This Weekend - Team C - And HELP WANTED

This coming Sunday is Team C, however Jim M. can not be here so I am in need of a CG operator or a camera operator. Here is the crew as it stands:

• Lighting Dir: Ralph L.
• Video Director: OPEN - HELP
• CG Operator: OPEN - HELP
• Camera Operators: Denise and Katie

Sunday Night - 4:00 p.m. - The Bridge Video Shoot

This coming Sunday night we are going to shoot some promotional videos for The Bridge service. I need a full crew because what we want to do is:

1. 4:00-4:30; Video tape and "live switch" an interview between Jamie and Josh in the sanctuary. 
• I need two camera operators for this.
2. About 5:15-5:30; once the band has warmed up we want to video tape a them performing two songs live.
• I need a full crew for this.

We will be shooting these like we would shoot a live service. I will then edit the interview and the live song together for a promo to show people what the service is like. If you can help, please let me know ASAP.

Stuart Mackey
First United Methodist Church of Brandon
Director of Technical Arts
(813) 684-1122
stuartmackey@fumcbrandon.org

New Fall Teams for Sunday a.m. and The Bridge 7 p.m.

I am working on the new fall tech teams rotations. But I also will need to develop a team for the new Sunday Night 7:00 p.m. Service, known as The Bridge. I do not want to abuse anyone and have them all day if I can avoid it. So I propose a few options.

Things you need to know:

• The leadership team for the service would like this service to be one big team that serves together, so we will have regular meetings with the band, singers, tech, etc. at 6:30 SHARP.
• I STRONGLY encourage all team members to come to rehearsal which would be on Sunday afternoons at 5 p.m.  We will do a complete rehearsal with lights, sound, and video. Then I believe we'll have some sort of dinner solution for the team.
• I want to work up to a three week rotation like Sunday a.m., but that might not be possible initially. 
• The first The Bridge service will be September 19, but I will want to have the new tech team practice at some of the band practices.

Here are the ways you can help with the new service:

1. You may choose to switch to serving on a The Bridge rotation instead on Sunday a.m.
2. If you are NOT currently serving with tech, consider joining The Bridge team.
3. If you have the energy and want to keep it straight and serve all on one day -- a.m. and p.m. -- I can do that. We can plan some group activities such as training over lunch or in the afternoon before rehearsal. (Which I may do anyway.)
4. You can serve on the Sunday a.m. team one Sunday, on The Bridge team the next Sunday, and be off on the third Sunday.
5. You can serve at The Bridge every Sunday night. 

I trust that you are all grown ups and can decide what you are capable of. But if you commit to too much initially, and need to scale back, please fell comfortable saying something to me.

God bless you all and thanks for your awesome service!

Stuart Mackey
First United Methodist Church of Brandon
Director of Technical Arts
(813) 684-1122
stuartmackey@fumcbrandon.org

This Coming Sunday AND The Bridge Shoot rescheduled

This Sunday is Tech Team B. We will feature new members joing at the 9:30 and 11:00 services.

• Lighting Director: Jim Thompson
• Video Director: Jim Brittain
• CG Operator: Lisa Callaham
• Camera Operators: Jeff Davis, Denise Westlake

Phil Stacey Concert - THIS FRIDAY!

Don't forget that this Friday is the Phil Stacey ECHO Fundraiser Concert at 7:00 p.m. The call time is 6:30 so we can be ready before the "crowd" really starts coming in.

• Lighting Director: Andrew 
• Video Director: Stuart
• Cameras: Denise, Katie, Jeff D.

"The Bridge" Shoot Rescheduled

Due to one of the band members being unavailable, the video shoot of the Bridge band has been rescheduled to August 29 at 4:30 p.m. I will not assume those who were previously available are still available, so please let me know.

Crew for Sunday, June 27 - Team C

THIS Sunday, June 27 - Tech Team C

Ralph Lewis is ushering this month, so we will need additional help at 8:00 this Sunday to cover for him. If you cover for lights at 8, you may also want to stay and learn another area, such as Video Director. Please let me know ASAP.

