Created with Final Cut Pro, shot with a Panasonic DVX 102B, edited on my Macbook Pro, fuelled by a team of 7 passionate team members… we crafted this short clip in 15 hours!

I attended a Christian media conference recently, which is meant to promote the use of media in the church context. There were 3 streams – live audio, photography and videography. I opted to improve my production skills and signed up for videography. It was an intense 4 days, where we were indoctrinated with the whole production process, from scriptwriting to camera work to lighting to directing and finally, to editing.

The team I worked with were really a fun bunch, and we worked together on working out the script, negotiating with other teams to borrow a team member (the older man is borrowed), and shooting the video. The edit process began at 9pm, and we finally finished the output at 3am! By then, 2 of our team members had slumbered already!

Areas to improve on: pre-production planning is vital – plan your shots well, and make sure the team members are performing their roles (we lost our log sheet of all the shots during the process! That wasted a lot of time in the edit room). Also, ensure you have sufficient lighting – some parts we didn’t have lights as they were in great demand by other teams.

It was a great experience, and definitely a fun one for anyone wanting to learn video skills. Now to put it to good use on The Backpackr!