Kevin Gandy.

First Roanoke.

Org First Roanoke, Roanoke VA Role Director of Media Arts · Media Engineer Years 2017 to 2022

Live production and streaming

When I arrived at First Roanoke, Sunday services already had a live-production control room, and the young-adult ministry had a single-camera livestream. I brought my production experience to that existing operation, expanded the young-adult stream and later led the technical work for Sunday livestreaming.

I frequently directed Sunday and Tuesday services and equipped volunteers to run them.

Expanding the young-adult stream

I brought my own equipment and produced a three-camera livestream for the young-adult ministry, building on its existing single-camera setup.

Getting Sunday services online

I led the technical setup for Sunday streaming, connecting cameras and feeds to the right equipment, monitoring the system and carrying that responsibility through the live production.

A teammate researched the backend requirements for streaming, while pastors and worship leaders shaped each service. My responsibility was to make the technical production work and help the team run it.

Directing with a volunteer team

I frequently directed services, and a volunteer sometimes took the director’s position. I equipped the team to run the services and saw volunteering in church production as a ministry opportunity.

Two spots that made it to air.

Both 30-second Experience First commercials were publicly televised in 2022, produced during my media leadership tenure.

Televised commercial, 0:30 YouTube
Televised commercial, 0:30 YouTube
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