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Ecclesia - Promo Video | ADU Campus Ministries

I was given the opportunity to work with my friends from Campus Ministries at Adventist University of Health Sciences on a new promotional video of their newly launched Friday night youth vesper program known as Ecclesia.


Ecclesia from Justin Niere on Vimeo.

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About Ecclesia:

GOD - Encouraging young people to pursue a deeper relational connection with their Creator.
COMMUNITY - Uniting all people of all races, countries, beliefs, and denominations under one roof.
RESTORATION - Reshaping and piecing back together broken lives physically, mentally, and spiritually.

Vacation Bible School | 2012

Whew!  After 2 weeks of continuous filming, I finally completed two awesome recap videos of two Vacation Bible School events that happened in Avon Park, Florida.  It's great coming back to these events because I used to attend Vacation Bible School when I was a kid, and it's great reminiscing and capturing memorable moments of the kids' journey throughout the week.  Check out one of these videos and step into the shoes of a kid and see for yourself their journey during the past two weeks.


The theme in this Vacation Bible School video is BABYLON - Daniel's Courage in Captivity.  Travel back to Babylon and join Daniel--torn from his home and forced into the king's service. Imagine the pressure of learning a new language and culture...and the shock of discovering your best friends have been tossed into a fiery furnace. Explore exotic sights and smells in a Babylonian bazaar! Kids and adults will find that they're not much different from Daniel and his friends, who kept their faith in a faithless culture.

Happy Belated Father's Day.. lol

Sorry for the extremely late blog post, but here's a Father's day video (which I did release a few days before Father's Day) I made with a fellow family that I know of. I've known their kids for quite sometime and I knew their characters would fit perfectly in this short video project.

New comedy sketch - "I Can Teleport Things!"

Check it out!  A new comedy sketch that I made with my friend Rodney!  In this video, Rodney learns a new magic trick is extremely psyched to tell Justin about it.  See what happens next!

S.A.L.T. [Official Promo Video]

S.A.L.T. from Justin Niere on Vimeo.

Hey everyone!  I'm pleased to present to you the official promotional video for S.A.L.T.  Check it out!

GYC2011 - FAISDAC Youth Reflection Video

Youth from the Filipino-American International Seventh-day Adventist Church reflect on their experiences at the 2011 Generation of Youth for Christ Conference (GYC) held in Houston, Texas.

S.A.L.T. Ministry & "At What Cost?" featured on SOUTHERN TIDINGS!

Check out the current issue!  It's on page 13!
http://www.southernunion.com/site/1/docs/Tidings/2012/Jan12.pdf

"At What Cost?" -DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY-

Friends, I'm pleased to announce the release of my newest short film entitled At What Cost?  This is a faith-based Christian short film with a powerful message for today's people, a message that sits at the heart of the gospel being proclaimed in our world today.

Brokenness - Director's Commentary & Behind the Scenes

Hey everyone!  I'm happy to share with you my latest short film Brokenness.  At the beginning of my Spring semester (January 2011), in one of my healthcare college courses, our final project was to do a creative project that illustrates our philosophy of healthcare.  Among the suggested selections (writing a poem, short story, song, book, etc), I saw that making a short film was among the choices.  Obviously, I went for that choice and went straight to the writing process.  But it took me weeks to think up what my philosophy would be.  But after weeks of contemplating and learning, 2 weeks before the final project was due, I finally came up with my philosophy and a story.

rePLAY 2008-2010 | JusTiNo! Productions

It's been over 2 years since I began producing short films and music videos to post on the web.  Thanks to many of my friends who have helped out and also to YOU, the viewer for supporting us, plus hours and hours of hard work and dedication, I've gone through some major advancements and accomplishments as a filmmaker.  THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

I was planning to work on a video that comprises all of my work from 2008 to 2010, but because I've been so busy during the holidays, I'll just do a blog post to show you the all the videos I've worked on during these past 2 years.

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NOVEMBER 2008

On Thanksgiving 2008, I released my first-ever short film entitled A Thank You Card.

JANUARY 2009

In January, the following year, I took my old camera and filmed random words from books, magazines, newspapers, and posters and pieced each word together into sentences to form a message of love to the world.

