Showing posts with label animation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animation. Show all posts

Friday, March 2, 2012

Progress

We have made some progress in our lighting and rendering! Praise God! Please continue to pray for this area of the film, we are so close to the film being finished.

 It's been a great first full week of Lent here at the office. We are currently working on a new website and we are excited to be able to share it with you soon! Till then please continue to help spread the word about our Spiritual Adoption Campaign. We have 465 babies spiritually adopted!

 Speaking of babies, check out a couple of the latest pictures of the baby in Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage.


We pray you have a wonderful weekend and don't forget to have some Cuban Coffee! Here is the latest Fruit Basket video. Oh one more thing... Lumen Entertainment is now on Pinterest! Please don't hesitate to follow and re-pin our pins. It's another great way to help spread Lumen Entertainment to the masses who still do not know we exists. Thank you for your prayers and support! ~ Lumen Crew

Friday, February 24, 2012

Lent

Happy 1st Friday of Lent!

  What a wonderful season in our Church we have entered. Though this is a time of prayer and fasting and much self sacrificing, we can also look at Lent as a joyous time. Fasting from things that lead us to sin and being stripped of our selfishness, pride, vanity, ect... will bring joy into our lives. For we have recognized the vices and use this time to ask God to heal those areas. No longer are we living in the dark, but we are living in the light and walking in God's will. What could be more joyous than that? So rather than looking at fasting with an attitude of "man I have to give up_____ for 40 days! ," look at it as a time to grow deeper with our Savor!
Carlos Showing Stephen
  At Lumen for .5 seconds we thought about giving up Cuban Coffee, but who are we kidding? Instead we are praying about what God wants us to do as a company during these next 40 days! 
  Today we had an office packed with volunteers and meetings. We are jazzing up our website for the Spiritual Adoption! So far we have 409 babies Spiritually Adopted! Please continue to tell your family and friends! Our goal is to get 1,370,000.00 adopted. Please don't hesitate to ask anyone! 
 Below are some pictures from today and we also released our 2nd Fruit Basket video Enjoy the pictures and the video. Don't forget to get some Cuban Coffee in this weekend, unless you gave it up for Lent. Have a blessed weekend and we will see you Monday! ~Lumen Crew 
 
David Editing Nicol's Fruit Basket interview


Michael fell asleep on the couch

Having a meeting about our website

Brian messing with Michael




 

Monday, January 30, 2012

Update on Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage

A message from Brian:  
    The graph above is to keep you up to speed.  Please pray for the Lighting area.  This is a highly specialized area and the talent pool is sparse.  But I'm still looking, in hopes to speed things up.  We are pushing the best we know how and constantly trying to find ways to better the process.  But I heard a priest say it best, “Man proposes and God disposes.”  So as much as I want to have this done two years ago, God seems to have other plans. I humbly ask for your patience until God “Disposes” its completion.

 Song of the Week: Heaven's Before Me by Marian Grace. The beautiful and angelic voice is Colleen Nixon. Colleen sings in one of our music montage's for Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage. The Nixon family are very dear to our hearts here at Lumen. Colleen's husband Titus came and spoke to the film camp students last year. Titus and Colleen are now traveling the country spreading the Gospel to youth and young adult. Visit the Nixon-Nation

 Quote of the Week: 
     "Nothing is more practical, that finding God, that is, than falling in love in a quiet absolute, final way. What are you in love with? What seizes you imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the morning, what you will do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude. Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything." Fr. Pedro Arrupe

Scripture of the Week:  
     "As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love." John 15:9

Prayers for the Week:
1. For Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage

2. All who are working on Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage

3. Continue financial and spiritual support of Lumen Entertainment

4. All of our benefactors

5. For the lighting part of our Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage
  

Have a blessed and wonderful week, we will see you on Friday! ~Lumen Crew  

Friday, January 27, 2012

Stand for Life

   We hope you had a wonderful and blessed week! We were able to recover the pictures from the March for Life around the Courthouse in Jacksonville, FL. Over 500 people came out for an hour to March and/or stand for the Sanctity of Life. It has been a productive week and we are looking forward to Cuban Coffee this afternoon as a reward. We will see you on Monday and make sure you drink your Cuban Coffee. May God Bless your weekend with much joy and peace. Enjoy the pictures. ~Lumen Crew

Nicol, Carlos, Brian, Carol, and Terry
Brian at the table

Nicol at the Table

Some of the 500 + people that came out

Our Table


Tom Masters helps to put this all together.