• Lighting Director: HELP WANTED! (Ralph Lewis unavailable at 8:00 service)
  
• Video Director: OPEN
• CG Operator: Jim Miller
• Camera Operators: Katie Mackey, Denise Westlake

NEXT Sunday, July 4 - Tech Team A
There will be a rehearsal for the Special July 4th program on Wednesday, June 30 at 7:30. If you are on Team A and can make rehearsal please let me know. I especially would like Dave (CG) Andrew (Video Director) and Lee (Lights) to be there is possible.

• Lighting Director: Lee
• Video Director: Andrew
  
• CG: Dave
• Cameras: Denise and Hal
  

Stuart Mackey
stuartmackey@fumcbrandon.org

Fwd: AudioSeminar & MediaSeminar coming to Tampa on July 17th!!

Thought this looked interesting. More details to come. 

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To: STUART MACKEY <stuartmackey@fumcbrandon.org>
Subject: AudioSeminar & MediaSeminar coming to Tampa on July 17th!!

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Training and Volunteer Opportunity Monday

This Coming Monday May 3, from 6-9 p.m., I will be shooting a video forour 5/23 night worship service. We will be talking to people about the Holy Spirit's work in their lives. If you're interested in learning the behind the scenes of a video shoot, please let me know. We will be shooting in the Sanctuary classrooms S1&2.

If you are available for the set-up time, that will be from 3-4 p.m. Please text or e-mail me if you can and are interested in helping.

It is preferable that you are involved from the beginning to the end of the shoot time. It would be hard to arrive late, for fear of interuption. But if you are late, please stay in the hall until we have a breaking point, and watch for someone to come out of the room.

I would also appreciate help tearing down the equipment.
Thanks!
Stuart Mackey
stuartmackey@fumcbrandon.org

Fwd: FW: Thanks

Pastor Jamie wanted me to forward this to you all. Thanks for making this kind of ministry possible!
-Stuart

Stuart,

Please forward the following to your tech team that make "worship on the net" a reality! This is great feedback on how we're doing.

God loves the Tech Team,

Pastor Jamie

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From:

Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 4:06 PM
To: Jamie Westlake
Subject: Thank

Just wanted to say thank you for the worship on Sunday. We are church members and we are stationed in Germany right now (as civilians). I am having hard time right now and I just emailed Vicki and wrote that if the worship was food, I'd say it had hit the spot. I am 34 and had a biopsy of three nodules on my thyroid on Friday. As a mom of two little girls and I am really worried and your worship really helped yesterday. I am so thrilled that today we have a privilidge to watch a worship from thousands miles away.  Thank you again.

 

NAB - Technologies for Worship

For all you readers, here's some information I received about this year's NAB and Technologies for Worship. Although I have not directly worked with them, I have heard great things. I will not be able to go to NAB this year, but I hop you find the information helpful.

Hi Stuart,

I just discovered Stuartcmackey.blogspot.com, and I can see that you’re passionate about the use of technology for praise and worship. The NAB Show (http://nabshow.com) is a client of our communications firm, and I want to tell you about two exhibits that you and your readers may be interested in at this year’s show, coming up April 10-15 in Las Vegas.

The Technologies for Worship Pavilion offers comprehensive training for house of worship staff and technical volunteers and is the focal point for all things related to worship technology at the NAB Show. In addition, you may be interested in Destination Broadband - the newest broadband-centric exhibit at the 2010 NAB Show. It will be featuring technologies like online video platforms, streaming video, mobile video distribution, and much more.

Technologies for Worship Schedule: http://ow.ly/1fCqd
Destination Broadband: http://ow.ly/14hgA

The reason I'm reaching out to you is because I have a special registration code for you to pass along to your readers, giving them access to the show – a $150 value - for FREE. This special pass includes the exhibit floor, the Opening Keynote and State of the Industry Address, Info Sessions, Content Theater, Destination Broadband Theater and Exhibits. All you and your readers need to do is visit http://ow.ly/13TL9 to redeem or register at http://nabshow.com/register with the code A913.

To thank you for helping spread the word, we'd like to feature Stuartcmackey.blogspot.com in our blogroll on the NAB Show blog. We'd appreciate the courtesy of linking back, either in your blogroll, or within the content of your posts, if possible.

Thanks, Stuart, and please let me know how I can help your coverage of the 2010 NAB Show on Stuartcmackey.blogspot.com. Don't forget to check out the official show website at http://www.nabshow.com for more information, news, and to register!

