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Kevin O'Brien

Production

Not The End

One of the key factors in creating mini-movies is time. There are a lot of important elements that happen in any given worship gathering, so as producers of media content for churches we have a goal of keeping our projects under 3 minutes. To make them longer is risky. But…
February 19, 2013
Production

A Life of Love

Love takes on a deeper meaning as we get older, at least it has for me. When I tell my wife, “I love you,” it has a much different meaning than the first time I told her in 9th grade. And while I’m sure Paul didn’t write the famous 1…
January 29, 2013
Church Media

An Election Season Mini-Movie: Promises, Promises

Promises, Promises is a very special mini-movie for me. While it’s one that I did not write (that was my creative partner Phil Grimes), I did have the initial inspiration to create the piece. That inspiration came while returning home from the Echo Conference in July 2011, where I was…
October 19, 2012
Church Media

Shoppers

First of all, this post is a look at what inspired the mini-movie Shoppers. It’s not intended to be a “what’s wrong with the world” rambling, rather a lighthearted commentary. Before you read further, it’s important that you watch the mini-movie Shoppers. This is certainly not the first mini-movie about…
September 12, 2012
Production

The Creative Process: Teamwork, Time, and Risk

In any sort of video production (or any production), one of the most challenging and important stages is the story development.  It is easy to simply get excited about an idea, then run out and shoot it. But I’ve found that some of our best projects are the result of…
August 20, 2012