Photo ContestGet your camera ready for Cross 09! We want to see your photos and
videos of what happens when staff go out and minister cross-culturally, and
we're having a contest to pick some winners.These photos are needed for a wide variety of things all throughout our ministry. And we believe that some of the best shots will be captured by you! We are looking for photos that best depict the following categories: - Evangelism
- Location
- Movement Launching
- Cross Cultural Ministry
- There will also be an Overall video winner selected.
Prizes: - The best photo in each category will receive a 1 year Flickr Pro account.
- The overall winner will also get 1-month's access to www.lynda.com, a software training and tutorial site for creative people like you!
Deadlines:Upload your photos by Friday, November 20. There is a 20 photo limit on the number of pieces you can enter. Winners will be announced the week of November 30.
Tips for shooting photos: - Keep the camera steady.
- No tripod? Lean against a wall. That’ll help keep the shakiness to a minimum. No wall? Sit on the ground, bend your knees, and prop your elbows on them. Presto: instant tripod.
- Have enough light on your subject.
- Don’t have bright light behind your subject—the camera will make it a silhouette.
- Encourage the people you’re filming to talk and/or smile.
- Look for the details—the unique things about whatever you are shooting that make it special.
- Approach your subject from different angles.
- Don’t over-rely on zooming. If you want to capture someone or something that’s farther away, moving the camera closer is often better than zooming. (The more you zoom in, the harder it is to keep your shot steady.)
| Video ContestWe want to take advantage of the mobilization of laborers during Cross 09 and capture footage and videos of people engaging in our mission. These videos and footage are needed for a wide variety of things all throughout our ministry. And we believe that some of the best pieces will be produced and caught by you!
Please enter footage of 90 secs or less or fully edited videos. We are looking for videos and/or footage that best depicts the following categories: - Evangelism
- Location
- Movement Launching
- Cross Cultural Ministry
- There will also be an Overall video winner selected.
Prizes: - The best video in each category will receive a 1 year Flickr Pro account.
- The overall winner will also get 1-month's access to www.lynda.com, a software training and tutorial site for creative people like you!
Deadlines:
Upload your videos by Friday, November 20. There is not a limit on the number of pieces you can enter. Winners will be announced the week of November 30.
Instructions:
If you have a edited video piece that's longer than 90 seconds or longer, you can upload it to www.gogmx.org. Click on Media Creators, and be sure to use Cross09 as the tag in the tag field. Otherwise, we won't know it's for the contest! Upload all of your 90 sec clips to Flikr at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/Cross09/. You will need to create an account if you dont have one, and join the group to upload to the pool. Tips for shooting video: - Keep the camera steady.
- No tripod? Lean against a wall. That’ll help keep the shakiness to a minimum. No wall? Sit on the ground, bend your knees, and prop your elbows on them. Presto: instant tripod.
- Have enough light on your subject.
- Don’t have bright light behind your subject—the camera will make it a silhouette.
- Be close enough to capture sound. (If you’re trying to film someone talking near a busy street, the traffic may drown out the person’s voice.)
- Move slowly or you can move extra-quick (called a swish-pan) when moving camera left/right.
- Allow for some time before and after pressing record button.
- Encourage the people you’re filming to talk and/or smile.
- Use many short clips of 10 to 20 seconds duration...it’s more effective than longer clips.
- Look for the details—the unique things about whatever you are shooting that make it special.
- Approach your subject from different angles.
- Shoot B-roll. That’s secondary footage that we can splice into primary video to flesh out the story and add variety. For instance, if you’re recording an outreach, you might take close-up shots of the outreach tools, people praying, and/or the place you’ll be doing the outreach.
- Don’t over-rely on zooming. If you want to record someone or something that’s farther away, moving the camera closer is often better than zooming. (The more you zoom in, the harder it is to keep your shot steady.)
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