Monday, December 19, 2011

Animation Update


Pro-Life Animation is making its final push to
completion!

    Produced by Lumen Entertainment, artists who have worked for Pixar, Dreamworks, and Big Ideas have lent their talents to make  Skiff & AJ's Fantastic Voyage an entertaining show that will have the entire family
rooting for the baby in the belly.
   When inanimate objects Skiff (the incense boat) & AJ (the aspergillum) test drive their homemade time
machine, it shrinks them to gnat size. A pregnant lady mistakenly inhales the wannabe time travelers. Soon, the two encounter an extra-special being dwelling within the mother. Skiff & AJ begin to communicate, start a new friendship and learn about baby’s life in the womb. Without enough power to launch their ship back to the outside world, Skiff & AJ find themselves stranded. Only baby can help them now, but Skiff & AJ will have to put their lives in babys' hands.
 
“ this is certainly a work inspired by the Holy Spirit” along the lines of the new evangelization. Bishop Felipe Estevez Diocese of St. Augustine

“This DVD is so powerful that we are going to give it away to children in CCD and catholic schools. We are
giving it away to remind (in a fun loving way) the large population of catholic families that have
forgotten, how sacred life in the womb is.” - Brian Shields, Producer

    Skiff & AJ's Fantastic Voyage is making its final push to completion scheduled for a DVD delivery early
2012, but only with your help.

    The animation work is done but now we need the computers to take our years of work that now looks like this :
 
and turn it into the final look of the show, which is this:

AJ
   This process is costly.We have many groups that want to fund getting the DVD into the hands of thousands of catholic children, but that is when the show is done. So I need your help to finish this final computer process of rendering. As a thank you, I would like to send you a DVD of Skiff & AJ's fantastic voyage for a suggested donation of $30.

    We are very excited to be so close to the completion and your donation will be put to great use!  This
animation will re-evangelize Catholic families to be lovers of life.

    Not only will you be evangelizing, but Lumen Entertainment is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt corporation,
so all donations are tax deductible.

    This fun DVD is a perfect opportunity to share your love for life with family and friends who may be
complacent about the sanctity of human life.  If you know someone like that, I will send you 2 copies of
the show (one for yourself and one to give away) for a suggested donation of $50.

    Time is of the essence.  There are many families that need to hear this message and many lives that need to be saved.  The support you give now will impact generations though the powerful medium of animation.
Thank you for your spiritual and financial support.

In Christ, 
Brian Shields

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Read All About It!!!!

EXTRA... EXTRA...


      Animation for Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage is COMPLETE!! 
All that's left to do is finish rendering(which the new computers are up and running as of yesterday), sound effects, and music. When all that's done, the Fat Lady can sing!
      We will keep you posted when the due date of the film will be. Please continue to pray for everyone working on the film. We especially need prayers for the monetary funds for the company. If you are looking for an organization to make a contribution to, we are always accepting donations.  Thank you for your support, love, and prayers thus far. We truly could not be where we are today without everyone's support. Continue to spread the word about Lumen Entertainment and Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage. Don't forget to tell everyone about our Facebook Page and Twitter.


You all are in are prayers ~Lumen Crew

Monday, October 17, 2011

Hooray for Monday



Happy Feast day St. Ignatius of Antioch! to learn more about St. Ignatius play the Youtube video. 

