Monday, July 1, 2013
Man Shoes (New short film!)
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Follow GFP on Bloglovin'
Monday, March 4, 2013
Steping into the Roles of a GFP Crew Member: STEP 4
Saturday, March 2, 2013
The Search For Max | GFP Short Film
Monday, February 25, 2013
Stepping into the Roles of a GFP Crew Member: STEP 3
Forever One of a Kind,
Meredith G. <3
Friday, February 22, 2013
Rumpelstiltskin | Official Blooper Video!
Monday, February 18, 2013
Stepping into the Roles of a GFP Crew Member: STEP 2
Welcome to the second section in my mini-series: Stepping into the Roles of a GFP Crew Member. In this series, I hope to open up a small window, letting you get a glimpse into what an amateur film maker's life is truly like. So, without further adieu,
Monday, February 11, 2013
Meredith G: Stepping Into the Roles of a GFP Crew Member (STEP 1)
Meredith Gilliam here, typing to you with her own fingers. I have been blessed to work with Glory Film Productions, and though my work has been mostly highlighted in the dramatic area, I do a lot of things behind the scenes that by most viewers are often overlooked. I step into many different roles as the progress of a film pushes forward. Take our “longest” film (running at just over 13 minutes) RUMPELSTILTSKIN. My involvement with this short started in my living room as myself, Director Leah, and my mom began the wonderful yet difficult process of- you know what I'm talking about:
M.G. <3
Nominated!
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Save the Date! GFP CASTING CALL!
For more information on Fugitive/Free, please visit our website.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The Art of Symbolism in Film
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Vote Your Values! | GFP Short Film
HERE'S OUR LATEST FILM! We are trying to make it go viral before the election hits, so if you would please share it on your Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and other internet accounts, we would really really REALLY appreciate it.
The election is fast approaching. What are YOU going to do about it? What SHOULD you do about it?
Two basic, vital points are discussed in this short film.
May it bless and motivate you to fulfill God's will.
Sincerely,
Leah K. Oxendine
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Meet Rene Harper from "Fugitive"!
Here's what her description reads in the script right now.
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So there you have most of Rene summed up. She has other sides, struggles, passions and such but you will have to see the film to find those out. :)
So what do you think? We'd love to hear your thoughts on the characters so far!
And there are more to come. *wink*
So keep your eyes peeled. We also should have a new short out by this Friday.
Blessings,
Leah
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Meet Griffin Harper From "Fugitive"!
Y'all who do read this blog? I'm thankful for you and would give you a big panda hug right now if I could.
Thanks for sticking with us. It really is appreciated.
So, here's a little excerpt of the raw, unedited, unpolished script we've put together so far, for your amusement/enjoyment. It's actually not the physical SCRIPT but it is in the script file so I think it counts as behind-the-scenes material. ;) There are two main families in Fugitive, the Harpers, and the Langstons.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
OUR 50TH FILM!!!!!
WOOP-WOOP! Huzzah! It's so hard to believe that we have now reached the big 5-0. Seems like just yesterday when we were first working on "Lonely Kid" and then "DIRT: Soul Soils".
SO....Here is the link to "Rumpelstiltskin" if you would like to see it. Hope it makes you smile! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V80blMvQ67k&list=UU2Ldl8UbiVsR1t9Mjk-KuLw&index=1&feature=plcp
ALSO, in other news. We have a new member! Please welcome Maygan Flood to GFP's production crew, folks!! She is now assisting with brainstorming, costume design, and co-directing. It's good to have another person on the team!
Well, please tell me what you think of our 50th film. :) I hope you enjoy it. If you did, please share it! We absolutely adore word-of-mouth!
Blessings,
Leah Kathryn
Monday, May 28, 2012
Rumpelstiltskin Behind-the-Scenes Clip!
Yes, it's goofy. Much so. But with BTS/blooper flicks...what else did you expect? :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F08iwFdHznQ&feature=g-all-lik
There's the link. ^^ Click it and enjoy!
Happy Monday!
Leah K. Oxendine
Monday, March 12, 2012
Bad Guys
New video! Actually, since the last time I wrote, we've done a couple new flicks. The link above is to our latest, "Bad Guys". Click to watch. We hope you enjoy it!
