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| Courtesy of eHow.com |
As a Media Director for my church I am constantly in
managing mode from scheduling volunteers to setting up shoots to overseeing the
production of our live services. In a video production company or film studio
this job would fall under the production manager. Since our church is not
considered to be a mega church and I definitely do not have a huge production
staff to where I can assign the video production manager role to, I have to
play the part. There are a lot of churches out there where the staff play
multiple roles including in the area of media so it is important to know the
details of the roles that are to be taken on. In researching the job
description of a video production manager I came across a great video on
eHow.com that gives a simple description of the job. Basically, a video
production manager helps enable the
vision of the producer in any way, whether that involves video, sound or
lighting (Kenny, n.d.). In a church setting it usually means facilitating the
vision of the lead pastor, like creating an end of the year video montage or
setting up for broadcasting a service over the internet, and pulling together
what is needed to make the vision come alive. Majority of the time it is
scheduling volunteers to help run the camera, sound or PowerPoint for the
service but it can also be maintaining equipment or purchasing equipment. One
of the most important jobs a video production manager has is overseeing the
creative aspects of the production, whether it is a video illustration for a
sermon or a Christmas production. Ensuring that the production runs smoothly,
on time, and as closely to the script or storyboard as possible is all part of
the video production manager’s job.
The role of a
video production manager is important especially in church media, so
understanding that role is key to having a successful team and production. I encourage
anyone interested in knowing more about the video production manager role to
watch the video on eHow.com, to check out VideoMaker.com, and do research.
Also, I have earlier posts that talk about working with volunteers and
budgeting that will help anyone having to take on the role of video production
manager in church media.
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