Things are full swing here in the office this week. Everyone is working hard to try to complete the Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Adventure. The new computers are up and scenes are being rendered! Please continue to pray for those who are working on the film. 

Scripture Quote for the day: 
The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his mercies never come to an end, they are new every morning~ Lamentations 3:22-23

Saint Quote of the day: 
"Apart from Christ, let nothing else dazzle you" ~ St. Ignatius of Antioch

Comic of the Day:



Have a great and blessed week ~Lumen Crew  

Monday, October 3, 2011

Happy Birthday~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIAN SHIELDS! 
Brian with his son Caleb   
 
From Nicol's desk:

    Brian doesn't know I'm doing this, but today's blog is dedicated to him! It's his birthday and he is 25 again!  I ask as a birthday gift to him, that you pray for him, his family, and for Lumen. I know he would greatly appreciate the prayers. :) It's also a big week for Brian and Cristi. They are waiting the arrival of their 6th child. He is due to leave the womb this Friday(Oct. 7th) The Lumen Crew cannot wait to meet their little boy! 
  We are continuing to work very hard to complete the movie! Please continue to pray for us and everyone who is working on Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage. Don't forget to let people know about our website, www.lumen.tv 

We pray you have a great week, that is filled with many blessings and graces! ~Lumen Crew




Friday, September 16, 2011

Can You Detach?

Joke of the Day from Mother Angelica: 

Pat had been hitting the bottle once again. Father(the priest) sat down with Pat to have a talk. Father took out 2 glasses, he filled one with water and the other with Whiskey. He then took out a worm and he put the worm in the glass of water. The worm swam around as happy as can be. Father then took the worm and placed it in the glass of whiskey and it died almost instantly. Father then turned to Pat and said...
Priest : "Do you get what I am trying to tell you here?"
Pat replied in an Irish Accent: " Aye Father, if you drink whiskey you won't have any worms."

Poor Worm
Written by a guest Blogger today Ally Lynch Pirrung:
"For we brought nothing into the world, just as we shall not be able to take anything out of it." 1 Tim 6:2c - 12 Detachment has been the topic for today. The scripture quote from Timothy pin points the reasoning for why we should be totally detached from everything.  I would like to share an example of detachment.

   I was altar serving for a funeral one morning.  The hospitality president came to me and gave me an envelop.  She explained that it was from the family and they wanted to say thank you.  When I returned home I opened the envelop and found a substantial amount of money.  I was dumbfounded at the amount of money she had given me.   I began thinking about getting new glasses, school books, cloths for fall that I would be able to get out of this money.  However, in the council of my mother, I was going to call the hospitality lady back just to make sure that the money was in deed for me.   As I reached for the phone, it rang.  It was the hospitality lady calling me and explaining to me that it was a mistake in giving me the envelop.  She asked that I return the money and was coming to pick it up later that evening.  I hung up the phone disappointed, but at the same time liberated.  I found God in the situation and thanked Him for helping me to let go of my will and hold tighter to His. 



Updates: 
1. We are continuing to stay in our office space, until we hear differently.
2. On Monday, we realized we needed $12,000 in order to render the movie in a timely fashion. We humanly did not know how to come up with $12,000 so we entered into deep prayer and turned it over to our Lord. On Tuesday afternoon, our prayers were answered and a generous donor is helping to provide the money to order the 2 computers we need! GOD IS GREAT!
3.  We now have less than 15 seconds of animation left for Skiff and AJ's Fantasitc Voyage! 

We thank you for your continuous support and prayers! Don't forget to spread the news around about Lumen Entertainment. Have a great weekend and don't forget to enjoy some Cubano Coffee :) ~Lumen Crew

Friday, September 2, 2011

Steadfast Perseverance

Do you have steadfast perseverance like a child?

