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There are a few VSN members who are working in the game industry or related fields. I love to talk with them because, as a visual storyteller, I want to understand other genres than my own (primarily film.)
This is a post on my blog that references an interesting article about the evolution of games in search of deeper meaning.

Read the post on MindSoulStory and get the full link here.

I'd lo… Continue

I've been talking with many people about delivery of visual media to various audiences that are outside the 'mainstream'. I think there are many tribes of people who share some common beliefs that make them Christian, but there are many other passions that make them very different when it comes to creative things like music, art, and film. More importantly, there are tribes who might be open to spiritual stories that we are telling but are not part of our own tribe.

The question I pose is wheth… Continue

Here's a common question: "Is your film (music/dance/art) for Christian or non-Christian audiences?"

Conventional wisdom (very wisely) preaches that you need to pick your audience. I think many Christian artists tend to instinctively draw a dividing line between those who are 'saved' and 'unsaved' when they craft their stories. I think that the dividing line(s) can easily fall in other areas. For instance, if I am looking at my audience, I may choose to treat some viewers who are Christian and… Continue

Yanomamö shaman's story broadcast - Baustista Cajicuwa, the man whose life story we tell in our film, "The Enemy God" is being broadcast on Focus on the Family today and tomorrow (2 parts.)

Click here to listen.

TheOoze.com has a great collection of culture articles. Today they are featuring a new article I wrote about our experiences in what I call the 'excluded-middle' of Christian/Secular culture.

Here's the link: The Ooze.com

The film's web site, if you're intersted: The Enemy God