Echo Conference

I’m totally biased, but I love the Centerline New Media story.

In October of 2008, Aaron Holt was reading a COLLIDE Magazine article on Floodgate Productions (an amazing church media producer). Inspired by their story, Aaron called his friend Stephen Anderson that same day and said, “I’ve got an idea.” Thus, the guys plunged headfirst into the waters of church media production.

According to Aaron and Stephen, “Centerline New Media was created with the sole purpose of worshipping God with all the gifts He has given us. We absolutely love being able to create quality media that can be used to further the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.” I love that perspective.

Check out their work at centerlinenewmedia.com. The CNM team hopes their site will not only be a resource for your media needs, but also a place to share ideas and learn from one another. And speaking of sharing ideas and learning from one another, be sure to say hi to the guys at Echo!

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Are you an After Effects user? Do you like groups? If so, check out this from Trent Armstrong — an Igniter Media producer and the founder of the Dallas After Effects User Group:

If you have some extra time during the day July 28th-29th, I’ll be hosting three After Effects User Group meetings (one each day) as an extra-curricular event to coincide with Echo Conference.

The Echo Conference is a church media conference that will be hosted at Watermark Community Church.  There is a registration fee if you would like to attend the entire conference, however, the After Effects User Group meetings are free.

Red Giant Software is providing an obscene amount of stuff for us to give away!  All you need to do is get there!

SCHEDULE:

Wed. July 28th, 1:15PM - Basic After Effects => Anyone may attend this group, but it will be specifically geared toward those who have never opened After Effects or have played around but just aren’t sure how to move from blank project to rendered animation.

Thurs. July 29th, 8AM - Intermediate After Effects => This meeting will involve a use-case with green screen footage, a graphics package, and a few Red Giant effects to build an announcement video. If you are getting comfortable in After Effects and just want to see how someone else uses AE and solves production issues, this meeting is for you!

Fri. July 30th, 8AM - Advanced After Effects => After Effects is far more powerful than Keyframes and Effects.  In this meeting we’ll first look at Shape layers and some various uses.  Then we’ll get into Expressions in After Effects:

•  What’s the expression language?
•  How can you figure out what the parts of an expression are for?
•  Some helpful uses of expressions
•  Where can you learn more about expressions?

LOCATION:
ROOM 339
Watermark Community Church
7540 LBJ Freeway
Dallas, TX 75251

CONTACT:

If you have any questions, please call me, Trent Armstrong, at 214.810.2262 if you have any questions. You may also email me mannerscast@gmail.com or follow me on Twitter @Trent_Armstrong.

Cheers,

Trent, Founder - Dallas After Effects User Group

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OK, it’s time for more reasons to come to Echo!

• 31. Come hear a new talk from Donald Miller. Even we don’t know what he’s gonna say.
• 32. Find out what Dan Merchant wants the Lord to save us from.
• 33. Come see the premiere of several short films.
• 34. Do you like YouVersion? Come talk to the LifeChurchers about it.
• 35. Kem Meyer will show you how to have less clutter and less noise.
• 36. See if Carlos Whittaker will take video of you in his backseat… while he drives.
• 37. Learn everything you want to know about After Effects from Trent Armstrong.
• 38. Meet and hangout with the whole Echo/RT Creative Group team. We can’t wait.
• 39. This will be the biggest Echo ever!!!!!!!
• 40. Get new ideas for using media and technology at your church.
• 41. Learn about 316 Networks — share your story around the world.
• 42. Ask Todd Wagner tough theological questions… he loves it!
• 43. Get a copy of COLLIDE Magazine … I’m sure we’ll have them lying around.
• 44. Meet David Womack, an Igniter Media creative.
• 45. Hang out with peeps from Fellowship Church, OakHills Church, 121 Community Church …
• 46. … Oak Leaf Church, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Christ Church Plano, Bel Air Presby and more!

If you haven’t registered for Echo yet, now’s the time!

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The Shift Worship team has joined us at Echo before, and we’re so glad they’re going to be back. See, these guys create great media resources for churches and we believe in what they do. In fact, you can check out this COLLIDE article that spotlights Shift’s work, their story, and their creative process.

Because Shift does such great work, their All-Access Pass is an incredible deal. ShiftWorship.com’s All-Access Pass is unique in the world of worship media. Shift offers unlimited downloads for a low, once-a-year price. Thousands of churches and media professionals have already joined the Shift community, downloading from their ever-expanding library of nearly two thousand mini movies, motion backgrounds, sermon helpers, stills, and countdowns. New content is updated weekly, and customers continue to recommend Shift’s consistently high-quality and creative content to fellow worship team members and pastors around the globe.

Visit Shift’s booth at Echo for a conference special or check out ShiftWorship.com for more information.

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Do you know what I like about Our Shirts Don’t Suck, a T-shirt design and printing company based in Charleston, SC? They make a big promise right there in the name of the company! They let everyone know they stand for quality, which means they leave themselves no choice but to back it up. I like that.

We’re excited to have Our Shirts Don’t Suck at Echo this year because, in addition to their promise to deliver the goods, they have a huge heart for ministry. Their mission: to honor and serve God with their talents and help spread the Good News unconventionally. They accomplish that mission by supplying local churches and ministries with quality shirts and other promotional items (the kinds of things that every ministry and organizations uses), and their work is relevant, affordable, and custom. They also do screen-printing in their facility rather than outsource it, which is a huge plus in my book.

The best part about Our Shirts Don’t Suck is that they waive setup charges and art charges on their jobs — they view that as a way to donate to and invest in your ministry. I think that’s phenomenal. Stop by their booth at Echo next week to learn more, or visit their website: www.outshirtsdontsuck.com.

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