Life As It Is - Interpretations Contest

Just recently, I've entered another contest called Interpretations.  It's a short film initiative contest that encourages aspiring filmmakers to develop their own original and unique voice.  All participants create a short film using the same original script consisting of just four lines:

"It's not something I'd do."

"Well?"

"It's not what I expected."

"You sure?"

The film must only have these four dialogues and nothing else.  They must be used in the exact order, and the film must be 3 minutes or less.  After devoting some time to brainstorming and studying the script, here's a story that we came up with. It was shot in just two hours with a cast and crew only consisting of just two people and with a $4.00 budget.

Director's Commentary & Behind the Scenes: His Eye is on the Sparrow - Elmer Diaz (Music Video)

It was a blessing working & collaborating with music artist Elmer Diaz on his very first music video.  After he saw my work online, he contacted me early June asking if he worked with me on the music video.  I've heard his music in the past and I definitely enjoyed listening to it.  I saw his efforts in spreading God's love to other people through music, and I wanted to help spread and enhance his ministry.  It was by no doubt that I willingly agreed to work with him.

New music video released! -- "Everyone Needs" feat. Linda Tram

Well, it's finally out!  JusTiNo! Productions' 5th music video "Everyone Needs" featuring music artist Linda Tram!  It is by far the best video we've ever produced!  This video carries a powerful message to the world, calling for them to come to God despite the troubles and hardships that each and everyone of us face in life.  This music video points to Christ as the One we can look to hope for in this troubled world.

Here's a synopsis of the story.  Three individuals go through life facing hardships and troubles.  In the end, it is putting their faith and hope in Christ to get them through the trials of this wretched world.

UPDATED 4.9.2010 - Everyone Needs (Music Video) - Premiering April 11 on YouTube!

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[ the official teaser trailer ]

Hey everyone! Here's the latest update on the progress of our music video project!

The completion of this music video is almost done. There's just one more day's worth of shooting and the shooting phase is finally completed. We're already halfway in our editing phase for the video. So from the visual side of the music video, everything is coming together really nicely. The instrumental and vocal recording for the song is almost complete! The recording of the song was just... epic... It's basically a combo of symphony, piano, guitar, chimes, and drums. After listening to it, I knew we are on to something "dramatically epic!" Combining that to the footage I took with the Canon 500D... it's just.... wow..... speechless....

The music video will premier on YouTube on April 11, 2010. We are entering this music video into Jennifer Chung's 2010 music video contest. Hopefully well get great results and feedback from the judges and viewers!

The featured artist who will be singing the cover of this song is Linda Tram. She has an amazing voice. Check out her work on YouTube -- http://www.youtube.com/LindaTram

With that said, here's some snapshots of the video, as well as footage from behind the scenes of the making of our music video.

Well that's all for now! This is our last update of the production of our music video. The next time I post a blog is when we've released the video! Hooray! Hope you're looking forward to it!

--Justin Niere

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New music video coming April 11, 2010!

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Hey everyone! On April 11, 2010, I will be releasing my 5th music video on the web! This video will be entered in a music video contest, and hopefully our efforts in the production and recording of this video will gain great results! Linda Tram is our official featured music artist and she will be singing a cover from Jennifer Chung.

So far, the production process has been going along very well! I'm very impressed at the shots that I took using the Canon 500D. Here's a behind the scenes look at some of the production process:

New MUSIC VIDEO! -- "Showstopper"

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Hey everyone! Gah it's been a while since I've posted anything... All I can say is that I'm extremely busy with my college studies.

However, that doesn't mean that I'm done making videos. As a matter of fact, I've managed time to complete my third music video project entitled "Showstopper"

Just about a month ago, I found out about AJ Rafael's music video contest and I decided to participate and create my own music video of one of AJ's songs. So I contacted my friend, Rodney Balmes, who is an outstanding music artist with hardcore talent, and I told him about it. He was really excited to get started on the project.

The video production lasted for a good two weeks. I would say this, by far, is the best video I've ever done. In terms of the setting, the atmosphere, the new and improved shots (panning, camera angles, even a homemade steady cam, lighting equipment), and with the help of fellow friends, I can say with confidence that this is my best so far. I even assembled a film crew to handle the specific needs to film this music video, such as lighting and providing a steady cam device to stabilize and smoothen moving shots. EJ and Michael who volunteered to be part of my filming crew were such a great help!

