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Lost // The End

Marcus — Wed, 26 May 2010 21:56:17 +0000

I both loved and hated the final episode of Lost, which is arguably one of the most well-made and thought provoking shows ever on television. I’m left with a sense of satisfaction with the completed character arcs, and dissatisfaction due to the answers the show provided for the mysteries it raised.

I’m not in the camp that the ending of the show disregarded the answers – I think that they answered the questions that were raised, however it seemed to fall short on the creativity scale for me. I would have preferred and ending whereby Jacob’s goal was accomplished… in the mythology of Lost, Hurley was the incorruptible soul, so to me it would make sense that all the characters would pay for their sins and Hurley would emerge as the human reset button on depravity, taking on the role of redeeming humanity.

Of course, as a follower of Christ, there is only one Redeemer, and maybe this is why the writers of the show chose to avoid that storyline. Ultimately the story isn’t about redemption of mankind, but about redeeming the characters in the show.

The fact that they completed their redemption in the afterlife is reminiscent of recycled paganistic religion or even the construct of purgatory that everyone seems to be comparing the alternate reality to, but don’t mistake the warm fuzzy reunion for an accurate picture of the afterlife. Rather, use it as a starting point for a conversation about the afterlife.

Lost was and is my favorite show on television – it will be a long time before someone tops it and I really do appreciate how the finale honored the journey of each of the characters that we’ve come to know so well over the last 6 years. What’s better is the fact that we have a show that explored themes of the divine and of humanity and has provided us with a great platform to talk about the Gospel.

Here’s a great review by James Harleman, a pastor at Mars Hill church relating to the themes of Lost. You can see more of his reviews at cinemagogue.com.

The Genesis of a Mission // Mini-Doc Series

Marcus — Thu, 06 May 2010 13:06:26 +0000

This is the first in a series of videos I was commissioned to create for Genesis World Mission – an organization that serves the poor and working poor who cannot afford health insurance. Each of these videos is in a mini-documentary format with the purpose of informing a sitting audience on various aspects of Genesis as an organization.

Genesis held their annual vision-casting banquet and this year these videos were created and used to recast the vision for the organization and rally support for new strategies in a changing healthcare future.

The event started with this video, a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, vocally performed by Mark Thornton.

After the tone was set, the first min-doc was played, describing the beginning of the mission.

Part 2 coming in a few days, stay tuned :)

Great Advertising // Google Chrome

Marcus — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:08:37 +0000

Brilliant

Beautiful Things // Click Track

Marcus — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:09:16 +0000

This last weekend was amazing and I was thrilled to be a part of it by creating a click track for Derek and our worship team open up our annual Capital Women’s Conference. The song is Beautiful Things off the album by the same name by Gungor, and you should really go get their album… it’s wonderful :)

Thanks to Keila Bates who cast the vision for this project!

A Night of Worship in 5 Minutes // Timelapse

Marcus — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:34:16 +0000

We had a great concert with Matt Maher, Phil Wickham, and Leeland last Sunday. I thought it might be fun to put a camera in the back and capture the night at 1 frame per 2 seconds.

Avatar // Behind The Scenes

Marcus — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:31:04 +0000

Here’s a great behind the scenes documentary on the making of Avatar. Truly groundbreaking work.

Mat Kearney Concert Documentary

Marcus — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:55:48 +0000

Very well done mini-documentary. I really get a sense of the personality of Mat Kearney – the coloring and shote selection are outstanding…

This Too Shall Pass // Music Video Amazingness

Marcus — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:00:04 +0000

Ok Computer has done it again.

Brilliant.

Joy To The World // Music

Marcus — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:17:42 +0000

So, I’ve been really wanting to do an acoustic Christmas album for a few years, and every year I usually shake it off until my schedule buries my inspiration. Well, despite all my busyness, I can’t stop fiddling with arrangements. So I’m going for it… with help of course. Here is the first idea that’s been floating around in my head actually recorded. Thanks to Seth Wright for spontaneously making me lay it down and to Frank Hernandez for producing it. I’ll post the revisions as they get done and new tracks as we get them recorded.

This will be fun :)

Note: If the audio player doesn’t work, click here to download the track: Joy To The World

Amazing Spot from DK // Animation Trickery

Marcus — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:00:01 +0000

Here is a spot from Digital Kitchen in New York for the Census. Brilliant animation below:

The amazing thing is that while it looks like a street painter making magic on a wall for a day, the process is way more involved, in time, technology, and people. Check out the making of below:

HT Motionographer