By being proactive about cable care and maintenance, you’ll prevent many troubleshooting scenarios and save yourself some headaches when you do have to troubleshoot an issue. It’s worth going through all of your cables from time to time, testing them, and repairing or throwing out the ones that don’t work. Far too often, in the moment, we pull that cable and toss it to the side to take care of later, only for someone else to come by and put it back in with the rest of the cables. Most of us have, at some point, come across a cable that wasn’t working. You can impact your production in a big way just by experimenting with using the equipment you already have in a different way. Take some time to try out new lighting techniques. Take a day regularly (even if its just once or twice a year), to intentionally reset your stage lighting so it is serving your purposes! Make sure people who are doing announcements, leading worship, and preaching are properly lit. It’s easy to take a “set it and forget it” approach to stage lighting, but overtime, the way you use your stage can shift subtly, and over time, you may find that your stage lighting is just a little wonky. If you work with volunteers, they’ll appreciate the care put into making the workflow of their stations more organized, and if you have to track down a problem, the less mess, the easier it is to pinpoint a solution. Your tech booth, green room, and storage areas should be kept tidy as well. Not only does this improve the aesthetic appeal of your services, but it makes set-up, tear-down, and troubleshooting exponentially easier.Ĭleanliness should extend beyond your stage. Cables that aren’t plugged in should be struck, instruments that are unused should be removed from the stage, unless they serve an intentional visual purpose. Throughout the week, the projects can create clutter, but by Sunday morning, your stage should be clean, week in and week out. For many creatives, the process is messy, but the product shouldn’t be. I’ve talked about this before, and it will always remain relevant. Today’s blog isn’t about those big purchases and upgrades – it’s about the small things you can do today with just a few hours and a small budget. For many of us, it takes years of planning and saving to make big upgrades to our production systems, and even then, we often have to make tough decisions on what to prioritize. The budget, manpower, and time it takes to create much of what we see on YouTube, Instagram, and more is enormous. The connectedness that the internet affords us gives us access to countless massive churches and creative groups that are doing incredibly beautiful things, but that can come with unrealistic ideals of what our smaller churches’ productions should look like. In today’s creative landscape, however, it can be easy to get overwhelmed by the thought of improving. God is glorified when we use our gifts, talents, and skills to reflect his glory and declare his goodness. As creatives, we’re always on a journey to make the things we’re working on better.
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