Anytime you have more than one shot to work with it instantly begs the question ”how often should I switch between camera angles?. Its a good question but its also the final question in the “why” of video. In both live and prerecorded video, we should have one goal, to tell the story (deliver the message) as clearly as possible.

Many people (especially in certain Facebook groups) buy into the lie that “you have to have a digital board to get a good sound”. That somehow having a digital board will instantly upgrade the quality of the listening experience. 

During this time many churches have been forced into doing church online. We've all had to figure out not only how to put out quality content, but do it week after week. Some have chosen to live stream on Sunday morning, others have decided to pre-record the service. As the current reality sets in, more and more are now asking ”where do we start with this online thing?”.

If there is a secret to marking your video look better on any camera, it’s lighting. Good lighting will help your camera to capture the best possible image and allow your subject to look dynamic and real. Bad lighting will cause even the best cameras to look bad and distract the viewer from the message your trying to get across.

Why is getting the online mix so much harder than making it sound ok in the room? We’ve all had a Sunday where we felt really good about what happened in the room then gone back later Sunday afternoon and listened to the live stream that was recorded on Facebook and thought “I know it sounded better than that in the room, what happened?”.

The more consistent your video feed the better experience your viewers will have. 

Ultimately the basics makeup the foundation of what we do and without getting it right at the foundational level, the building will crumble.

To understand this we have to dig into the differences between live sound and the studio world. It’s easy to think about the two as being completely different. In many ways they are, but part of the reason we get such seemingly different results is because we approach them so differently.

So which one is better?

Managing church finances is a huge deal. People have given their hard earned money to the church so that more people can hear the most amazing story ever told. So for those of us who manage those resources to best tell that story, it’s a huge deal that we get it right.

Many churches buy into the lie that simply upgrading equipment will fix all of their problems. Then after the new system goes in they wonder why they continue to have the same issues.