2007 Newsletter Lessons Archive
TFWM NEWSLETTER LESSONS, 2007
The following lessons were originally included in the TFWM Newsletter. If you are interested in receiving this bi-weekly newsletter free of charge, please sign-up here.
Purchasing Land: Buyer Beware!
Dec. 17, 2007: Here is an overview of some of the more important considerations when purchasing a piece of land for your house of worship. Make sure to keep some of these essentials in mind before breaking ground so you don't mistakenly break the bank!
Product Review: Renewed Vision ProPresenter 3
Dec. 3, 2007: For a growing number of ministries (and ministry events) Renewed Vision's ProPresenter is the application of choice, and for good reason. In fact, many good reasons. Here's a front row seat to some ProPresenter highlights and unique features.
Electro-Acoustical Reverberation
Nov. 21, 2007: Acousticians use traditional methods of room volume and geometry and materials finishes to control the acoustical properties in a room. Some acoustical properties are classified as anomalies and are not desirable. Excessive reverberation, focused echoes from certain, not all, domes or concave surfaces, and standing waves or resonances are just a few of the difficulties caused by improperly designed or built rooms.
Video Formats and Screen Maintenance
Nov. 5, 2007: TFWM caught up with a well-known manufacturer Stewart Filmscreen Corporation, to ask some questions of Thomas Stewart, an AV professional with over 25 years of experience in the audio visual industry.
Quarterback Directing
Oct. 24, 2007: The role of the television director is very similar to that of the role of quarterback in football. He's calling the shots, making sure the right personnel are in the game, and taking appropriate and decisive action when needed. Like a good quarterback, a good director knows to always have an optional plan. He knows how to keep the team moving forward even when troubles arise. He must be a good scrambler.
House of Worship Audio Glossary
Oct. 9, 2007: Audio is an essential element in any modern-day religious service. What is heard by the congregation is a combination of the acoustic qualities of the room and the performance of the audio system. Familiarize yourself with some of the desirable acoustic qualities in a house of worship.
Worship Facility Lighting Glossary
Sept. 21, 2007: Choosing the right lighting environment will depend on the different applications your facility will be using and your worship style. Lighting control can be an instrumental part of worship as well as accent dramas and special events. Once your needs are determined, you can start designing the right lighting system for you.
Portable PA Systems
Sept. 7, 2007: 10 Points to Consider When Purchasing a Portable PA System- knowing your venue, who will be the operator, determining what will make up the system, and more!
The Ultimate Broadcast Term Glossary!?
August 24, 2007: Behold- the key to determining what all the acronyms mean: the Ultimate Broadcast Term Glossary from one of the best in the business! Check it out and keep the link handy for future reference- you will need to study this list of terms for anything broadcast related!.
"White Spaces" Up For Grabs?
August 13, 2007: The Fellowship Church is a Christian megachurch drawing about 22,000 worshipers to its multiple locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and beyond on average weekends. Situated just north of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, TX, the house of worship's main campus seems an unlikely location for war room-type strategy, but that's what's going on in the office of Matt Wheeler, the man who gives direction to audio and technical production.
Streaming Video "How-To"
July 30, 2007: Video streaming can be done with equipment that you most likely already have, such as cameras, mixers, and lighting equipment used to make tapes or DVDs. The capabilities of this equipment are simply being extended to live streaming and Internet playback.
Forming A Worship Band
July 14, 2007: I have a friend who I battle with on a regular basis. “You can play any worship song with three chords. You don’t need to be fancy. Just play it simple because that’s what God desires.” WHOA. This argument stops me in my tracks all the time.
Adaptable Amplifiers: New Options for Optimizing Worship Sound
June 30, 2007: Today’s new worship sound systems place more complex demands on the power amplifier, and require greater adaptability to provide peak performance and long-term reliability.
How do I get a studio quality image in a live sanctuary sermon?
June 16, 2007: While the technology of cameras, computers, and video gear has increased by leaps and bounds, the camera can still only record what it sees. That is where set design and lighting become so important.
The Dark Side of “White Spaces”
June 2, 2007: Your facility may use wireless microphones for celebrants, wireless personal monitors for musical performers, and wireless intercoms for technicians. For many houses of worship, wireless audio has transformed the way that they deliver their message. What you may not know is that the ability of wireless audio devices to work is being threatened.
Going Big-Time on a Small Scale
May 19, 2007: Performance, Aesthetics, and Safety Equally Vital in Selecting and Installing Projector, Flat Panel Display, and Speaker Mount Hardware in Houses of Worship.
Selecting Appropriate A/V Mounts
May 7, 2007: Performance, Aesthetics, and Safety Equally Vital in Selecting and Installing Projector, Flat Panel Display, and Speaker Mount Hardware in Houses of Worship.
Wireless Mic Primer- Interview with A Manufacturer
April 24, 2007: Recently we had a chance to catch up with Bob Lowig of microphone manufacturer beyerdynamic to answer a few general questions about the wireless microphone industry. He'll discuss issues like frequency interference, frequency agile systems, transmitter types, receiver types, and potentially how you get around these problems.
Worship Software Review 2007
April 9, 2007: We've come a long way from PowerPoint being the only option for sprucing up and organizing your presentations. There are many options out there, and each one identifies different needs. The following comparison article by Len Wilson and Jason Moore outlines the features of each one to help you choose the right program for you.
Saying Thanks
March 24, 2007: It will be here before you know it. It’s the biggest or second biggest time of year when the most people and visitors will attend your church – it’s Easter. From volunteers to paid staff, we all need to be appreciated and encouraged from time to time. This action can be public, private, big or small. The point is to intentionally let people know that you love them, care for them as a person and appreciate what they contribute to the team.
A Failure to Communicate?
March 10, 2007: Pending use of broadcast television "White Spaces" holds possible changes for wireless microphone users. Along with the age of DTV has come a governing body of new broadcast regulations devised by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and here is where the future starts to get challenging for wireless microphone systems.
IP Radio Overview
Feb. 24, 2007: Brock Moller tells us how to go from zero to IP radio. What is it, do you need it, and is it expensive? If you are looking to create a radio station for your church, this is the essential place to start.
Choosing the Right Studio Mic
Feb. 10, 2007: It’s not all about having the biggest, badest, most trickadero mic on the market. It’s about choosing the right mic for the right job, in the right setting. You have to start by asking yourself some questions, Are you recording in a home? In a church? In a warehouse? In each of these situations your needs are going to be different.
Style Guidelines for Media Producers and Video Editors
Jan. 27, 2007: Christian film director Phil Cooke shares important Style Guidelines for Media Producers and Video Editors. Senior Producer and Editor at Cooke Pictures, Brian Mead, lets us in on some tips to help video editors give their programs more impact.
Sound System Interconnection
Jan. 14, 2007: This subject's popularity stems from the continual and perpetual difficulty of hooking up audio equipment without suffering through all sorts of bizarre noises, hums, buzzes, whistles, etc.-- not to mention the extreme financial, physical and psychological price. As technology progresses it is inevitable that electronic equipment and its wiring should be subject to constant improvement. Many things have improved in the audio industry since 1985, but unfortunately wiring isn't one of them.
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