We just returned from a great experience at The Idea Camp. Check out Brent Gudgel and Dave Mahanes for a Q&A on Deidox with Charles Lee. The recording starts with the DEIDOX | Robert film followed by the Q & A .
Welcome to the new Deidox website! Thank you for checking us out, we hope you enjoy our premier films, featuring a Pay-What-You-Want option – Lindsay, Robert, and coming in February, Deon. All three of these films comprise the Deidox Beta phase. These are the fruits of the work-in-progress that is the Deidox series, which we hope will in the future host dozens of films documenting the activity of God in and through His people. Click here to visit the “About” page and learn more about the vision and potential applications of Deidox for yourself, your church, or your small group. Don’t forget to keep up with the latest on our Blog, we would love to hear your comments and feedback! You can also review and discuss the films on these pages of the Blog: • Lindsay • Robert • Deon
The Idea Camp is a FREE, open source hybrid conference designed to help people move from the realm of ideas to implementation.
Tomorrow, Director Brent & Producer Dave, along with Chronicle Project Intern Matt, a favorite filmmaker Justin Dial, and Dan of Portnoy Media Group will be heading out to Irvine, California for The Idea Camp!
With the help of friends and co-workers, Brent, Dave, & Dan will be hosting a session on “How to Tell Your Story Through New Media.”
The Idea Camp will be broadcasting live session online at http://theideacamplive.com including the Friday 7PM screening of the Deidox films!
To see a comprehensive list of workshops, click here!
If you haven’t heard the news, Godtube.com is now Tangle.com, the network where Christians can connect to one another along with churches and other faith-based groups.
Godtube has turned a new leaf changing everything from the intuitive new user-friendly design, to the sleek, eye-catching aesthetic; even the name is different- Tangle, remniscent of the John 15 and the reference to the “tangled vines.”
A conversation with Lauren Brock, Media Coordinator for Tangle.com, revealed a similar passion for quality that Deidox aspires to and Tangle is moving toward:
“We don’t want to be just a second-rate ‘Christian version’ of something that already exists … We don’t want to drive people away from YouTube or Facebook or anything like that, those things are great!”
But ultimately Tangle, like other social networks, seeks to provide a place where content can be shared by people with similar interests.
Today, the weekly Tangle Newsletter went out! And featured in it was “Deidox | Lindsay.” Click on the screenshot below to read the whole newsletter:
Momentum has been picking up as the word about Deidox gets around!
This week (and it’s only Tuesday!) we had two very thoughtful and complementary pieces pop on the World Wide Web. Both were written by pastors who Twitter (@GregSimmons & @navets).
Greg attended one of our webcasts:
“The pieces I’ve seen from Deidox are, simply put, amazing. The short films highlight God’s impact in one person’s life. While there are other short films/videos that tell someone’s story, these are different. The documentary, first-person style makes the storytelling so personal, so real.”
Stevan wrote a glowing review for us:
“I have purchased and shown both of their current videos, “Lindsay” and “Robert” to our youth group during my LGLP series over the last few weeks. At $19.99/ea., the videos are comparable to most online short-form illustrative video price-wise, but I dare you to compare the quality. These are by-far some of the best-produced media for the Christian-community out there.”
Its posts and reviews like these that we love to read and share! And they are hugely helpful to the accumulating number of perked ears to “Deidox!” If you would like to write a review on your blog or website, let us know! We want to add your review and provide a link to your website to the curious on-lookers of Deidox.com.
For more reviews, click here!
The Deidox team members are going to be screening a Deidox film in a main session and teaching a seminar called “How to Tell Your Story through New Media – and Save Money” at Idea Camp, February 27th & 28th. Here is an excerpt taken from the site:
The team from Chronicle Project will talk about video production and distribution strategies and techniques. We will also discuss successful on-line media tools available to help deliver your story to your audience. This would be helpful for non-profits/for profit organizations, filmmakers, or anyone trying to figure out how to share their new idea to a broader audience. If you are going to Idea Camp, join us Friday @ 8:30.
We have had some great feedback and fantastic articles written by viewers in the recent weeks! Here are some excerpts from the publications:
We have been receiving many compliments and and positive reviews since Deidox launched last month. Check out some of the things that are being said:
In our world, stories aren’t just orally transmitted like in the days of old. They aren’t just Jesus telling his disciples about a metaphorical farmer. It’s not a bad idea, and sometimes this is a great option. But in our world, stories can take you so close to a different life that you can feel it.
However you tell it, it’s important that you prioritize these stories so people can understand and believe that as humans, we’re capable of so much. Perhaps you need to use a story from Deidox or the ever-popular Nooma. Or it could be that you need the pastor to interview a member of your congregation about their time at the soup kitchen.
- Josh Cody, Church Marketing Sucks
Click here to see the entire review!
Think of Deidox… as short narrative-driven films featuring glimpses of the Kingdom at work in our midst. In other words, these are documentaries of the Missio Dei in action. Not only are they stories told through a great medium, but they display the power of the imagination when lead by God.
The point of these films is to inspire the viewers to “to realize anew how big and active God is, how He is reaching and changing lives in all countries…” as well as support those individuals whose stories are being told through the films.”
- C. Wess Daniels, Gathering In the Light
Click here to see the entire review!
One thing we know about the 20-something generation is that they are moved by story and especially stories of God being active. The days of ministry simple doing using apologetics and propositional truths to share their message are largely over. If your church wants to reach out effectively to this generation this might be a great resource to check out and see how it might foster interaction and discussion.”
- Lars Rood, Relevant Pew
Click here to see the entire review!
You can read more Deidox reviews here.
If you are interested in reviewing films on your website or blog, let us know! We would love to refer your comments on our review page!
As part of our Deidox beta launch we are hosting several on-line webcasts to share our vision and preview the new short films. This is a great way for us to spread the word and let people know more about the project.
Here is how it works:
1. Go to www.deidox.com/webcast
2. You can log in and out at your convenience
3. You can also chat live with us and ask questions or make comments.
4. We will spend a few minutes talking about the vision, show two of the films and then take questions.
5. The whole webcast will only last about 30 minutes.
Here are the dates and times of the upcoming webcasts: (all times are PST)
Thursday, January 29 at 9:00AM and 12:00PM (PST) -DONE
Friday, January 30 at 9:00AM and 12:00PM (PST) – DONE
Thursday, February 12th at 9AM, 10AM, Noon, 1PM (PST)
New webcasts time coming soon!
Feel free to spread the word and invite your friends to participate. We really would value your thoughts and comments.
Our second day live (Jan. 20) we experienced some unexpected technical difficulties the Deidox website!
We’re sorry if you were unable to log on during those hours on January 20th, but we hope you have gotten to enjoy the site since then!
We, of course, kept our cool:
(re-enactment photos courtesy of Brent)
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