Remember...you can subscribe to us on Youtube, and be in touch whenever we upload a new film. And...when you subscribe, you make our day! Sooo, therefore, subscribing is good for many reasons.
Soli Deo Gloria,
Leah K. Oxendine
Friday, February 17, 2012
Glory Film Productions' 1st Birthday!
That's right! Glory Film Productions has been around now for a whole YEAR! We got organized officially in late January 2011. In celebration of our first birthday, here's a behind-the-scenes video featuring interviews with our 'staff.'
Enjoy!
(I still can't believe how fast time has gone by. I can't believe it's been a year already! Woww.)
Soli Deo Gloria,
Leah K. Oxendine
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Ideas, please. We love ideas.
As always, you can go see the full listing at our Youtube channel, http://www.youtube.com/user/GloryFilmProductions .
So back to business! Our old video camera's battery died, and the charger passed with it, unfortunetly. But no worries, as we now have a brand NEW camcorder, professional quality, and ready to go! It shoots in HD, and the quality and clarity is amazing. Unfortunetly, our current video editing programs are not capable of capturing HD to its perfection. The video still comes through, still looks great, but with a different program could look about 20 times better. Either way, whether we get a new program soon or not, we'll still keep making videos because the new camcorder shoots great with or without the HD captured perfectly.
I hope to shoot a film we've been trying to do for a while now, "Relative Cash", tomorrow when we get together with the other half of our crew, the Gilliams, at the farmers' market in McIntosh.
But back to the title of this post, "Ideas", that's what I wanted to write mainly about here. I'm in need of ideas for a new short we'll be doing soon as well, based on Hebrews 4:12 about the powerful, piercing Word of God. I need ideas on things we can pierce, NON-living things (of course, right?!) which can be pierced or made to look like they were pierced with a sword. If you think of anything please comment, e-mail or Facebook me/GFP. Your insight is greatly appreciated, I assure you.
Have a blessed weekend! :)
Love in Christ,
Leah Kathryn
-GFP Director & Administrator-
(P.S. Here's our most recent video for you to watch! Enjoy!)
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Some Cool Promos AND Windows Movie Maker Tips
Good morning everyone, just popping in to post a couple new promo videos I made yesterday, experimenting with a new video editing program I have. Here's what I got.
I especially enjoy the text parts, you can't get that kind of type on the old stand-by program (that most Windows computers are equipped with) Windows Movie Maker. WMM is extremely basic and good for beginning filmmakers, and even though its simplicity can be stunting if you're more advanced and that's the only program you have to use, it can be manipulated in some essences beyond what the typical use is. You can make it work. Pretty much.
There are some certain little tricks that can be done, which can truly make the difference between professional and unprofessional appearances. It's true, you can't really make a super professional-looking video with WMM, honestly, it wasn't really created with that purpose, but once again, if that's all you have possesion of, that's what you have to use.
I used PowerDirector Express with these new promos, and then for the sound fades at the ending, I moved the whole thing to WMM because, apparently, PDE is not capable of such a thing as audio fades. Annoying. Wouldn't you think it's a no-brainer to include the option? PDE does have some neat transitions, though as usual many are quite unprofessional and overdone, except for use perhaps in a bloopers video. Anyway, though, as I said before, use what is helpful and leave the rest.
So what are some useful tips to keep in mind while using a simple program like WMM? Well, here are a few things to start with.
- TRANSITIONS: You don't need to use an official transition (e.g. fade, wipe, dissolve, etc.) to make a film look good. If the cuts between each scene are smooth, you can leave it 'as is.'
- TRANSITION: If you DO decide to use one, and at times they can be quite helpful, stay away from the very obvious ones like "wipe" or "page curl" etc., etc., which look very amateurish.
- TRANSITIONS: DO consider using a simple, unpretentious transition such as a fade. You can fade out to black in between sequences, fade in from black to the next scene, etc. It will appear much more proficient than a "Bow tie" or "Fan-in".
- AUDIO: If you have voice tracks in your film, WMM is decent for adjusting sound volume. Make sure the music score (if you have one) doesn't overpower the vocals.
I will post some more tips in the future, these are just to get you started. Enjoy the promos!
Blessings!
In Christ Alone,
Leah Kathryn






