema would make a great unit study for a family of amateur filmmakers. Anyone who’s interested in any aspect of the entertainment industry, such as computer game designers, can learn something here too. Purchase this set and plan on making a summer project out of it! From Script to Cinema is available at Vision Forum.
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