Special Tech Opportunities

McLane Middle School Video Crew

McLane Middle School is holding their annual Awards Ceremony in our
Sanctuary on Thursday May 3. Since it is a full house for this event, they
have requested that we have IMAG on the side screens (That is, to have live
cameras of what is happening). They will also have a "PowerPoint"
presentation for walk-in. If you can help at this event with cameras, please
be here no later that 6:30 pm, May 3. I also would like to turn this into a
fund-raiser by selling DVDs of the events to parents, etc (pending approval
by the necessary people). But that will require a full crew. Please e-mail
me if you can help!

Spring Sound Seminars

Robin will be having a series of 4 different classes covering the main
aspects of sound mixing for music groups. Please sign up on the clipboard in
the music dept. hallway (across from Desi's office) or e-mail me. They will
be Saturdays, May 5, 12, 19, and 26, from 1pm til ??. Come and learn the new
board! I believe that is is highly recommended that you attend them in
order, but not necessary.

* Class #1

* Signal Path and routing
* Layout and sections
* Gain Structure
* Robin's Law

* Class #2

* Frequencies and tones
* Placement and dimension
* Mixing is Art

* Class #3

* External devices/processors
* Tricks n' treats
* Mixing with ears and head

* Class #4

* Do It!!! With a real band!

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Tech Crews and News for Sunday April 29

This Sunday, April 29, is Team C

Please be here promptly at 7:30 for talk through. Jerry will be giving the
message.

* Lighting Director: Susan
* Video Director: Katie
* Cameras: Jason (no 11), Cameron (no 11)
* CG: Jay

Also, please remember to sign up for:

* McLane Awards Ceremony - Thursday May 3rd, 6:15 Call Time
* Vacation Bible School - July 9-13, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
* Summer Rotation - Let me know when your vacations are.

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Technical Arts Special Report!

Here are some upcoming service opportunities. Please consider serving for them if you can. Also, please check you summer vacation schedule and let me know about your summer availability.

Membership Class, Sunday April 29, 11 AM

Please help promote the Technical Arts at the membership class. Show people that anyone can serve in Technical Arts.

McLane Middle School Awards Ceremony - Thursday May 3rd, 6:00 Call Time

This is a big event! Last year it was standing room only. I would like a full crew for this; we want to be able to do IMAG, and make DVDs available for parents. There also may be some video or "PowerPoint" presentations to play back.
Summer Stuff!

July 1 Service

We will need a full crew for this event. We are tentatively going to have only one service. This will be a special team event, with extra crew. Rehearsals would be Monday and Tuesday (June 25 & 26) at 7:00 pm, and Wednesday June 27 at 7:30 pm.

Vacation Bible School - July 9-13, 8 am - 12:30-ish

Please consider volunteering with Technical Arts for VBS this year. We need lights, CG, and even cameras for the opening and closing sessions each day. In addition, we will be shooting footage of all the fun on campus each day, and compiling "dailies." Parents will be able to pre-order copies of this to help support the Technical Arts. A great chance to learn to shoot and edit.

Don't forget the Blog!

And remember, you can always check the archive of e-mails at the blog!
http://technicalarts.blogspot.com

News and Crew for Sunday April 22

Please read all information:

Wednesday April 18 - Wednesday service

Please come and attend or help out with the service.

Crew for April 22 (Team C) Only need help at 8 am due to Children's services. I will need to be at all three, but if anyone would like to mentor a child at the other two services, Shelly and I would appreciate it.

• Lighting: Sue
• Video Director: Katie
• Cameras: Jason and Cameron
• CG: Jay

April 29 Membership Class - I would like one (or a few) volunteers to attend the new member class during 11 am on April 29 to recruit some volunteers. Just let people know how easy it is to learn.

Summer Schedule - I have already started to work on the summer schedule (June-August). Please plan your vacations and let me know when they are. I realize that I may need to create "custom" schedules for some of you.

