Amazing Grace
Identifier
F.2004-02-0011
Date Of Production
1973
Abstract
Lutheran Television sponsored film about the Lutheran Church uses still imagery from photographs, artwork and manuscripts to detail the church’s missionary work around the world. Through narration and audio interviews the film discusses the mission of the church.
Log
Most shots ZOOM IN and OUT and PAN across still imagery to create the illusion of movement.
00:00 - Narrator introduces Amazing Grace, illustrations of stars, world from space, montage of people from many cultural backgrounds, biblical imagery
00:46 - ZOOM IN from space to exterior church, interior stained glass windows, congregation
03:16 - stills of wooden cottage with small farm, congregations, people singing in the woods, stories of traveling pastors in history
05:21 - montage of troubled youth, crime, interview with troubled youth about church, two young men inside a juvenile detention center
06:28 - people in a soup kitchen, at a clothing drive
07:00 - girl reading to a woman in a home for the aged
07:17 - Pastors, missionary workers in a hospital
07:41 - people talking about Jesus in a group at a mental hospital, images of Jesus on the cross
08:33 - African American man mentoring a teenage girl
08:46 - Guatemala Mission school, pastor interacting with a classroom of young students
09:15 - Pastor riding in a boat outside of a poor village, giving medical help in a New Guinea children’s clinic, imagery of scriptures, discuss translating the meaning of love, village taking communion
11:07 - young children at a Taiwan outdoor Sunday School, adults singing, playing guitar
12:05 - Christian Arts and Communications Service, discuss using art forms of music, dance to express praise for Jesus, indigenous classical music plays
13:19 - Savior Lutheran School in Hong Kong, women performing dance
14:00 - images of people suffering from disease and hunger
14:19 - New Guinea Food Drop, Lutheran World Relief, plane landing delivering food to community
15:05 - community members learning farming, typing
15:32 - poor living conditions in Hong Kong, montage of schools, Mangkok Lutheran School for the Deaf Evening School, children singing “Jesus Loves Me”, Lutheran Rooftop School
16:46 - Cartoon “Christmas Is” from Lutheran TV, children from all nations holding hands singing inter-cut with children from across the world
18:07 - American Lutheran church congregation, montage review of locations of missionary work, ZOOM OUT illustration of earth and space
00:00 - Narrator introduces Amazing Grace, illustrations of stars, world from space, montage of people from many cultural backgrounds, biblical imagery
00:46 - ZOOM IN from space to exterior church, interior stained glass windows, congregation
03:16 - stills of wooden cottage with small farm, congregations, people singing in the woods, stories of traveling pastors in history
05:21 - montage of troubled youth, crime, interview with troubled youth about church, two young men inside a juvenile detention center
06:28 - people in a soup kitchen, at a clothing drive
07:00 - girl reading to a woman in a home for the aged
07:17 - Pastors, missionary workers in a hospital
07:41 - people talking about Jesus in a group at a mental hospital, images of Jesus on the cross
08:33 - African American man mentoring a teenage girl
08:46 - Guatemala Mission school, pastor interacting with a classroom of young students
09:15 - Pastor riding in a boat outside of a poor village, giving medical help in a New Guinea children’s clinic, imagery of scriptures, discuss translating the meaning of love, village taking communion
11:07 - young children at a Taiwan outdoor Sunday School, adults singing, playing guitar
12:05 - Christian Arts and Communications Service, discuss using art forms of music, dance to express praise for Jesus, indigenous classical music plays
13:19 - Savior Lutheran School in Hong Kong, women performing dance
14:00 - images of people suffering from disease and hunger
14:19 - New Guinea Food Drop, Lutheran World Relief, plane landing delivering food to community
15:05 - community members learning farming, typing
15:32 - poor living conditions in Hong Kong, montage of schools, Mangkok Lutheran School for the Deaf Evening School, children singing “Jesus Loves Me”, Lutheran Rooftop School
16:46 - Cartoon “Christmas Is” from Lutheran TV, children from all nations holding hands singing inter-cut with children from across the world
18:07 - American Lutheran church congregation, montage review of locations of missionary work, ZOOM OUT illustration of earth and space
Run Time
21 min 48 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
740 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Optical
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Answer Print
Genre
Subject
Related Collections
Sponsor/client
Main Credits
Gordon Weisenborn Production, Inc. (is production company)
Additional Credits
Gordon Weisenborn Production, Inc. (is contributor)
Seymour, Ronald (is cinematographer)
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