Pastor Ryan welcomes you to Resurrection Lutheran Church's series of videos A Place to Belong, where twelve congregation members talk about their experiences at RLC.
PROJECT DETAILS
OBJECTIVE
I was asked by members of my church if I would contribute to the church's capital campaign. The goal of the videos was to increase awareness and donations to the campaign. I would shoot and produce a series of videos about twelve members' experiences at the church and why they felt Resurrection Lutheran Church is a place to belong.
EXECUTION
I first met with Pastor Ryan and a few members of a sub-committee to discuss logistics. The plan was to gauge interest and then set up interviews with some of the church's congregation. We decided 12, a dozen as well as a significant biblical number, would be the end goal.
I shot interviews and b-roll around the church over the course of a month. Afterwards, I edited one video per week. The church played my videos in the sanctuary on loop before service each week.
EXTRAS
For the first few days of filming, Pastor Ryan kept looking straight into the camera and waving during candid shots. For me, the most emotional interview was with Jenn Johnson, who described her father's battle with cancer and how her relationship with RLC developed.