Author: Gary

A couple of weeks ago, we broad a small crew up to Grace Baptist Church amphitheater  to shoot our next installment of CHOOSING A NEW PATH.   This one with Matthew Feldmeth.

It was a beautiful day up on the hill, perfect to hear Matthew’s amazing story.   From prodigal son to the full restoration that only God can give.   He had all of us on the edge of our seat as he spoke.

  

The whole day was a story of restoration and changed lives; as everyone worked together.

 

It was fun to see Liz Curtis from Pitchess Detention Center and we met a new friend Zach who will be editing the episodes.    The project is currently in post production, but watch for it to come to HOLLYWOOD IMPACT STUDIOS TV soon.  Thanks to everyone who showed up to help.

I see that it has been over a month since our last “News & Update”. A lot has happened. After completing semester #17 we took the month of May off to re-charge our batteries and prepare of the next semester. Cyndi and I took a trip to Scotland. What a beautiful country it is.

We also interviewed 40 guys for Semester #18 and narrowed it down to 33 students. On June 10th, we started Semester #18. The HOLLYWOOD IMPACT STUDIOS/LASD Alumni also continue to do well. As a reminder we meet every Tuesday nite at Grace Baptist Church from 7PM to 9PM.  Everyone is welcome.

We also hope you all had a happy 4th of July celebration yesterday.

Now normally I don’t use this blog to show vacation photos, but during our trip to Scotland, I had time to contemplate and reflect on  how God has blessed HOLLYWOOD IMPACT STUDIOS.   It also reminded me of the God-given beauty that surrounds us, whether it’s your own neighborhood or in a foreign country.  I wanted to share  some of that beauty instead of the usual pictures of our classroom.

 

Jeremiah 32:17 – “Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the haven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee.”

About two weeks ago we had our “End of Semester Shoot”.   This one was much like the shoot we did last year where the Sheriff’s Department asked us to do a video that featured the 5 Keys Creative Writing Class.   This time they asked us to feature the 5 Keys jail band, CONTRABAND.

Afer a couple of hours of set up, our student crew, led by our Hollywood Professional instructors began “filming” the band.   Wow, the band was amazing.  (Note:  We are not allowed to show pictures of the faces of the band unfortunately).

The video will be shown at the 5 Keys Art Show on June 10th at the Los Angeles Public Library, downtown LA.   Below is the closest thing we can show of the band in action!

It was a great shoot and “our guys” did an amazing job.  A special thanks to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for all their help in making it happen.

Last week we attended the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) convention in Las Vegas.   For those who may not be aware of NAB, it is a huge convention which takes over several of the largest convention halls in Las Vegas.  Broadcasters and vendors from all over the world attend.   The vendors show off their latest gear… cameras, monitors, lighting, editing systems, sound systems, all of it.

Charlie and Amberly check out one of the new models of sound consoles.

Some vendors will do just about anything to get people to walk over to their booth.  This young lady was dressed to get your attention, and that she did!

It was a good show, long day, long drive but worth it.

We are nearing the end of our semester. They guys are finishing their editing projects which are really turning out well. On April 25th we will be shooting our end of semester project Thanks to everyone for their prayers and support.

Happy Easter from Hollywood Impact Studios

We have posted episode #3, the last in our current series, of CHOOSING A NEW PATH.   Go to our Youtube channel and watch it, watch all three!  Please share this with your friends and family.   Thank you for your support!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1yZgLtp22hdEjY-rxby44w

In loving memory of our dear friend and HOLLYWOOD IMPACT STUDIOS instructor & mentor,  Brandon Chandler, we try to have a “Chandler’s Day Out” every year. We take a bunch of our alumni and go out for a “field trip”. Last Saturday we went out to Fillmore for a day of photography at the train museum.  Below are just a sampling from our CHANDLER’S DAY OUT…

It was a great day.  I think it would have made Chandler proud.  We miss you buddy…

Semester #17 is off to a great start!    We are into week three and have (20) very enthusiastic students.    This first few weeks is more of an introduction and overview, although they have already begun their hands on training on the Avid Editing systems.  It’s a real variety of guys with varied backgrounds and ages.    We assigned the team editing project last week.  Take a word like, “sacrifice” or “faithful” (we gave them 10 words to pick from) and using stock footage, voice over and music, come up with a 3 minute video that best exemplifies that word.    We are all very excited to see how this semester plays out.