July 1 Service - "America - We Must Not Forget" - Please sign up for the special team for this service. At the very least, we will have a rehearsal on Wed. June 27 at 7:30 pm. Jeff has not said, but there will probably be rehearsals Monday and Tuesday, 25 and 26.

"People of Passion" soundtrack

The newly remixed and professionally recorded "People of Passion" soundtrack is available fro $8 in the narthex. The version of last years "original cast" is amazing. It is a professional "pressed" CD, just like you would buy at a store, not a CD-R like we usually make.

 

Crews for Wed 4/11 & Sun 4/15

Read all the way through for a surprise!

Wednesday

This Wednesday, service resumes at the normal time of 6:30. If you can help with the crew, please be here at 6:15.

Family Heritage Sunday Crew (Team A)

This Sunday, April 15, there is only ONE service at 10 AM, followed by a church picnic at the Boys & Girls Club. Call Time will be 9:15. As you can see, we still need help.

- Lighting Director: Jared

- Video Director: Stuart/Cory

- CG: Cory/Jay

- Cameras: Ralph & Michael M., OPEN - Help!

- Spots: OPEN - We need spots for a dance! Help!

Rehearsal

If any of you can come on Wednesday night at 7:30 for an 8-9:30 pm rehearsal, please let me know! We will run the entire thing through that night, including the dance.

Parking

Please help out this Sunday by parking in the bank or Exit Realty lot. (we have permission). Since everyone will be coming to one service, spaces will be at a premium. And as an extra bonus, everyone on the crew receives their lunch for FREE.  Sorry, does not include spouses unless they help out, too.

 

Don't forget, you can always check the blog at

technicalarts.blogspot.com !

Crews for Thursday April 5 and Sunday April 8

Holy Week is under way! Below is the schedule for tech this week.

• Wednesday, April 4 - NO SERVICE
• Wednesday, April 4 - 7:30 pm - Rehearsal - If you are on the crew for April 8, and can make this rehearsal, please be here at 7:15
• Thursday, April 5 - Living Last Supper - 7:30 pm Please be here at 7:00 to be assigned a position. We will need a full crew in order to record the event.
• Sunday, April 8 - 8, 9:30 & 11:00 am services. There will be the "cantata" program at 9:30 and 11:00, but we also need a crew for 8:00 where the bells will be playing.

Sunday April 8 - Team C

Here is the crew for Sunday. There are a lot of openings, please e-mail me if you can fill in anywhere. There is a dance at 9:30 and 11:00 that could use spot lights. Invite your friends!

• Lighting Director: Christian
• Video Director: Katie
• Cameras: Jason (No 11), Sue (No 11), Open
• Spot Lights: Open, Open

Crew Reminder for Sunday, April 1, Thursday April 5

There is a lot of information here, please read it completely!

Wednesday Service, March 28

Tomorrow there is normal Wednesday service. Please come and help out if you can.

People of Passion Crew Confirmation

The rehearsal call times are Tuesday March 27 & Wednesday March 28 at 7:00. PLUS  The performances will be Sunday April 1 at 9:00 & 11:00 AM, call time of 8:15 AM. Please verify that you are available. The most important rehearsal is Wednesday, but please let me know if you will be missing any rehearsals.

• Producer: Katie
• Video Director: Stuart
• Lighting Director: Jared
• Spots: Sue, Michael M.
• Cameras: Andrew, Mark, Cory
• CG: Jay

Maundy Thursday, April 5

During Holy Week, we have no Wednesday service, but we do have Maundy Thursday at 7:30 pm. Please be here no later that 7:00 pm the serve at the service.

Easter Sunday, April 8

If you are on the regular crew for Sunday April 8 (Team C; Katie, Sue, Jason), please try to attend the rehearsal on Wednesday April 4 at 7:30 pm.

People of Passion Crew and March 25

First, here is the tentative People of Passion crew and positions. The rehearsal call times are Tuesday March 27 & Wednesday March 28 at 7:00. PLUS An additional Monday March 26 rehearsal for Directors. The performances will be Sunday April 1 at 9:00 & 11:00 AM, call time of 8:15 AM. Please verify that you are available. The most important rehearsal is Wednesday, but please let me know if you will be missing any rehearsals. Please get a service order and a rehearsal CD from me ASAP.

