The Making Sunday Happen Podcast | Episode 061
Where to Find Great Creative Inspiration with Matt Fridg
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Today on the show, I’ll share Part Two of my interview with Matt Fridg. Matt is a professional filmmaker, cinematographer and director. He shared with us last week some tips for video beginners. Be sure to catch up if you missed it – you can go directly to the Show Notes of that episode by going to twelvethirtymedia.com/060. In this week’s portion of the interview, Matt’s going to share some other ways and places that you as a creative can find inspiration for your content or experiences. I hope these tricks will help you.
10 PLACES TO FIND CREATIVE INSPIRATION
1. Other Churches
- Northpoint
- Newspring
- Elevation
- Church on the Move
- Lifechurch.tv
- Lifepoint Church
- Cross Point Church
- Vimeo Accounts
- YouTube videos
2. Websites
- Designinspiration.net
- Seriesideas.com
- Stagedesignideas.com
- Creative Market
- Instructables.com
- Ucreative.com
- Creativeboom.com
- Behance.net
- Hypefortype.com
- Artimasa.com
- Dafont.com
- Fontsquirrel.com
3. Music
4. Concerts and Special Events
- Go see Christian and mainstream concerts.
- Watch and take notes of creative things you see.
- Halftime of the Super Bowl
- Olympic Ceremonies
5. Nature / Coffee Shop / Change of Scenery
- Get away to a park, forest, somewhere to think away from your daily grind.
6. Network Television
- Watch for specific motion graphics, commercials, bumps, graphics.
7. Movies or the Theater
8. Candid Interviews that discuss Craft
- Larry King Now, Inside the Actors Studio, Charlie Rose, Podcasts
9. Books
10. Stores
- Hobby Lobby / Craft Stores for Set Designs
- Department stores
Church Media Resource of the Week:
Out on the Edge by Mike Slaughter
This book calls on congregations to recognize and embrace the digital media reformation underway on a global scale. Slaughter slices through apathy and resistance to address how churches can reach unchurched people with the gospel. More about the book at Amazon.com.
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