2014-06-05T15:06:42-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/short/ http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/12421 2014-06-05T15:06:42-05:00 I always find these sorts of real-time ticking web-stats quite fascinating. Each represents a real person doing something right now! This is the medium that is on our desk, or in our pocket 24/7! It is the medium that will allow us to share good-news video shorts on social media at the touch of a button. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/11918 2014-01-30T10:37:18-05:00 For Christmas, I received a little gem – the DVD Tales of the Night by celebrated French animator Michel Ocelot. It's based on the very simple device of story within story: a young man, woman and older technician meet in an abandoned cinema and collaborate together to create and act in (or perhaps animate – this is left open) a series of delightful short stories. See why storytelling communicates so well, and recognize the creative process for storytellers down the millenia. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/11318 2013-07-23T10:35:07-05:00 If you are a church or nonprofit, a YouTube channel may be an appropriate and valuable addition to your advocacy. Here's an infographic that may encourage you: http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/11121 2013-06-18T10:46:46-05:00 The latest series of video shorts from UK apologetics ministry Focus is now available online and on DVD. Titled Jesus Myths, "it unpacks the modern world’s myths about Jesus, and gets at the facts behind the fictions," says Focus founder Dave Couchman. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/9589 2012-10-23T16:49:01-05:00 Video shorts are are hugely powerful tool for evangelism or discipleship. Embedding a clip into Facebook is hugely strategic. The infographic below offers good advice on best practice. This applies whether you are sharing a third-party clip (for instance those on YesHEIs.com, God: New Evidence, or Global Short Film Network, or posting your own video short. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/8711 2012-07-24T14:15:07-05:00 One thing I love about Paul Clifford is that he gives stuff away. He writes in his newsletter, "The first question I ask myself every week is… what can I give away this week?" A keen advocate of video production, Paul writes: "I created my own product announcement video for Church Video Summer School..." http://internetevangelismday.com/video-outreach.php 2012-03-19T12:14:31-05:00 Since its launch in 2005 (history), YouTube has grown to be the definitive place to find and share video shorts. By 2012, 60 minutes of new video content were being posted to YouTube every minute, with over 2 billion videos viewed worldwide each day. It's the default place to post short clips, with Vimeo as a distant second for longer videos. YouTube is now the world's second-largest search interface, after Google. Video shorts are a strategic opportunity for social networking and mobile phone evangelism. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/7232 2012-02-28T09:42:44-05:00 In all the hype about the Oscars, and the deserved accolades for The Artist, you may have missed the Oscar for best animation. It went to The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, a quirky allegory about the healing nature of story. (And due to be released as a bookand phone app.) Watch the full 15-minute animation below, and after it, prizewinning The Porcelain Unicorn. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/6039 2011-11-01T12:05:09-05:00 This charming animated short illustrates some of the strengths of the genre to communicate well, especially without using dialogue. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/4190 2011-04-25T14:37:22-05:00 Words, images, and loving actions within unconditional relationships, are all means of sharing the good news. Words can kill, or bring life. Unimaginative words, chosen without an understanding of how they may resonate with hearers or readers, may sadly fail. Creative words can illuminate. Infiltrate barriers. Smuggle meaning to the heart. This moving video shows the principle.