Copyright Concerns in Your Church
I started out typing a long explanation of copyright law for some church leaders who have recently been asking me questions. There are plenty of sites out there that do a good job explaining things in detail, so I’m just going to give you the basics. If you are performing...
How To Roll a Cable
Anyone who has anything to do with cables needs to memorize how to do this!!!...
Oak Leaf Production Part VI
In-Ears vs. Wedges My years, I fought against in-ear monitors. I hated the way they felt and believed they took me away from the vibe in the room (still believe that) which made it harder to connect with the audience I was trying to lead. All that changed when I...
Oak Leaf Production Part V
Set-up is always a beast, and I knew there was no way anyone would stick around to help me on Sunday if they had to plug all the equipment in, set-it up, then do the reverse to tear down every Sunday. So, I designed a case that rack mounts all...
Oak Leaf Production Part IV
With a tight budget, I had to make cuts across the board to pull off the media package without sacrificing too much quality. Since I knew there was no way I was going to even be able to financially stay in the HD ball park, first thing to go was...
Oak Leaf Production Part III
There are several different ways to get multiple screens to do what we wanted them to do, but most of them are EXTREMELY expensive. It is all because we wanted the ability to show different images, the same image, AND one image across all three screens. The cherry on top...
Oak Leaf Production Part II
The main component of the video system we use is a ridiculously awesome program called ProVideoPlayer by Renewed Vision. They’re the same people who make ProPresenter which is another great program we use for all of our song lyrics. Both programs are well worth the license cost and I have...
Oak Leaf Production Part I
Some people have been asking about how we do what we do media wise at Oak Leaf. Since I am the Creative Arts Pastor and I did sort of put it all together, I guess it is only fitting that I write about what we use, why we use it,...