Daisy pulls it off by Denise Deegan

Another set I designed and built.

The play is set in a public school. I just went for a traditional look. The panelling is real wooden panelling, with an oak stain and varnish.
Again, posted for the use of collaborating with someone in the future.

To Build a Home

The combination of composition, direction and difficult subject matter brings me close to tears everytime I watch this film...

The film is a combination of two tracks by Cinematic Orchestra, the video directed by Up The Resolution; a london based production company. An interview with the directors can be found here.

As David Knight from Promo News writes “It’s a beautiful, sedate 12-minute short film for two tracks, To Build A Home and Breathe, which chronicles the final hours of a dying woman with her devoted, loving husband”.

The reason I’ve posted this video up (other than the fact it’s an amazing short film) is that its a great example of narrative storytelling, collaboration and acheivement… 

Realising an idea/concept/dream into an end product rarely comes cheap; whether it’s time, money (or both) there is generally financial expense and risk involved in producing a personal or commercial, low budget piece of work.  If you feel like you have a creative talent/gifting or are a creative professional this can be a constant source of frustration and stress – we all have bills to pay and are also probably over committed in our personal/church lives too.

So… What to do? Easy…Collaborate! 

I see a huge number of talented individuals who are part of Mosaic (and beyond) but there doesn’t seem to be enough collaboration. Lets get some bands formed. Photographers working with Designers, Film makers collaborating with sound designers and musicians, writers working with web developers etc etc. The God given talent is there and he’s put us together in community but we are not going to see any major breakthrough unless we get together, start bashing ideas around and start making stuff.

So for the next couple of months the criteria for posting stuff up on this creative arts showcase is that it has to have a collaborative element and I for one am looking forward to seeing the results.

5 months later

We're 5 months old! Not your normal anniversary of celebration but nevermind that.

As a little review exercise I thought it would be beneficial to hear your thoughts on how you think this part of the site has been received over the last 5 months and how you think we can improve it in the future.
If you would be so kind as to answer the following questions in the comments or by email that would really help me to put in motion the changes required to make this space more usable and valuable to you.

1. How did you find signing up for a new account using the online form?
2. Did you receive your “welcome” e-mail and introductory tutorial quickly (from the time you signed up).
3. Was the tutorial easy to follow and understand?
4. Is there anything you thought was missing from the tutorial?
5. Have you submitted an entry to the Showcase? If not is there any reason why?
6. How often do you check the Creative Arts pages for new content?
7. What changes would you make to the showcase and how do you think they would benefit the community?

Thanks for your time answering these. We want to keep the Network/Showcase fresh faced and as functional as possible for everyone.

Is this allowed?

I'm sure this is breaking a few laws but it looks like fun!

I have recently been following the blog of David Capener who, if you have seen the Lovenations webpage, or have read one of the flyers will know is speaking at the conference. You should check out his articles, some are challenging, most are humerous and all are honest.

He posted this video and I thought I’d repost it as it is so very cool!
I’m not sure how they we’re able to get permission for it, maybe they didn’t… All I know is it made me smile.
The music track from UNKLE is pretty sweet too.
Now that was 7 minutes well spent wasn’t it!

Be sure to register yourself for Love:Nations on the webpage if you haven’t yet done so (it’ll cost you less and guarantee you a space!).

Creative Process

Zach Lind from 'Jimmy Eat World' Interviews Tim Foreman of 'Switchfoot'.

Tim and Zach discuss Switchfoot’s creative process and life as an independent band.