• Producer: Katie
• Video Director: Stuart
• Lighting Director: Jared
• Spots: Sue, Michael M.
• Cameras: Andrew, Mark, Cory
• CG: Jay

And if you are not signed up, but available, please let me know. There are still positions to fill.

Crew for March 25

Here is the crew for Sunday March 25 (Team A).

• Lighting Director: Jared [If he is working this next Emmaus Weekend, I will need help]
• Video Director: Stuart
• Cameras: Ralph, Cory, Michael M
• CG: Cory/Jay

Help Help!

Sue can't be here this weekend due to a confirmation trip. Jim and Jared can't trade because they are going and working on the "walk"(respectively). I need someone for lights this Sunday, please! Or if you can help, but don't know lights, we can probably switch around the other positions.

Stuart

Crew For Sunday March 18 - Name Tags! People of Passion

Here is the crew for this coming Sunday, March 18. [Team C] As you can see, there are a lot of open places. Jay won't be here, so we will need someone for CG.

• Lighting Director: Susan
• Video Director: Katie
• CG: OPEN
• Cameras: Jason, OPEN

Name Tags

 

Here is the look for the 2007 Name Tags.

People of Passion

I still have open positions for People of Passion. Please e-mail me.

Argh! I forgot about the lighting day!

The lighting work is STILL ON for this Sunday afternoon. Please Meet in the
Narthex at 1:00 PM to help. If you want to go to lunch with me and others,
find me after the service lets out, and we'll run to Subway or something.

The priority project is first to change the "back" projector bulb. Then we
will work on the lights above the stage.

See the original post here:
http://technicalarts.blogspot.com/2007/02/lighting-work-day-sunday-march-11-
1-5.html

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Crew For Sunday March 11, 2007 - HELP!!

Here is the preliminary crew for this upcoming Sunday, March 11. Jim is in a drama, so he will not be available. I need a lighting director for this Sunday, if anyone is available.

This Sunday is also bell Sunday. So we will either need extra camera operators, or someone will be moving from camera to camera for parts of the service. I am returning the "borrowed" camera Tuesday morning, so we will be using my camcorders to supplement this weekend. And as of right now, I have NO CAMERA OPERATOR for 11 AM.

This weekend is a good weekend to come in and learn a position you don't know, and/or bring a friend!

• Lighting Director: OPEN
• Video Director: Andrew
• CG: Jay
• Cameras: Mark (no 11), Christian (no 11)

Golf Tournament Video Help

This Saturday is the Music Golf Tournament. If you are interested in help shoot, or learning to shoot, please e-mail me. And plan on meeting at church to carpool/caravan at 11:30 am. You'll get lunch at the course. You'll be done between 4 and 5 pm, at the latest. I can bring more than one camera, if there are enough people interested.

Extra Crew Info - Time Changes This Sunday

This Sunday you must remember to "Spring Ahead" your clock! In other words, please don't arrive at 8:30 instead of 7:30!

As an incentive, all who arrive early (7:00) will have pancakes on me!

-Stuart

Crew for Sunday, February 25

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Greetings from Tennessee! Thank you to everyone who helped on Sunday, February 18! Jared said there were a few snafus, but it all worked out. Katie and I will be back for services this Sunday. Here are the crew assignments:

• Lighting Director: Sue (8 & 9:30)
• Video Director: Katie
• CG: Jay
• Cameras: Jason (8 & 9:30) and Mike

 

It looks like we might be short again this week. If you can help, don’t bother to e-mail, I might not be able to check it again. Just be at church at the normal time. Thanks!

Crew For Sunday February 18 and Wednesday February 21

Katie and I will be gone this coming week. With that in mind, here are crew assignments for the week. I need to know immediately if there is a problem (i.e., you can’t do 11 and it isn’t noted).

