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Audio Film and Video Radio Strategic Planning Training

Translating the Bible into Media

Multimedia and technology has become increasingly important in reaching ministry audiences worldwide. Many ministry organizations emphasize the creation and dissemination of polished audiovisual products, but often without considering if the products fit the needs and media habits of the target…

RichardDecember 4, 2023

Drama Film and Video Music and Worship Radio Research

Communication Assessment Tool (CAT)

The Communication Assessment Tool (CAT) is an adapted Participatory Methods tool to research communication genres and technologies used by a community. Knowledge of people’s communicative behavior is important for strategizing in a culturally appropriate and relevant way when we want…

RichardDecember 15, 2022

Apps Audio Digital Film and Video Radio Training

SIL International Media Services Training

SIL International Media Services offers a selection of core and specialized training modules to choose from. You can complete any number of training modules to be better equipped for the specific ministry context you are in. SIL media staff will…

RichardAugust 27, 2021

Apps Digital Film and Video

Story Producer App

"Publish early, publish small, publish often - this is exactly what Story Producer empowers local communities to do!" Story Producer (SP app) is an offline workflow management tool for local language speakers to translate and produce their own local language…

RichardNovember 26, 2019

Film and Video Understanding Scripture

Bible Backgrounds

Beautiful photographs of Holy Land scenery and aspects of lifestyle and customs of Bible times. Templates contain photos, music, and scripts allowing the translator to produce a video in their own language. Bible Backgrounds is a resource tool based on…

RichardOctober 5, 2019

Culture Film and Video

How to Watch and Evaluate Bible-videos Critically for Cultural Evaluation and Script Preparation

Images are treacherous communicators, especially when they are used cross-culturally. Despite this, Bible-video images can also facilitate how people understand biblical texts and allow them to discover who Jesus is and what he did for them in ways that a…

RichardOctober 6, 2018

Film and Video

The Seven Days of Creation

The Seven Days of Creation video offers Bible translators a creative format for the presentation of the seven days of creation covered in Genesis 1:1-2:2. This is a single narration production which can be dubbed into other languages. Resources include…

RichardOctober 5, 2018

Film and Video Visual Arts

Bible Story Scripture Video Templates

Telling the stories of the Bible through illustrations, this resource contains everything needed to produce simple Bible story videos. It can be useful during any stage of a Bible translation program, as well as where there is no active translation…

RichardOctober 5, 2017

Film and Video

Book of Acts

This film depicts the birth of the early church through the eyes of Luke. Experience again the power of God and the unity and compassionate fellowship of believers! A dramatic, word-for-word narration from the text of the book of Acts,…

RichardOctober 6, 2016

Film and Video

Luke Video

The Luke video is available as a multi-voice script which requires several speakers. There is also a single-voice narration version of Luke available, and there is an Audio version with no video. The total running time is 4 hours 15…

RichardOctober 6, 2016

Translating the Bible into Media

Communication Assessment Tool (CAT)

SIL International Media Services Training

Story Producer App

Bible Backgrounds

How to Watch and Evaluate Bible-videos Critically for Cultural Evaluation and Script Preparation

The Seven Days of Creation

Bible Story Scripture Video Templates

Book of Acts

Luke Video

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