Eli is a beautiful, intelligent, forthright 4 year old. Below is a scene from this Morning between her and her Papa.
Papa: Eli don't smile, because it will make me happy
Eli: No smile
Brian: After a few seconds go by and noticing she wasn't budging says "Go ahead Eli give him a smile"
Eli:No Smile
Papa: With another attempt to make her smile he sings..."Nobody loves, everyone hates me, I'm going to eat some worms. Big Fat Juicy ones, tiny little skinny ones, I'm going to eat some worms
Elli: Says to her Papa with a straight face..."Papa eat the big juicy ones first, there are some in the back yard."

                               Fast forward to 2:17 and even Timon and Pumba agree with Eli!

   We have to laugh and admire Eli's perseverance in refusing to give her Papa a smile. As we gathered in the office, we realized we could apply Eli's perseverance to our own lives. When trials and tribulations occur in our lives, do we have steadfast perseverance in prayer and keeping our eyes on Christ? Recently there have been many distractions happening around Lumen's office. The Holy Spirit showed us these trials are distractions and to continue to persevere in prayer. With this revelation, please join us as we pray for the grace and intercessions from the Saints to help us focus and continue to finish Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage. We have 35 seconds left! Have a blessed and wonderful weekend! 
Happy Labor Day ~Lumen Crew









Friday, August 26, 2011

Much Excitement!

In honor of Carlos' return from World Youth Day

Cheers:
  Yesterday and today we had Cuban Coffee in honor of Carlos returning safely from World Youth Day. He was gone for 5 weeks with the Home of the Mother on a pilgrimage prior to the World Youth Day events. The office has been quieter since he was gone, but boy did that change yesterday. His arrival back up to the office brought much excitement! The Lumen family is now complete! 

Hurricane Irene:
Irene Cat 2 Hurricane

On Monday, August 22nd, Jacksonville woke up to the news that Irene would hit us early Saturday Morning. Now, thanks be to God we were only affected by Irene's outer bands. This morning we were greeted with random down pours and a sky that made us feel like we were in a movie. The surfers were enjoying what Irene had to offer them. Our prayers today were offered up for everyone on on the East Coast who will be drastically effected by Irene. These pictures were taken by Nicol on her drive into work. 
Update:
1. Our Avid computer(the one that decided to take last Friday off) is barley hanging on. We have a new computer on it's way. 

Prayers:
1. Please pray for the Schwartz family. Ron Schwartz was a friend of Lumen and he joined our Lord on August 25th. Ron battled cancer for the last 6 years and he did so courageously. Ron leaves behind his wife and 3 wonderful children. 
2. Please continue to pray for us and for The Magnificat Cafe as we discern what is God's will for us and where He would like for us to be in regards to our office space.
3. Our computer will hold on and not permanently take a vacation until our new one arrives.
4. Skiff and AJ- we will have no more distractions and the financial and spiritual support will continue to come in. 


Thank you for taking the time to follow us and you all are in our prayers everyday. Have a wonderful blessed and safe weekend! ~Lumen Crew

Monday, August 22, 2011

Manic Monday?

It may just be a manic Monday here at the office...

  Well actually it's not too manic around here. One of our computers is down and Jacksonville will feel the effects of Hurricane Irene. 

Our Computer:
 One of our computers(our AVID computer) decided it wanted Friday off and stopped working. We thought it was completely broken, but we received word this morning that it is salvageable. Praise God!

Hurricane Irene:
     As Jacksonville was waking up this morning and turned on their TV's, we were greeted with the news of Hurricane Irene possibly hitting Jacksonville early Saturday morning. As of 11 this morning the new modules are showing her hooking to the right! Great news for us!

Prayers for the week:
   1. Our AVID computer will be up and running soon.
   2. Brothers and Sisters that have and will be hit by Hurricane Irene
   3. The safe return of everyone from World Youth Day.
   4. For Benoit and The Maginficat Cafe. God's will to be done with the moving situation.
   4. We will have clarity in regards to where the Lord wants Lumen Entertainment to move to. 

