Video & the Movement Arts

[flaglady]

Ace, Dean!! How I felt that all through the eight hours of Calling all Nations! Hours of close ups of guitars, bopping singers or people standing motionless with eyes closed, one hopes having a wonderful Spirit-filled experiences, but that's not video-able!!



And all the time, down on the race track, there was Andy Au and his massive team of 150 dancers, doing amazing things with dance, flags, flag sheets, jumbo ribbons, staffs. And they'd been rehearsing all of this all week! But the cameras just wafted over them to some bored looking folk or a quick cut to an American blond (guy) who kept telling us what an "amazing, Spirit-filled atmosphere" there was in the stadium!! Yes, but you can't video that!! You can video flags and dance!



And then the inevitable studio shots of members of the groups telling us all how successful the whole event was, even at 11 in the morning - only 1 hour in!!



footnote:

I have been in touch with the God channel some time ago - NB to self, must follow up on that - suggesting that they run a series of workshops on flag worship and movement in worship. They said they'd put it on hold as at the time, they weren't in a position to make their own programmes. Some of the God channel's staff church with us and the pastor's son works there too - office boy, I think!!! - but as we have contacts, I'm going to do my darndest to get them on side.



Blessings

Jo