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location scouting – theres an app for that

trey — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:39:29 +0000

Over the last month, I’ve been working with a couple of guys on producing a short film (I’ll post more details on the project a little later). Today, we hit downtown Mobile scouting locations and getting a little b-roll/test footage in prep for our principal shoot later in the month. I took tons of shots on my iPhone, and I thought a few of them turned out pretty rad (all of these were shot and edited using apps on my phone).

another faith stimulus

trey — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:00:47 +0000

God is so crazy… in a good way.

I got an email last week from a church in Peoria, Illinois that was inspired by our Faith Stimulus to do one in their community. How awesome is that, that this small act that we made is still going strong. Northwoods Community Church gave $60,000 to their people in white envelopes encouraging them to make a difference in their community. They’ve even set up a ‘Stories‘ site as well to hear first hand what’s happening with the money, check it out here.

I am blown away by how far God is taking this… I pray it goes where He wants and may it be a movement of love and compassion that changes our world.

To read a few of the stories from the Faith Stimulus that we did click here. Also, if you’re thinking about doing a Faith Stimulus in your community and you’d like a few pointers, leave a comment and I’ll get back with you.

All I need – Honduras video

trey — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:04:52 +0000

Two weeks ago, 65 of our Icon students went to Honduras on a missions trip. They ministered in orphanages, prisons/juvenile detention facilities, the city dump (where hundreds of kids live), and the bordo (which is one of the poorest areas in the hemisphere). They also held two concerts where over 15,000 students showed up to hear the gospel. Will put together this killer video that sums up the trip.

The song is One Republic’s ‘All I Need.’

‘LOST!’ – The Sitcom!

trey — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:47:47 +0000

What if ‘LOST’ was an early 90’s sitcom? This would be the season 1 intro… enjoy:

h/t: Ryan

the art of the mistake

trey — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:27:25 +0000

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”

- Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert

sticky creativity

trey — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:05:53 +0000

I’m a huge fan of stop motion work, and this is one of the coolest ones I’ve ever seen. The fact that it’s simply post-it notes is so rad. Alright, enough of me already, watch:

In combination with that, the great @loswhit made a statement today on Twitter that has haunted the crap out of me all day, he saith:

So when was the last time you created for you? For God? For the heck of it? For the sake of being a true artist not an employee. I’ve been challenged, I hope you have too.

In case you’re interested, make the jump and you can see the making-of for the ‘Deadline’ post-it note video… pretty rad as well.

one prayer

trey — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:44:58 +0000

Last weekend we started a new series with 1855 other churches around the globe called One Prayer. The concept is simple, we’re all standing together to finish the statement: God is ______.

So far we’ve heard two amazing messages, God is Love by Craig Groeschel & God is Good by our Pastor, Jerry Taylor. In the coming weeks its just going to get better and better.

Do me a quick favor and fill that blank in, what is God to you? Take a second and really think about how you would describe God, what one word would you use to capture who He is to you?

God is _________.

a stimulus of faith

trey — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:11:46 +0000

A few weekends back we made a small gesture to the people of our community, and the people of our church. It’s almost unbelievable the attention this act has gotten, but really its just one of many acts of giving from Bay. The ‘Faith Stimulus,’ as its been dubbed by the media, was a simple concept of giving a little hope & love into our community. We are so blessed (I think) to have gotten the attention from the media that we have even though that wasn’t even slightly a part of our agenda. If you’re completely unaware of what I’m talking about, you can read the details here or here.

You can read a few of the stories from the stimulus here: stories.baycommunity.com. They are slowly coming in and some of them are absolutely amazing. There’s one particular story that I like a lot, one that truly reveals the heart of this project:

I just ran across this website and was really inspired. I am not a member of the church, but last week, I was pumping gas in Fairhope and went inside to pay. I never go inside to pay and I also never pay with cash at the gas station. This time, for some reason, I decided to go inside. The woman in front of me was counting pennies to get enough money to buy a few dollars of gas. I have had that feeling before, of barely having enough to get home. I put down an extra $20 over her pile of change and said, “that is not enough, you need more than that.” The look on the woman’s face was priceless! She was shocked , and so was the attendant. I said, “Jesus loves you” She was still in shock as she was pumping gas, it was hilarious. I just kept saying, “Jesus loves you!” as I got in my car. I road away with the biggest smile on my face. -Amy

where the wild things are

trey — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:39:43 +0000

I’ve been looking forward to this movie for a long time, its seen quite a few snags along the way, but its finally coming to a theater near you and me.

‘Where the Wild Things Are‘ is probably my favorite childrens book of all time, and I’m so excited that Spike Jonze is the man bringing it to the big screen.

The first trailer has finally debuted and it looks amazing, I like what Cinematical said, “it intensifies the film’s fantastical elements and makes the thing look so wondrous. The Wild Things look great and real and not CGI — I have a feeling that this is the sort of film that will feel 20 years old, but look brand new.”

Here’s the trailer:

Here’s the Poster

a white room

trey — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:37:31 +0000

What could you do with a white room? Check this vid:

As soon as I saw this I was reminded of one of my favorite books, Twyla Tharps ‘The Creative Habit.’ In it she says that the most creative environment for her is a white room. Its a clean slate to her. This video takes that to another level. (in case you couldn’t tell, all the scenery/effects/clothes are added by projectors. Its just a white room with a few props)

What’s the most creativity inducing environment for you?

Video h/t: los