NEW WEBSITE!

Ministry Media will be Second Mile Media from this point forward and all blog updates will be posted there from now on. Check it out!

www.secondmilemedia.org

Michael Campbell Missions Presentation

Just finished up this presentation. Hope it is a blessing to you! Pray for the Campbells

Michael Campbell: Rwanda from Andrew Garcia on Vimeo.

In honor of hitting 1000 visitors after just a couple months of the blog being up I am posting this cheesy graphic. Enjoy!

Larry Chappell's Videos on Vimeo

My good friend Larry Chappell is a talented and creative video editor. He serves as an Assistant Pastor on the staff of Lancaster Baptist Church. Here are some of the videos that he has done:

The Value of Time from Larry Chappell on Vimeo.

Times Are Changing from Larry Chappell on Vimeo.

Church Still Works - LC Intro Video from Larry Chappell on Vimeo.

Trona, CA footage

Took some shots of the town to put as a section in the missions video. Here are some of the clips, edited together quickly just for fun:

A Dusty Playground from Andrew Garcia on Vimeo.

Here I am over the weekend on a missions video shoot right next to Death Valley. Missionary Mike Campbell is getting ready to head out on deputation in order to raise support to get to the field of Rwanda.

It was a great weekend trip and we got some good footage to incorporate in to the video. I will post the presentation as well as a link to his website when complete.

Thought this was interesting - A Do-it-Yourself Steadicam

Lumix GH1 - DIY Steadicam from 1k0 on Vimeo.

Contributed by
http://1k0.blogspot.com/

Panasonic Lumix Gh1

You may not think much of it from the outward appearance, but the Panasonic Lumix GH1 is a very powerful visual tool. It is a multi-talented digital camera - taking pictures at 12 megapixels, as well as video at full resolution HD (1920x1080p).

The video functionality is of course what caught my attention when I first heard about this camera a few months ago. It records at 24p in 1080 mode - giving you a very film-like look. In the 720p mode it records 60p, that when converted, gives you a true 40% slow motion.

UPS just delivered mine yesterday afternoon and so naturally I was up for the better part of the night figuring out the workflow. Here are just a couple shots to give you a glimpse of the camera's quality:

GH1 First Shots from Andrew Garcia on Vimeo.

More GH1 shots from Andrew Garcia on Vimeo.

New video available for purchase at SermonSpice.com

Pastors/ Youth Pastors, check out the latest video I posted for download. Its a movie trailer style video promoting Bible reading...I would recommend it for youth groups...but thats up to you:
http://www.sermonspice.com/product/28177

Helpful Media Resource Websites

Helpful Media Resource Websites from Andrew Garcia on Vimeo.

www.vimeo.com
www.revostock.com
www.gettyimages.com
www.sxc.hu
www.soundsnap.com

Photo Slideshow in Sony Vegas

Photo Slideshow in Sony Vegas from Andrew Garcia on Vimeo.

New Tutorial Coming Soon

Sorry, I have been a bit busy lately. Last week our church had a booth at our state fair. We saw over 100 people saved. It was awesome! I had a chance to lead 5 people myself.

Needless to say, that is the most important thing we can do - lead others to Christ. But this week is freed up a little and there should be a new Vegas tutorial up in a couple days. Hang tight!

Creative Text Outline and Light Rays in Sony Vegas

Creatively Outlined Text with Light Rays in Sony Vegas from Andrew Garcia on Vimeo.

Powerpoint Files from Asst Pastor Dave Potts

I want to thank Bro Dave Potts, one of the Asst Pastors at Treasure Valley Baptist for these powerpoint links. These links are good for seven days, and if after that point you want them let me know and I will e-mail them to you.


https://rcpt.yousendit.com/729237729/1b4992d0bb0798d4ac5931873827c737

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/729237567/1efb47522b90f1f9a93e12ef7df692cc

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/729232071/cfdc8a237d6ddd811511422586ad61e0

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/729231697/7265d5b51429ccce3bbc1b7de9be30c7

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/729231281/afc50e72e6e13843c8719feae2d757d5

Fan Page on Facebook

Ministry Media with Andrew Garcia on Facebook

Upcoming Tutorials - I NEED YOUR INPUT!!!

Thank you to all of you who have frequented this blog so far and for the good feedback that you have given me. I want to encourage you to please post some of your future questions on the blog rather than e-mail them to me. This way other people can read them and perhaps have one of their own questions answered.

This weekend I plan to have another tutorial up on Sony Vegas. Please give me any suggestions on what you would like to see. Also, if you're a Mac user I am considering putting up some tutorials on using Final Cut Pro.

Check back soon!

Create Blurred Text Transition in Sony Vegas

Sony Vegas Blurred Text Transition Tutorial from Andrew Garcia on Vimeo.

Documentary Production Set for Summer, 2010

I've always wanted to tackle a feature-length production. Logistically this has been an impossibility for me as of yet, but the ever-evolving world of technology has made it possible for independent filmmakers to have access to affordable alternatives to big-budget production tools.

Next summer I am going to be heading over to Papua New Guinea for a month's time to follow a missionary family around with a camera. Not everyone will have the opportunity to visit the foreign mission field and see what the day-to-day life of a missionary is like. I hope to be able to capture a little bit of that and bring it back to the states with me, and edit it together in a compelling way.

I'd appreciate your prayers as this project is in preproduction now.

More details to follow....

Prayer Card Design in Photoshop Tutorial

Prayer Card in Photoshop Tutorial from Andrew Garcia on Vimeo.

Why you should follow...

Ok, so I realize there isn't much content-wise on this blog yet BUT, after the weekend there should be the first Photoshop tutorial up on designing a prayer card. Whether you work in ministry, or are layman in a church this site will give you some valuable tools for creating high quality media!

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW!

Video honoring the veterans for Veteran's Day

Caught this image the other night of beautiful downtown Boise

Purpose of this Blog

We live in a visually-oriented culture. As Christians, we ought to strive for excellence in all that we do. Our media is no exception. This blog's purpose is twofold: 1. To be a resource of good materials 2. Learning to be excellent in ministry-related media

UPCOMING TUTORIALS:

- Creating a quality video presentation

- Designing a brochure

- Prayer card design in Photoshop