Film Academy pictures

And now that I've compiled a bunch of pictures from the Film Academy & Festival two weeks ago, in San Antonio Texas, I can share them with you all.  :)  I think I'll put the Academy and Festival in 2 different posts...  Enjoy!

(no, these are not all my pictures -- many of them were taken by Film Academy photographers.  ;) )


Doug Phillips on speaking on Worldview.

"One thing you realize when you work with Doug Phillips is that sleep is really not a priority."  --Phillip Leclerc

"Those who cast the vision, sing the songs, and mount the army, define the culture."  --Mr. Phillips

"[We must be]...willing to say, 'This is my Father's world. You may not have it.' " --Mr. Phillips

"Any burning questions?"  *silence from the Academy students*  "No burning questions. How about simmering questions?"  --Mr. Phillips


Tryg Jacobson talks about Branding.

"You look for...beautiful things. And they begin to connect the dots and make a beautiful picture."  --Tryg Jacobson


We got a surprise visit from Erin Bethea, lead actress in Fireproof.

"The camera is a great lie-detector."  --Erin Bethea

"We have no excuse in the Christian community for lack of creativity."  --Erin Bethea


Stephen Kendrick, Sherwood Pictures' producer.

"If the Lord is pleased with you, that is enough."  --Mr. Kendrick

"Our tendency is to see Saul instead of David.  We tend to pick the person who looks the part." --Mr. Kendrick


John Fornof (writer for Adventures In Odyssey, & the Last Chance Detectives)

"Between 'Once upon a time' and 'Happily ever after,' you can change the world."  --John Fornof

"Be forewarned: Your dreams might be crushed. [But]...give your dreams to God.  He may not give them back -- but if He does, they will come back refined.  It will come back with the Flesh ripped out of it." --John Fornof

(talking about how we should write with our heart first, then apply 'The Editor')
"When a seedling first comes up, it's not a good time to prune." --John Fornof

"Please don't [have a character] say, 'I am angry,'  Have him throw a chair through a window, then we'll know he's angry." --John Fornof


Kirk Cameron on acting, his life, and his new film Monumental.

"[We're] not waiting for So-and-so [big-name actors & directors] to get saved and advance the Kingdom.  We're advancing it now, from where we are in the trenches."  --Kirk Cameron

"The true story of history is being played out on the stage of the world." --Kirk Cameron

"[on acting] Put yourself into that person [the character].  Crawl into their skin and look out their eyes." --Kirk Cameron

"[in Hollywood] They'll say, 'go there, do this, don't bump into the furniture, and say this.'  ...And they don't really like personal convictions and standards." --Kirk Cameron

"We have a gentleman we 'burned at the stake' [in a film scene]..." --Kirk Cameron
"Was he happy about that?" (Mr. Phillips)
"Mmm, no, he was not."  :P  --Kirk Cameron


Justin Tolley, (worked on the TV show Lost, and Fireproof and Courageous) on the difference between Christ-centered and regular Hollywood film sets.

"[someone asked, before 'Lost'] 'Have you ever thought about doing TV shows?'  And I said, 'No.'  He asked why, and I said, 'Because it's not epic.' "  :P  --Justin Tolley

"Harbor Christ's love.  Don't let the moral float out to sea." --Justin Tolley


A panel with Mr. Phillips, Justin Tolley, Stephen Kendrick, John Fornof, Tryg Jacobson, and Geoff Botkin.


Of course we visited the Menger Hotel for breakfast one morning.  ;)


One of the lovely spots on the River Walk.