Two days before the deadline of AJ's music video contest, out of nowhere, a whole day's worth of overcast clouds and rain from Tropical Storm Ida had spread throughout central Florida. At first, I thought.... oh crap... But then I thought, "Hmm, why don't we use this storm to our advantage. So one night we went out to Uptown Altamonte, a beautiful location, and the light rain was PERFECT for a night date scene.

Overall, I'm glad to know that I've accomplished a great music video! Hopefully I get great results from the contest!

BEHIND THE SCENES

Here's some pictures from our video shoot! Props to Michael Neubrander for these awesome pics!

Christ for Congo Ministries

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Hello again everyone! Justin here...

About two weeks ago I met up with a fellow friend, Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka, who is the director of an organization called, "Congo for Christ Ministries" an organization dedicated to helping the poor and unfortunate people of Congo, Africa and spreading the love of Christ to each and everyone they meet.

Congo is a country hit by repeated wars in the past 13 years, and has claimed more than 6 million lives. As a result, the people of Congo suffered miserably and now are living in poor conditions. Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka and a team of Christian missionaries formed an organization called, "Christ for Congo Ministries," a group of Christians with a yearning desire to help the people of Congo and spread the love of God.

It was a pleasure working with Safary on an all new documentary film that explains the mission of the ministry program. It's a 10 minute video that describes the situation in Congo and the work of the C4C to help the people who are suffering.

Here's pictures of the missionary work in Congo and the behind the scenes of the documentary video shoot:

Visit the C4C website! Donate! Be a part of the ministry!

www.Congo4Christ.org

"Left Behind" - Short Film Ministry

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Hello everyone! Justin here. I thought it'd be nice to share a bit more about the success of one of my best short films, which is a Christian drama short called, "Left Behind." You've probably seen the movie already, knowing that it's been out on YouTube for like 5 months and the mass online advertising of this movie). Let me just give you a glimpse back before the production of the this film started.

A month before April 11, 2009, I got together with two of the church elders, one of them, a former professor in teaching film. We were thinking of doing a short film for the upcoming church family life retreat in April 2009, and we wanted to emphasize the essence that having a bonding relationship with God and family are two crucial aspects of life that we believed the people needed to know about. That is how this film originated and came about. The film portrays two different individuals, each facing the reality issues of life, but also portraying their relationship with God and family, and how it affected them both physically and spiritually.

After planning and mapping out the film production process, we spent 3 weeks working on the movie. During the production process, there were no scripts. So the actors had to study and relate to the topics of the scene. After they understand their role in the scene, we begin the video shoot and the actors improvise their lines in their own words. The very first scene of the movie, for instance, was 100% improv. Another scene, which was shot at a local cemetery was 100% improv as well so we did face some difficulties along the way but we made it.

After the three long, painstaking weeks of video shooting and editing, the film was finally finished and on April 11, 2009, during the church weekend retreat, the film made it's official premiere on the big screen, impacting the lives of the church members who saw it, and sending a clear, strong, motivational message to strengthen relationships with God and family. An official movie trailer was posted on YouTube, informing the public of the soon release of the movie.

Four days later, on April 15, 2009, the film was finally released on YouTube, and within 5 months after it's release, with the help of fellow friends and church members, the film reached out to over 20 countries worldwide with over 2,000 views!

On August 29, 2009, 5 months after the film's premiere and release, we had the privilege again to feature this film at one of our local Seventh-day Adventist churches in the community. So we put together a Saturday afternoon vesper program called, "Music&Film" a presentation of our church's music and media ministry, which turned out to be a huge success.

The outstanding number of views and popularity of the short film urged the church to create hundreds of DVD copies to send out to the public for free. The movie even has it's very own souvenir t-shirt!

Thank you to all of you who has viewed and supported us in the ministry of this movie! Please share this also with your loved ones, friends, and relatives so that they too can experience God's love and goodness through the story of this movie.

God bless!

--Justin Niere (Asst. director & video producer of "Left Behind")

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