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Reaching 18-30 year olds is the greatest challenge that church leaders face, according to recent research. Viewfinder Services are tailored to enable churches to meet this need. These services are:

  • designed to help you run your own church outreach services geared for 18-30 year olds
  • shaped around a current film
  • fast-paced and multimedia
  • provided as a complete package of PowerPoint, videos and script

Damaris Viewfinder services are released quarterly, enabling you to put on regular events based around popular movies.

Got any feedback on Viewfinder? We'd love to hear it.

 

Each Viewfinder service uses clips from a particular movie. Please note that you will need to play the clips from your own copy of the movie.


 

 

The Hunger Games (coming soon)

 

 

 

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Hugo and purpose

This service uses the award-winning adventure by Martin Scorsese to explore the meaning of life.

Hugo DVD release - 2nd April 2012

 

 

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In Time and social justice

This service uses Andrew Niccol’s high-concept thriller to explore resentment against financial inequality.

 

 

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X-Men: First Class and tolerance

This service uses the Marvel blockbuster to explore the place of tolerance and acceptance in our cosmopolitan society.

 

 

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The Social Network and true friendship

This service uses David Fincher’s critically acclaimed film to explore the concepts of relationship and sacrifice.

 

 

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Samples of a Viewfinder service

Download sample script PDF

Each Viewfinder service provides a full script, giving different options depending on the type of audience. The script gives accurate details of where to find the relevant movie clips on the DVD.

The sample script is taken from the Viewfinder service based around the blockbuster X-Men: First Class.

Download PowerPoint sample

Viewfinder services are based around a PowerPoint, which draws on themes from a particular movie. The PowerPoint comes complete with stills from the movie, quotes, Bible passages and special videos to help people reflect through the themes (but please note that clips from the movie itself need to be played from your own copy of the DVD).

The PowerPoint sample is taken from the Viewfinder service based around the blockbuster X-Men: First Class.

 



Using movie clips in Viewfinder Services

Movie clips are an important part of each Viewfinder Service. Each service uses a particular movie to draw out key moral and spiritual issues and then relates these to the Christian gospel.

Each service includes a number of specially made videos to help the audience think through the issues.

In addition, the script for each service includes accurate details of where to find the relevant movie clips on the DVD of the movie, so that you can prepare them before the service.

For example:

Play the following clip from the X-Men: First Class DVD:

Meeting Hank
Start time: 00.35.29
End time: 00.36.49
Clip length: 1 minute and 20 seconds

Clip cues: The clip starts when the CIA agent (Oliver Platt) says, 'Hank.' It ends when Hank (Nicholas Hoult) says, 'Really?'