Monthly Archives: February 2012
BTS—Behind the Scenes of an Indie Film Shoot
| Posted by Sarah Elisabeth under Filmmaking |
Filmmaking is hard work. Hard as writing a novel, building a website, or resisting chocolate cake. But with some difficult tasks come fun times you can’t get any other way. In filmmaking that includes the production phase, the time of being on the set, behind the scenes, managing (or creating) chaos. At least that’s what I tried to do (or not do) as second assistant director on Dallas Christian Filmmakers’ YouTube interactive film project this past January. What I really needed was someone to follow me around and pick up my clipboard when I set it down. More on that later.
Day One
I stayed outside the shooting rooms, echoing “Quiet on the set, please!” for those of us hanging out in the hall, waiting to be useful. Someone asked what my “title” was.
“Second Assistant Director,” I replied. “In other words, a glorified PA.”
My friend Elaine, a Production Assistant, said, “Hey, don’t be talking down PAs.”
Adam, another PA, added, “And that’s Pa to you.” (more…)
The Voice Bible—Review
| Posted by Sarah Elisabeth under Book Reviews |
Designed to help readers step into the story of scripture, the Voice Bible contains the complete New Testament. A team of scholars and a host of other contributors came together in compiling the scriptures and commentary in an effort to tell the gospel in story form.
I requested this book, hoping not only for a fresh look at my favorite book, but some real meat to gnaw on. I’m not a Bible scholar and am not as studied up as I should be, but this version seemed a little over simplistic. Often the commentary did little more than repeat the previous verse when the meaning was already clear. Also, some of the terminology used and interpretation of scripture left me wondering what the original source of the translation was.
Like I said, I’m not a scholar and have no place knocking any translation on my own merit, but for now, I’m sticking with the New King James Version and the Strong’s Concordance. Not saying The Voice is, but Bible interpretations can be dangerous and destructive, so tread wisely. Pray and listen to His voice in all things.
For Him,
Sarah Elisabeth
P.S. BookSneeze provided my review copy
Wednesday Roundup: Free Ebooks for Kindle
| Posted by Sarah Elisabeth under eBook |
Here’s some free ebooks available on Amazon for Kindle TODAY. I can’t guarantee they’ll be at 0.00 tomorrow or even the next hour, so double check the price section and snap them up while they’re available. I did.
For Him,
Sarah Elisabeth
P.S. I haven’t read all of these books yet, so I can’t give my opinion or endorsement. If you have, I’d love to hear your thoughts! And please share any free ebooks you know of as well.
The Book of Ruth (Daily Bible Reading)
Wednesday Roundup: Free Ebooks for Kindle
| Posted by Sarah Elisabeth under eBook |
Here’s some free ebooks available on Amazon for Kindle TODAY. I can’t guarantee they’ll be at 0.00 tomorrow or even the next hour, so double check the price section and snap them up while you can. I did.
For Him,
Sarah Elisabeth
P.S. I haven’t read all of these books yet, so I can’t give my opinion or endorsement. If you have, I’d love to hear your thoughts! And please share any free ebooks you know of as well.
5 Free Kindle Ebooks:
Three Little Pigs—Shakespeare Style (John Branyan Video)
| Posted by Sarah Elisabeth under Heart Thoughts |
