Christians in Cinema BLOG

Networking - This Saturday, any filmmaker (currently working, retired, aiming to be a filmmaker, interested in films) interested in rubbing shoulders and exchanging ideas/phone numbers with other professional filmmakers (especially those working within Hollywood) should attend the annual Biola Media Conference. It’s an almost-captive audience. And when else will you have the opportunity to walk […]

How do you get your film in front of as many eyes as possible? There are many options available in traditional media:

Billboards can be effective to get a brief picture in front of people
Newspaper ads - for those that actually read printed media
Magazines? Not so much - they’re so full of ads now that you […]

Director Dan Millican has posted the first trailer for his new movie The Imposter on YouTube. He was able to bring in 3 musical power hitters for lead roles: Kevin Max (formerly of dcTalk), Kerry Livgren (Kansas, AD, songwriter of “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Dust in the Wind”), and Jeff Deyo (former lead for […]

Warning: There are one or two small spoilers here, but it’s a documentary. No big plot surprises to give away!
I got Expelled late Friday night at my local theater. Unfortunately, there weren’t too many others who were expelled at the 10:00 PM showing I attended. How about you?
According to Box Office Mojo, the film grossed […]

Is it a well-thought-out campaign or a runaway train?
As a follow-up to Part II, here’s proof that the folks at Premise Media and Motive Entertainment are excellent students of Public Relations. This quote from Christianity Today’s newsletter mentions the amazing amount of free publicity they have received due to the controversy surrounding Expelled: No Intelligence […]

Hollywood Connect is a ministry of Christians working in Hollywood that offers seminars, panel discussions, and one-on-one mentoring for Christians coming to work in Hollywood. They believe in “raising the bar for industry Christians to compete heavily in the secular Hollywood market and to influence our culture.” I had the privilege of speaking with Nancy […]

Director - The Ultimate Gift, One Night with the King

Michael has a Hollywood career that spans more than 2 decades. His screen credits include writer, cameraman, director of photography, special effects cinematography, producer, and director on both television and feature film projects.

Joseph Q Simpkins, who shared pictures from his new Red One camera, as well as special effects, sent me a link to a “sermon bump” filmed by Evan Vetter, the media guy at his church. It’s called “Pursuit,” and is really well done.
There’s a guy at my local church who is very gifted in capturing […]

Sunday evening those who attended the “American Idol Gives Back” taping were surprised that the final song was Darlene Zschech’s “Shout to the Lord.” For the second year, American Idol used its status as one of the most-watched television shows to raise funds for children’s charities around the world.
Various celebrities from sports, television and music […]

A while back I wrote about expanding your network, professionally and personally. Sometimes it happens by design (you attend an event like the Biola Media Conference), and sometimes it’s coincidence.
Yesterday the uncle of the two brothers who started our company dropped by. He was visiting his sister and she wanted to show him her sons’ […]

Joseph Q Simpkins, of Living Water Films, is playing with his new Red Camera like a kid with a new box of crayons. And, like that exuberant kid, he’s getting outside the lines.
Check out this visual effects sequence done with Timothy Sullivan (script doctor from The List). Joe tells me the shot was done outside […]