Thank you!

Jason Rouse

NAB Show Team / Tuvel Communications

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Sunday, March 7 - Team B - MUCH HELP NEEDED

Tech Team B

First Sunday of the Month - Communion. Much help is needed this Sunday, March 7. Jim T. and Denise are both off. So we are in need of a Lighting Director and another Camera Operator.

• Lighting Director: OPEN 
• Video Director: Jim B.
• CG Operator: Lisa
• Camera Operators: Jeff, and OPEN
• Off: Denise, Jim T.

Regarding Breaks/Days Off

If you are unavailable to serve your rotation, please try to make an attempt to find your own replacement at least one week ahead of time. This way you can trade, instead of someone having to pull "double duty." If you also volunteer as an usher, please send me when you serve (months and service), but also try to find your own replacement as well. Thanks.

Thanks

Thanks to all the crew who helped while I was gone in Ethiopia, and with the GFU program this past week. I literally could not do it without you all!

Stuart Mackey
stuartmackey@fumcbrandon.org
stuart@mackey.tv

Another video we played as part of the services on SAnctity of Life Sunday, Janaury 24, 2010.

United Methodist Women 2010 Sanctity of Life Video

Here is the video we used as part of the Janaury 24, 2010 services.

Tech News February 1-7, 2010

It’s another busy week here at FUMC Brandon.

Saturday February 6 Funeral – 11 a.m.

If you were at Sunday’s a.m. services, you heard that we will be hosting a funeral for a fallen soldier this Saturday. We expect this to be a major regional event, with people from the family, military, other churches, the media, and more. I want to have a full crew in place in order to have IMAG and potential overflow capability. I am also going to webcast the service.

• 10 am call time – Please make sure you park at the bank parking lot to leave prime spaces available for the visitors
• 11 am – 1 pm(?) Funeral service

 

Sunday, February 7, 2010 services – Team A

First Sunday of the month means communion service.

• Lighting Dir.: Andrew
• CG: Dave
• Cameras: Hal and Denise

 

Help needed this Saturday morning, etc.

I would still like some crew for this coming Saturday’s training event. There is a dance and some other “special music” that we’d like to do IMAG (cameras on screen) for. But so far I only have two, including myself. We need another video director or CG operator, AND another camera operator AND lighting to pull it off. Please e-mail me ASAP if you can help. This would be a great way to serve our fellow Methodist churches.

Here are the4 details again:

Saturday January 16, 9-Noon – District Leadership Training

Event features songs by out team with lower thirds, a guest a-capella quartet, and a dance.

• Saturday, January 16, 8:00-9:00 a.m. sound checks, rehearsal (?)
• Saturday, 8:55-10 a.m. Worship service in our sanctuary
• 10 on – breakout training sessions. See http://www.flumc2.org/event_detail.asp?PKValue=2672 for details and to register, if interested in attending the breakout classes.

Sunday, January 17 - Tech Team A

• Lighting Director: Andrew Fuller
• CG: Operator: Dave Simone
• Camera Operators: Hal Warren, Denise Westlake
• Training/New: Rebecca Warren

Help Wanted - Sunday Night, January 31 – 6:30-9:00 p.m. Worship Concert

A full crew is needed for CG, lights and IMAG. The first event was much better attended than (I) expected and I did not have a crew. I admit my mistake. Please sign up ASAP.

• Rehearsal, Wednesday, January 27, 7:30 during regular choir rehearsal. (Tentative, extras rehearsal may come)
• Sunday, January 31, 6:30- 9-ish p.m. Concert (with prelude) Call time 6:00 p.m.
• Crew So Far (positions TBD):
• Stuart
• Denise
• Jim M
• Jim B.
• Lisa

 

 

 

Tech News For the week of Sunday, November 9

This coming Sunday, November 29 is Team C. We will be having communion and the bell choir. It is also the first Sunday of Advent.

• Lighting Dir: Ralph L.
• CG: Jim
• Cameras: Katie and Denise

Sunday, December 6 - Team A – Special event “Mary and Joseph: A Choice of Love”

We will be having rehearsals

• Tuesday December 1, 7-9 p.m. First Rehearsal. If you are available, please plan on attending. Lights, CG, Video Director required.
• Wednesday December 2, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Final Dress Rehearsal. All crew required.

