The Dogme 95 Film Movement, and What Christian Filmmakers Can Learn From It.
The Dogme 95 film movement was created in the Spring of 1995 by a group of Danish filmmakers lead by Lars Von Trier and Thomas Vittenberg. The movement was a response to the commercial, hi-tech, and industrialized methods that came to dominate filmmaking, with it's common menu of special effects, camera rigs, polished lighting, and...
Wall Street Journal on Fan Funding The Chosen Series
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL has published an interesting article on Dallas Jenkins fan-funded series The Chosen. It talks about the history of how The Chosen came to be, the story-telling inspirations, details about it's fan-funding and investment offerings, the construction of new sets and a sound stage, and Dallas' future plans for new...
Wall Street Journal on Fan Funding The Chosen Series
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL has published an interesting article on Dallas Jenkins fan-funded series The Chosen. It talks about the history of how The Chosen came to be, the story-telling inspirations, details about it's fan-funding and investment offerings, the...
Angel Studios now has an app to watch their content
Christians need to build alternate distribution platforms to reach our audiences and control our content. Because of this I'm excited to see Angel Studios releasing an app to distribute their content. From Angel Studios -- The Angel app is now available to download...
Puritan Collector’s Edition Released
The Puritan documentary directed by Stephen McCaskell and produced by Media Gratiae has released a gorgeous collector's edition in a steel box case. The Collector's Edition includes five hours of extended, never-before-released interviews with the guests including...
Bringing Space Jam to Life
The Little Black Book interviewed our team and produced an article about our studio's work on Space Jam 2. To go behind the hand-drawn scenes of the animation blockbuster, LBB spoke with several members of the team who brought the project to life. In no particular...
Eric Løkkesmoe on a Theology of Marketing
Erik Løkkesmoe of Aspiration Ventures talks about a theology of marketing that is particularly relevant for filmmakers. I think audiences are not looking for best deals, or the newest sale, the slickest marketing, or the loudest voice, or the most radio ads. I think...
Ten Thoughts About the Christian and Entertainment
What guidelines should Christians use in chosing their entertainment and media watching habits. Dr. Mark Coppenger wrote a helpful, pastoral article outlining 10 thoughts on this topic. It's posted on the blog of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. ...
Dallas Jenkins Acceptance Speech at K-LOVE Fan Awards
Dallas Jenkins was awarded the KLOVE Fan Award for Film and TV Impact for The Chosen. This is a video of Dallas giving an inspiring and sober acceptance speech. Congrats to Dallas and his team.I had the privilege to interview Dallas while he was preparing season 2....
Stephen McCaskell’s Guide to Documentary Filmmaking
Documentary filmmaker, Stephen McCaskell has published an 8-part blog series on the process of making a documentary. McCaskell was behind the documentaries Puritan, Luther, The Church, Discipleship Explored, and a series with Tim Challies called Epic. He has a lot of...
The Pilgrim’s Progress: Rare Book Room Series with Derek Thomas
Derek Thomas lectures on the life of John Bunyan and his classic book The Pilgrim's Progress. Dr. Thomas is well known for his love of Bunyan's famous work, and he has lectured through the book numerous times in his life, including a series that you can purchase...
Season 2 Premiere of the Chosen is tonight!
The premiere of The Chosen season 2 is tonight. Click below to watch. The Chosen Season 2 Premiere Last year I interviewed Dallas while he was wrapping season 1. You can listen to the interview below.