Production
5 ProPresenter Tricks of the Trade
I’m all for shortcuts for volunteers to make training them easier.
Here are a handful of ProPresenter hacks that have helped my volunteers operate the software more efficiently.
1. Slide Labels
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2. Go to Next Timer & Loop to Beginning
3. Import PowerPoint as Images
![Screen Shot 2017-02-07 at 11.05.49 AM](http://staging.1230students.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2017-02-07-at-11.05.49-AM.png)
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4. Alt-Enter
5. Collaborate with your Worship Team
- Have your band record rehearsal and record the songs the exact way they are going to perform them live. This playback can help your all production teams prepare to execute the songs well. It gives lighting, audio, and video a road map to where you’re headed. Also, take this audio playback and post it on Planning Center for your ProPresenter Operator to listen to. Require that they log in and listen to the songs a couple times during the week.
- Meet with your Worship Leader during the week to go over the flow of the service. Its good for the Service Producer or control room leader to meet with the Worship Leader to walk through the flow of the songs, any special solos or instrumentals, any speaking sections, transitions and more. I would this information and create slide labels with notes like “Worship Leader talks here” or “Drum Heavy in this Transition”. This would allow us to capture all the important elements on screen and enhance the worship experience.
- Encourage your Worship Leader to meet with the ProPresenter Operator. Many times, the ProPresenter Operator and the Worship Leader never talk to each other on a Sunday. Why is this? Encourage your Worship Leaders to build relationships with your volunteers, especially those that can save them loads of embarrassment on-stage. Have them help each other between services fix any lyric issues or other mistakes.
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CARL BARNHILL
Creative Director / Owner
[twelve:thirty]media | Columbia, SC
twelvethirtymedia.com
Carl Barnhill has served on staff at some of the largest churches and organizations in the country. He served as Media Director at Precept Ministries International, directing the television and radio program Precepts for Life with Kay Arthur, broadcasted to over 98 million homes around the world. He served as Video Production Director at Pinelake Church in Brandon, MS, where he produced media content for four campuses, as well as led volunteer teams.
He most recently served as Video Coordinator for Newspring Church in South Carolina. Newspring has 10 campuses across the state with a weekly attendance of over 35,000. At one campus alone, the number of consistent volunteers serving in media production tripled, under his leadership.
He currently serves as Creative Director and Owner of [twelve:thirty]media, a company that serves churches and ministries all over the world through motion graphics content and church media coaching.