Food for Thought: Mistakes Christians in Entertainment Make -  258 days ago

 

Read an article recently about mistakes Christians in entertainment/media often make. Here’s a summary of the points. Do you think these are valid mistakes? Or can we ever expect our productions to be as popular as the world’s since we’re “not of the world”? :

1) Just because we’re Christians, we don’t have to produce explicitly Christian programs.


2) Most movies by Christians fail because they’re just not good stories.


3) We’re out of touch with cultural trends.


4) We have no idea how to “brand” ourselves and our product.


5) Christian lingo doesn’t work. We’ve got to speak in a language the people around us can understand.


6) Didn’t take the time to do our homework about who we’re pitching to, what a pitch looks like, what the market is accepting, etc.

There are more mistakes listed in the article, so check it out. I wrestle with how much “popularity” Christian films should aspire to gain…I mean, how popular was Jesus? Speaking truth isn’t necessarily a route to widespread acceptance by the general public. That being said, some of these points are really valid, and some I question. But what do you think? It’s good to think through this type of stuff and figure out what your philosophy of filmmaking is. Ask yourself two questions: 1) What has God called me to? and 2) Is my vision in line with the Bible?

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