 

Please RSVP to confirm your availability on those two nights.

 

We also need technical teams in place

• December 9 [Team B] rehearsal for December 13
• December 16 [Team C] rehearsal for December 20

 

And new rotations will be posted to MemberConnect soon. Watch for the announcement.

New for October 25-Nov 7

Sunday, October 25, is Team A. However, we will need a lighting person to cover Andrew at 11 so he can usher.

• Lighting: Andrew Fuller (No Andrew at 11, need help)
• CG: Dave Simone
• Cameras: Hal Warren, Denise Westlake

Upcoming Events:

Sunday, October 25th - A Night of Worship

If you are interested in tech for this event, please let me know. Right now I am going to go with a "light" crew of CG, lights, and perhaps one camera to document it. Invite your friends and neighbors and enjoy the night!

October God, Family and U

Rehearsals are Wednesday, October 28 and Thursday, October 29, with the worship service on October 30. A minimum CG and Lights are needed, a full crew is possible with enough people. We are expecting a lot more people this time and would like to have a full crew for IMAG purposes. (Cameras live on the screens for newb's.)

Greater Brandon Christian Women's Connection Benefit - November 7

This is an outside group having an event in our building. They have requested a lighting person and it would be a paid opportunity. It would be like a small concert.

• Rehearsal/Sound check 3-5p
• Concert 7p

Our Vacation

It's finally done - Part One of our vacation video - Las Vegas.
youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcnlppfoPhM
Or
http://ohtheplaces.mevio.com/

October 10 - help needed

Jim will not be available this coming Sunday, October 11 for Lights. Would someone perhaps trade weeks with him? Please reply ASAP. Also, we welcome Jim B. to the team this Sunday.
Here is the crew for Oct 10

• Lights: OPEN
• CG: Lisa (it is also Bells, so she may need to be covered on CG for a portion of the service at 8&11)
• Video Directors: Stuart and Jeff
  
• Cameras: Denise and Jim B.
  

Stuart

Tech Volunteer Opportunities for October and November

This is a lot for one e-mail, but it is all important stuff!

Sunday, October 25th - A Night of Worship

It looks out of order, but if you are interested in CG or Video director for this event, rehearsals begin ThIs Wednesday at the beginning of normal choir rehearsal. Jeff is trying to get the choir out of their choir books, so he has asked us to run CG at the rehearsals. If you can help, please e-mail me ASAP!
The actual worship concert will be at 6:30, October 25th. We will need a full crew for the event.

Saturday, October 10 - Everest Pinning

Everest University's Nursing School will be holding their Pinning/graduation ceremony this coming Saturday in the Sanctuary from 2-5 p.m. It will require one tech to start up and shut down the sound and video systems, to bring up the level of the lectern mic, and to show a powerpoint presentation. It is a paid opportunity. Please reply if you are qualified.

October God, Family and U

GFU is back! Watch your e-mail for details, rehearsals are Wednesday, October 28 and Thursday, October 29, with the worship service on October 30. A minimum CG and Lights are needed, a full crew is possible with enough people. We are expecting a lot more people this time and would like to have a full crew for IMAG purposes. (Cameras live on the screens for newb's.)

Worship Recording - November 1

Another church is using our facility to record a live worship album. We may need media support, but please let me know if you're available and pencil it into your calendars. But I believe it is "not open" to attend.

Greater Brandon Christian Women's Connection Benefit - November 7

• Rehearsal/Sound check 3-5p
• Concert 7p

This is another event that details are still being finalized. The group wants to have a lighting person, and may want CG. It would be a paid opportunity.

Christmas Programs and Rehearsals

If you are interested in video director or lighting director for the special music programs on December 6th [Team A], 13th [B], or 20th [C], please let me know and I will get you the details and a copy of the music CD.

Tech news and crew

This coming Friday night is the God Family and U service in the Sanctuary. We could still use some help. CG and lights would need to be at rehearsal on Thursday night at 6:00 pm, and at 6:30 for the 7:00 service on Friday. Please e-mail me if you are available.

This coming Sunday is Team C

Tech Team C

• Lighting Dir: Ralph Lewis
• Video Dir: Katie Mackey
• CG: Jim Miller
• Cameras: Denise Westlake, Deb Hastings