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We are very excited about working with Wes and the other folks at iplayerHD.com and hope that you’ll check them out today.  They offer a 30-day free trial and you don’t need a credit card for that period.  Check them out and use this link so they’ll know we sent you.  http://www.iplayerhd.com/go/durham

Randy Durham
http://www.credencepictures.com

Here is a test movie that we recently uploaded.

Josh graduated on Tuesday October 5th from Marine Combat Training in Camp Gieger, NC.  After graduation he boarded a bus for the airport and flew to Meridian, Mississippi where he will spend the next twelve weeks in training for his MOS in Aviation Supply.  We are very proud of him.

It was a joy this weekend to meet so many folks at the Baptist State Convention of NC’s Communication’s Team “Videomakers Workshop”.  There seemed to be a great deal of interest in my Canon 5D Mark II camera so I thought I would put together some information that might be helpful to those of you looking at this camera for your production needs.

Now, the Canon 5D Mark II is not the camera for all production situations, but it is a great new tool for many of us to achieve high-quality images at a great price point.  If you need to videotape your Sunday morning worship service, this is not the camera for you.  But if you want to produce promotional video clips on your church or short term mission trips your members are involved in (among other creative avenues), this may be a great solution for you.

Last fall I was taking a 24-day trip to five countries in Africa and needed a small camera with high-quality to take with me.  I have (2) JVC GY-HD250 cameras but they are larger than I wanted to take on this trip.  (The JVC cameras would be great by the way for using in a live church service, multi-camera recording situation, because they have Genlock capability and can be synced to a video switcher).  So I began my search for a new camera package for traveling overseas.

We learned last weekend that one of our clients (NC Baptist Children’s Homes) had entered two productions that we created for them last year into the national Baptist Communicators Association award competition.  Roberta’s Story and NCBAM both won awards with Robert’s Story taking first place in its division and grand prize in the video category of the competition (The M. E. Dodd Memorial Award), and NCBAM taking second place in the same division.  We are very pleased that our work was recognized and that our client’s story was well received. 

You can view both videos in our Creations section.

Help For the Journey - NCBAM

Roberta’s Story