We pray you have a wonderful, safe, and Grace-filled week. If you missed Friday's blog, Coincidence or God-incidence?, check it out.  See you on Friday for some Cuban Coffee!

~Lumen Crew

Friday, August 19, 2011

Coincidence or God-incidence?

Happy Cuban Coffee Friday! 



  The Morning was kicked off with Cuban Coffee and Morning Prayer. The best combination one could ask for on a Friday. As you know we have had some excitement in the office this past week. To recap for those who are not caught up on our blogs, we have 36 seconds of animation left of Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage, our 2011 Film Camp Movie The Gardening Man is posted on Vimeo embedded on the right of the screen, and we may have to move to a new location by the end of September... 

Coincidence or God-incidence?

 With the news of potentially having to move from our space above The Magnificat Cafe by the end of September, it has us wondering is this a Coincidence or a God-incidence? Well we have come to the conclusion there are no such things as Coincidences, there are only Godincidences. If we move, we are supposed to be out of the office by September 30th and in the new space by October 1st. The month of October is a wonderful month for us at Lumen. October 1st is the feast day of St. Therese of Lisieux, a favorite saint of many here at the office. Brian also produced the movie St. Therese. If you haven't seen it or you do not  know much about St. Therese, take the time to watch the movie. You will LOVE it(and no Brian is not paying me to put that plug in, it's said  from a personal experience)! The month of October is the month of the Rosary, we all love our Mother Mary! Not to mention the feast days of many beloved Saints and Blessed, including St. Francis and Bl. Pope John Paul II. With all of that said, it really makes us wonder what plans God has for us! We are fully trusting in His plan and will, because clearly His Plan is better than ours. :) 
    We humbly ask that you keep Lumen Entertainment and The Magnificat Cafe in your prayers as we are trying to discern God's will and where we should move. Thank you for all of your prayer support. If you have time check out the live footage of World Youth Day this weekend.  Carlos is over in Spain right now partaking in the World Youth Day Events! Have a blessed weekend ~Lumen Crew

Friday, August 12, 2011

Hot News!

It's a hot one today!
This picture best convey's how hot it is today
   Here in Jacksonville it's 97 degrees, but the heat index is 101 degrees. When you step outside you start to sweat bullets, literally! Today is not a good day to wear black, just ask Nicol who learned that from 1st hand experience :/

Can we get an Amen, Cuban Coffee is back!


Cubano Coffee:

  Though it is blazing hot outside, it's never too hot for Cuban Coffee. Since Brian is back in the office, Nicol will not experience another Friday without Cuban Coffee(check out last Friday's blog)!

Hot off the Press:

AJ and Skiff in the garage.


   Now for the real HOT news :) We have 36 seconds of Animation left of the movie!!!!!! Please continue to keep Lumen and everyone who is helping to complete Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage in your prayers. We thank you for all of your support and we will continue to keep you posted. 

Have a wonderful and blessed weekend. Try to stay cool and we will see you on Monday! ~Lumen Crew

Friday, August 5, 2011

No Cuban Coffee

No Cuban Coffee for you!

No Cuban Coffee :(
     It's been incredibly quiet here at the office. Brian was off on a family vacation and Carlos is in Spain for World Youth Day. Which left Nicol in the office all by herself and no one to make Cuban Coffee for her! Boo Hoo Boo Hoo :'( Nicol has not mastered making cuban coffee and  she lacks the ability to make the perfect spumita and live up to Brian's high standards. Though Brian has been on vacation, the animators are still working to complete Skiff and AJ's Fantastic Voyage. Please continue to pray for the movie. If you have not checked out our facebook page or twitter, don't hesitate! We would love to have you follow us and also share it with your friends and family. Click on the links below and they will take you straight to our pages.   We pray that you have a wonderful and blessed filled weekend. ~ Lumen Crew
Quote of the Week: "Every Saint has a past. Every sinner has a future"