In my job, I’m responsible for creating promotional videos for youth events. On top of my other responsibilities, I rarely have time to put the hours upon hours into writing, shooting, editing, or creating motion graphic that the promos require. Good video = tons of time. And I refuse to create a crappy promo video. Those crappy videos often do more to hurt promotions than help. With that said, videos rarely were made for our promotions.

One great solution for the time-drain is to use pre-made templates.

I’m not a huge fan of church powerpoints. In most churches, every Sunday the sermon is accompanied by a powerpoint slide show for people to follow along with or take notes from. They can be useful for keeping on the same page as the preacher, but that’s not what bothers me.

Church powerpoints are generally ugly. That’s the problem. And I understand that most churches can’t afford the resources to buy attractive backgrounds or pay someone to make it look pretty. I get that.

Ok. I know. It’s not your average online series trying to make money. But I think it’s hilarious. Best Friends is a series by a couple of my friends: David Green & Max Monty. The current season is being shot in HD on a Canon 5D Mark II.

“Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received…but only what you have given: a full heart, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice, and courage.” – St. Francis of Assis (via Sojourners Magazine)