Where Do You Get Your Inspiration? |
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| Author:
| Botkin, Geoff |
| Series title: | Storytelling 101 Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-937460-52-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2013 |
| Publisher: | Vision Forum, Incorporated, The
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| Book Format: | CD-Audio |
| List Price: | USD $10.00 |
Book Description:
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To be carried away with emotional inspiration must not be the primary motivation of the Christian artist. So explains veteran filmmaker Geoffrey Botkin in this foundational message for Christian filmmakers. Hollywood films tend to inspire a bold irreverence, a love of escapism, a yearning for irresponsibility and a contempt for the authoritative law of God, Botkin notes. By contrast, the goal of the Christian artist must be careful dominion. His purpose must be to honor Jesus Christ,...
More DescriptionTo be carried away with emotional inspiration must not be the primary motivation of the Christian artist. So explains veteran filmmaker Geoffrey Botkin in this foundational message for Christian filmmakers. Hollywood films tend to inspire a bold irreverence, a love of escapism, a yearning for irresponsibility and a contempt for the authoritative law of God, Botkin notes. By contrast, the goal of the Christian artist must be careful dominion. His purpose must be to honor Jesus Christ, serving Him as His ambassador by pronouncing His will and His law through specific lessons taught through the militant power of cinema.