A pastor friend of mine just told me that he had a milk drinking contest in his Sunday night service last night. My natural response was to say awesome! He said it wasn’t.  A guy drank 2 ½ gallons of milk and went back to his seat and puked all over. He said it was nonstop! Brand new building with all new black cushion chairs! I then said “AWESOME” real excited several times and asked “did you get it on tape?”  They didn’t! He believes the cameras were kept on the stage the whole time.

Can you imagine the free publicity the church would have received if this had been caught on tape and published on YouTube?

Yes this is funny but it is also a good example. Lots of things happen in the crowd. Let’s say someone gets out of a wheelchair – you will want it on tape guaranteed! Even visiting guests that the pastor points out from the pulpit at some point you may want the broll. Usually a director is tucked away in a control room far away and may not be able to see all that is going on. It is important to train everyone in your media department to pay attention and stay flexible!In live taping there is no such thing as a second chance!

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