31 Victorious Years

March 17'th is my Father's birthday. This March we celebrated Dad's 61'st year of life on this earth. March 19'th is my Mother's birthday. What falls between March 17'th and March 19'th is our parents Anniversary.

On March 18'th, 1977, Jeff Moore and Andrea Cutler were united in marriage. 31 years ago.



31 years later they celebrate joyous victory in marriage, and continued progress in their journey of discipleship. The mighty work God has done through them in the lives of thousands of families across the United States, from Alaska to Hawaii, is truly wondrous. Back in the early 80's, homeschooling was considered outrageous; especially for a man who never finished his high school education.

But Dad planted his flag, and firmly followed that path, and through his influence as a business mentor, spoken to audiences of tens of thousands encouraging them both biblically and financially that home education is the right choice. We are all grateful for that decision in the Moore household, and we are thankful that God has given our father the heart of a lion.

But even Dad admits that without our mother, none of these things could have been possible. In fact, without Mom, Dad admits he probably would have died in a cold lonely bar, fighting over who-knows-what. Their lives have been an amazing journey.

I can't wait to post a picture of my parents on their 50'th Anniversary!

Concept Poster(s)

I'm sure you are all familiar with the original concept poster for The Widow's Might (with the cheesy tag-line); well, Hein van Wyk, a very talented composer/graphic designer who will be scoring the film, has produced another.

The original:



An additional poster concept:

I personally think they both look great, especially for being concept posters. Though I like the lack of cheesy tagline on Hein's. ;-)

If anyone else who likes graphic design would like to produce a concept poster, please let me know. I'll provide some headshots of the actors, and you can have some fun. :-)

God Bless!

~ In Christ, John.

The Battle for Civilization

"In 2009, Geoffrey Botkin will be releasing one of the most important documentary series that has ever come to American television.It is a seven part journey into the heart of cultural conflict.

The series interprets these conflicts like no other series ever has, in ways that will allow American men to apply what they need to know from history to face the big challenges of the 21st century.



The series reminds Americans of the great historical turn points that have been neglected by academia and the media. The seven episodes explain the outcome of the hottest cultural conflicts of history.

Viewers will follow this tension from the first century AD, and will meet heroes they've never known on the cultural battlegrounds they've never heard about." ~ from BattleForCivilization.com

Click here to get more information, or support the project.

Canon HV20 Tests.

That video is some very roughly edited footage (or unedited) pulled off our HV20. I didn't expect much from a camera that cost less than 700 dollars, but it surprised me. It really did. Then I took our newly arrived unit from LetusDirect, the LetusExtreme, and hooked it up to some Canon FD lenses.

Shot without the Letus, the raw footage is very sharp. With a little time for setup, it can pull some very nice shots. Click to enlarge and see more detail.

All the shooting footage was shot 24P, with a 1/2000'th shutter speed.

I didn't get any clear shots of bullets, but we got some great gun in motion footage.

Such as this one.

And this shell in the air.

Because I didn't take time to properly set up the Letus Extreme, the footage is noticably softer. Still, excellent looking footage for a DVD release.

It wasn't especially overcast, but it was shady. This resulted in a very nice range of color and soft light, but a blue sky in the background.

The adapter does eat up some light, and makes indoor footage with the HV20 impossible, as there are no controls to eliminate gain. There is a sort of exposure control, but it doesn't show gain or aperture details.

Classic Gator. :-)

Gator was very close in these shots. This illustrates the shallow depth of field a 35mm adapter allows.

I was unfamiliar with the adapter, and had trouble focusing some shots properly. I never did get a good distance shot, though I didn't try very hard.

Action!

The light response and feel is completely different with and without the adapter.

Gator was having as much fun being a subject as I was being the videographer. These shots are awful impressive, coming from a 700 dollar camcorder.

We don't have monkey bars.

But we do have monkies!

Most 35mm lens adapters, due to the nature of the device, leave the image inversed. The Letus has a brilliant glass design which corrects the image, making it much easier to operate. Gator is upside down here, not as a result of the adapter, but as a result of being.... well.... Gator.

If there are any specific questions or things you'd like us to shoot, let us know! We're more than happy to shoot test footage, especially if it is of use to others.

God Bless!

~ In Christ, John.