Sunday February 18, 2007 (Team B)

• Producer: Jared
• Lighting Director: Jim
• Video Director: Andrew
• CG: Jay
• Cameras: Christian (No 11), Mark (No 11), HELP! Need a camera for 11!

Wednesday, February 21, 2007 – Ash Wednesday

Here are the Tentative Names for Wednesday. If you are NOT available, please let me know ASAP. Students please note that Michael will not have normal “upstairs” program this day, so please help out in the sanctuary.

• Jason, Jim, Jay, Christian, Cory, Michael M., Andrew, Ralph.

-Stuart

NOTE: There will be videos played back on Wednesday, but I will have it set up to play from Prologue, NOT DVD.

Crew For Sunday February 11 - Call For Help

Here is the crew for Sunday February 11 (Team A)

• Lighting Director: Help Needed
• Video Director: Katie (traded with Jared)
• CG: Jay
• Cameras: Ralph, Cory, Michael M.

I also need people to volunteer to help extra on Sunday, February 18 (Team B), and Wednesday February 21 (Ash Wednesday). Katie and I will be out of town. Please reply and let me know that you can help with one of these days ASAP. STUDENTS: Michael plans on attending the Ash Wednesday Service instead of regular Wednesday night program, I think. So this would be a good week for you guys to help out in the sanctuary booth.

Music Golf Tournament:

Saturday, March 10 is the Golf Tournament. If you would like to help shoot it (video) please let me know.

Lighting Work Day:

The lighting work day os still on for March 11. Please let me know if you can help

Lighting Work Day - Sunday March 11, 1-5 pm

With the approaching events of Holy Week, April 1-8, and the newly installed lighting circuits on the stage (Thanks, Jason!!), some changes to the lighting are in order. Nothing nearly as major as the last lighting day. We will re-aim and re-gel the lights above the choir loft, make some changes to the "up-lights" on the stage, and possibly re-gel the "front" colors. Please RSVP with me as soon as possible. All ages are invited to help, even if you don't currently serve with Technical Arts. Please forward this to friends who want to help.

A follow-up work day is scheduled for Monday March 12, 6:30-9:00 pm, if needed.

 

Crew For Sunday February 4 (TEAM C)

Here is the crew for Sunday February 4, 2007 (Team C). If anyone can help extra, especially at 11 AM, please let me know. Thanks!

• Lighting Director: Sue
• Video Director: Katie
• CG: Jay
• Cameras: Mike and Jason

Also, don't forget about Wednesday nights! I always need help on Wednesday, please feel free to just come on up and join us!

Crew For Sunday January 28 (Team B)

Crew Notes:

This Sunday Jerry and some of those who have gone to the Dominican Republic Mission are going to be giving the message together as a team. It should be very informative. We may do IMAG for it, we'll see.

• Producer: Stuart
• Lighting Director: Jim
• Video Director: Andrew
• CG: Jay
• Cameras: Rick, Mark, and Christian

No Sunday Night Alive!

Also, those of you who help with Alive! please note that due to Acquire The Fire, there will be no Alive! this Sunday. The following Sunday, we will meet in the Boys & Girls Club for the Super Bowl Party!

 

Crew for Sunday January 21 - *TEAM A* - Easter Crew Call

This Sunday January 21 is Team A

• Lighting Director: Jared
• Video Director: Rick
• CG: Jay
• Cameras: Ralph, Cory & Michael

People of Passion and Easter
I am starting to take names for the crew of People of Passion and Easter Sunday. You may volunteer for both, but please don't "overwork" yourself. Mondays are absolutely required for Director positions. When you reply, please let me know which services and rehearsals you can make.

People of Passion
Rehearsals Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday March 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 (Call Time 7:00)
Performances Sunday April 1 at 9:00 & 11:00 AM (Note Times!!)

People of Passion
Rehearsals Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday April 2, 3, 4 at 7:30 (Call Time 7:00)
Performances Sunday April 8 at 9:30 & 11:00 AM