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Online Training · Self-Paced

Stop teaching camera basics every Sunday.

Let us train your volunteers for you. A complete, self-paced camera course that turns nervous volunteers into confident operators — so you can focus on leading, not re-teaching the same fundamentals every week.

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Jesse teaching camera training in a control room
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Volunteer 101
Quick Start Camera Training
SEG 01Who this is for

Built for the person you just handed a camera to — and the leader tired of re-teaching.

No production background required. If any of these sound like your team, this course was made for you.

01New volunteers who've never touched broadcast gear
02Teams where "training" means shadowing someone for one Sunday
03Leaders tired of re-teaching the same basics every semester
04Small churches where everyone runs everything
SEG 02The curriculum

What's inside.

Short, watchable lessons your whole team can go through together — or assign before a volunteer's first Sunday.

01
Worshipper first
why camera work in the church is ministry, and what your leader really expects
02
Composition essentials
rule of thirds, headroom, looking room, and framing that tells the story of the room
03
Camera movement
smooth head movement, focus pulls, whip pans, reveals, and linking shots
04
Technical foundations
ISO, iris, shutter, white balance, ND filters, and camera menu walkthroughs
05
Positions and roles
follow cam, pit cam, stage positions, and anticipating the service
06
Production etiquette
comms, stage terminology, reading the room, and why we wear black
07
What we don't do
the habits that make volunteers look amateur, and how to break them early
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Your first Sunday
they arrive trained, and you lead instead of re-teaching
ON AIR
A production crew together on stage
FRAME 02● LIVE
A crew, not a collection of button-pushers.
SEG 03What your team walks away with

After this course, your volunteers can:

OUTCOME 01

Hold a shot

Frame, move, and stay composed on a live camera — even when the room is loud and the moment is big.

OUTCOME 02

Speak the language

Understand the director's calls, use clear comms, and know what's happening across the whole broadcast.

OUTCOME 03

Own their Sunday

Run their pre-service checklist, show up prepared, and be someone the crew can count on.

Jesse Maitland on headset at the switcher
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Jesse Maitland
Broadcast Director / Instructor
SEG 04Your instructor

Learn from the director's chair.

I'm Jesse Maitland — 25 years directing live broadcast, from volunteer church teams to stadiums and race courses, including years with Bethel Production. Every lesson in this course is something I teach my own crews, in the same words I use on headset.

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"Volunteers don't need more pressure. They need reps, language, and a reason."
JESSE MAITLAND · VOLUNTEER 101

Put your whole team through it.

Volunteer 101 is hosted on Production Online — enroll once, train every volunteer the same way, every semester.

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