“C2” Helps
Small Groups
See Movies In A New Light
Award-winning Christian artist Michael W. Smith, along with Seabourne Pictures
and Randall House have joined forces to produce an innovative new small group
study series on DVD called C2: Giving Movies a Second
Look. C2 is designed
to help individuals develop critical thinking skills when watching movies.
With Love At First Sight [Volume One] and Relapse [Volume Two], C2 is expected
to help meet the increased demand for DVD curriculum, as well as the growing
demand from fans of Christian films.
Each C2 DVD contains a twenty-minute original short film along with bonus
features, which include a personal introduction from Michael W. Smith, behind-the-scenes
movie features, out-takes, director’s comments and deleted movie scenes.
The leader of a small group will have access to helpful tools, including
study guides for three separate lessons relating directly to the movie and
promoting critical thinking.
“Nearly everyone goes to the movies, but how often do we stop to evaluate
and filter what we just watched?” says Smith. “C2 really raises
the bar by providing quality short films supplemented with small group curriculum
to guide discussion.”
“C2 is unique because it captures the movie experience,” adds
Ryan Smith, Seabourne Pictures co-founder. “Movies can be so influential
in our life experience. That’s why I think it’s important that
we develop the necessary critical thinking skills in order to evaluate what
we are watching.”
According to the Barna Group, in 2005, adults watched an average of 45 movies
and “nearly one-third of adults (29%) contend that movies have had
a substantial impact on the development of their personal morals, values
and religious beliefs.” Barna Group research also finds that currently “two-thirds
of all Protestant churches have big-screen projection capabilities. In congregations
that use movie clips for teaching purposes, 77% of congregants contend that
those visual media are helpful in their spiritual development.”
“The increased demand for video can clearly be seen all around us in
our culture through resources like YouTube.com, Google Video and hulu.com,” says
Matt Markins, Randall House director of marketing and sales. “Similarly,
the demand for DVD curriculum has largely increased over the last five years.
Everyone watches movies, yet so many Christians do not stop to evaluate how
the movies they watch line up with the Bible. C2 is out to change how people
view movies.”
C2: Love At First Sight [Volume One] is a romantic comedy dealing with themes
of romantic love, true love, judging others and accepting differing opinions.
C2: Relapse [Volume Two] is a drama dealing with themes of addiction, grief
and bioethics.
Trailers and movie clips can be seen on YouTube.com. More information about C2 can be found at www.seabournepictures.com/c2.html.
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