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Tools & Training

Everything I've built for production teams and the leaders who develop them: courses, software, downloads and media, in one place.

01Courses & training

Curriculum for developing camera operators, show callers, directors and the leaders who build them.

Live

Volunteer 101

Stop teaching camera basics every Sunday.

A self-paced camera course in seven modules that turns nervous volunteers into confident operators. Most finish in two to three hours.

Live

Livestream Broadcast

Strategy first, then software.

A strategy and technical course for churches and ministries building an online presence: 17 lessons across four modules, from vision and platforms to capture, encoding, OBS and multi-platform streaming. Hosted on Production Online.

Live

Volunteer Camera Workshop

Camera shooting 101.

A beginner workshop on the fundamentals of operating a camera for live church production: team vision and expectations, camera basics, shooting techniques, essential settings, camera positions and production etiquette.

Live

Advanced Camera Techniques Workshop

Don't be a boring camera operator.

The next-level workshop: creative camera settings, depth of field and bokeh, camera angles and the five points of interest, composition, lens effects, and rigs like rhythm tracks and cable cam.

Live

Directors Training Workshop

Directing for your audience.

A director development workshop: taking great notes, what makes a shot cinematic, eye line and the 180 and 30 degree rules, camera positions and multiview, switcher layers, and director shot lingo.

02Software & tools

Tools built from the seat, for live production teams. Virtual Director, Show Caller and Production Manual make up the free Production Suite.

Explore the Production Suite at productionsuite.io ↗
Live

Virtual Director

Direct the service. After the service.

Turn an ATEM multiview recording into a real PGM/PVW switcher. Cut on your own time, then export FCPXML, EDL, CSV, or a rendered video. Everything happens in your browser. Part of the free Production Suite.

Beta

Show Caller

Every cue, called on time.

Build rundowns and cue sheets, then run the show clock with your whole crew in sync. Part of the Production Suite, now in beta.

Coming soon

Production Manual

Train the next tech.

Living documentation and training paths for your positions, gear and signal flow. Part of the Production Suite, coming soon.

Coming soon
In development

Daily Debrief

Reflection that builds people.

A guided reflection and mentorship platform for leaders who develop people. Your people check in on a rhythm you set.

In development
Coming soon

Gather Place

A community platform.

A community platform in the works. Coming soon.

Coming soon
In development

LED Intel

In the works.

A new tool for live production teams, currently in the works.

In development
03Free downloads

Templates, checklists and documents you can use on your next show.

Downloads are on the way

Run-of-show templates, camera plots and checklists are being added. If there is one you need now, ask and I'll send it.

Ask for a template →
04Podcasts, video & photos

Shows I host, conversations I produce and frames from the road.

Live

Photo Gallery

Frames from the road.

Arenas, control rooms, camera platforms, and the crews behind the broadcast, updated as the calendar fills.

Coming soon

Who Is Jesus to You?

A testimony podcast.

Real stories of who Jesus is to the people telling them. Launching soon.

Coming soon

Need something built for your team?

Custom training, production design and consulting for churches, ministries and live events.

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