God Deserves Better
Exploring creativity, objectivity, wisdom, and holiness in hopes of inspiring the creation of media worthy of the perfect, all-powerful, and all-knowing Creator God.
Episodes
Friday Aug 09, 2024
Ep. 12 Mastering the Moral Dimensions of Film w/Dr. Dan Kemp
Friday Aug 09, 2024
Friday Aug 09, 2024
We sat down with GDB consultant, Dr. Dan Kemp of Grand Canyon University, to discuss the disintegrating myth of neutrality, spotting toxic liberation narratives, and developing the concept of "lifeworks" amongst Christian creators.
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The soundtrack to GDB was written and performed by composer Hannah Ausband Scheidt. You can find more from her at soundcloud.com/hannahausband.
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PEMMICAN STUDIOS
GDB is part of the Pemmican Studios Podcasting Network, a collection of Christ-driven content creators. If you are a Christian artist of any kind and you’d like to work with Pemmican, please email pemmicanstudios@gmail.com.
Friday Jul 26, 2024
Ep. 11 Composing for Film, TV, & Games w/Steven Melin
Friday Jul 26, 2024
Friday Jul 26, 2024
We had the privilege of interviewing professional composer Steven Melin about his journey in the music industry, the role of music in storytelling, tips for filmmakers working with composers, and how faith shapes it all.
MENTIONS
Steven’s YouTube
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The soundtrack to GDB was written and performed by composer Hannah Ausband Scheidt. You can find more from her at soundcloud.com/hannahausband.
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PEMMICAN STUDIOS
GDB is part of the Pemmican Studios Podcasting Network, a collection of Christ-driven content creators. If you are a Christian artist of any kind and you’d like to work with Pemmican, please email pemmicanstudios@gmail.com.
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Ep. 10 GDB Reviews: Civil War
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
BONUS EPISODE
Can any story truly be worldview neutral? Not in God’s universe. Here, truth is inescapable.
We round out season one of GDB with a review of a film that tried to do just that–Alex Garland’s Civil War (2024).
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The soundtrack to GDB was written and performed by composer Hannah Ausband Scheidt. You can find more from her at soundcloud.com/hannahausband.
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Got questions or want to share your work? Shoot a message to goddeservesbetter@gmail.com or via the contact form at Goddeservesbetter.com
PEMMICAN STUDIOS
GDB is part of the Pemmican Studios Podcasting Network, a collection of Christ-driven content creators. If you are a Christian artist of any kind and you’d like to work with Pemmican, please email pemmicanstudios@gmail.com.
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Monday Apr 22, 2024
Ep. 9 Our Father Who Art On Screen
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Who do you think won The Fatherhood Face-Off?
VOTE HERE
We know God the Father through our own earthly dad and representations of fatherhood in culture.
Pulling from film and television, we line up our first “Dad Draft” to determine the fathers that best reflect The Father.
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The soundtrack to GDB was written and performed by composer Hannah Ausband Scheidt. You can find more from her at soundcloud.com/hannahausband.
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Got questions or want to share your work? Shoot a message to goddeservesbetter@gmail.com or via the contact form at Goddeservesbetter.com
PEMMICAN STUDIOS
GDB is part of the Pemmican Studios Podcasting Network, a collection of Christ-driven content creators. If you are a Christian artist of any kind and you’d like to work with Pemmican, please email pemmicanstudios@gmail.com.
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Monday Apr 08, 2024
Ep. 8 Stories That Challenge And Glorify w/Tommy Antonucci
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Our first guest episode with our old friend, fellow filmmaker, and host of the StoryFellas podcast, Tommy Antonucci. Together, we discuss how filmmakers can generate ideas for their films that honor God while avoiding the ditches of cringe and fartistry.
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StoryFellas
Stories By Tommy
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The soundtrack to GDB was written and performed by composer Hannah Ausband Scheidt. You can find more from her at soundcloud.com/hannahausband.
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Got questions or want to share your work? Shoot a message to goddeservesbetter@gmail.com or via the contact form at Goddeservesbetter.com
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GDB is part of the Pemmican Studios Podcasting Network, a collection of Christ-driven content creators. If you are a Christian artist of any kind and you’d like to work with Pemmican, please email pemmicanstudios@gmail.com.
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Monday Mar 25, 2024
Ep. 7 Make Your Own Short 3 | Post-Production
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Part three of three of how to make a short film–the final stretch. While discussing some scars of our own, we cover some of the differences between popular editing suites, the important soft and hard skills of the editor, as well as the other common roles found in Post.
Remember, mastery is counterintuitive. You’re not a practitioner of movie magic, you’re a sausage maker and a garbage man.
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The soundtrack to GDB was written and performed by composer Hannah Ausband Scheidt. You can find more from her at soundcloud.com/hannahausband.
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Got questions or want to share your work? Shoot a message to goddeservesbetter@gmail.com or via the contact form at Goddeservesbetter.com
PEMMICAN STUDIOS
GDB is part of the Pemmican Studios Podcasting Network, a collection of Christ-driven content creators. If you are a Christian artist of any kind and you’d like to work with Pemmican, please email pemmicanstudios@gmail.com.
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Monday Mar 11, 2024
Ep. 6 Dissecting the 2024 Oscars
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
What kind of stories does the world think are worth celebrating? Examining the Oscars tells us all we need to know.
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The soundtrack to GDB was written and performed by composer Hannah Ausband Scheidt. You can find more from her at soundcloud.com/hannahausband.
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Got questions or want to share your work? Shoot a message to goddeservesbetter@gmail.com or via the contact form at Goddeservesbetter.com
PEMMICAN STUDIOS
GDB is part of the Pemmican Studios Podcasting Network, a collection of Christ-driven content creators. If you are a Christian artist of any kind and you’d like to work with Pemmican, please email pemmicanstudios@gmail.com.
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Monday Feb 26, 2024
Ep. 5 Make Your Own Short 2: Production
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
In part two of three on making your own short film, we continue our conversation through the best practices associated with being on set–and how our faith can make all the difference.
MENTIONS
Ryan Mickey
Collin Ausbury
Epic Light Media
Wandering DP
Kick The Ladder
FACT CHECK
Mean Streets (1973) and Raging Bull (1980) were not 3 hours in length. They were 1h52m and 2h9m respectfully.
Scorsese has made only 3 films that are 3 hours or more (The Irishman (3h29m), Killers of the Flower Moon (3h26m), and The Wolf of Wall Street (3h0m)).
However, he has made 7 films that are over 2h30m: New York, New York (2h35m); The Last Temptation of Christ (2h44m); Casino (2h58m); Gangs of New York (2h47m); Aviator (2h50m); The Departed (2h31m); and Silence (2h41m)
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The soundtrack to GDB was written and performed by composer Hannah Ausband Scheidt. You can find more from her at soundcloud.com/hannahausband.
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Got questions or want to share your work? Shoot a message to goddeservesbetter@gmail.com or via the contact form at Goddeservesbetter.com
PEMMICAN STUDIOS
GDB is part of the Pemmican Studios Podcasting Network, a collection of Christ-driven content creators. If you are a Christian artist of any kind and you’d like to work with Pemmican, please email pemmicanstudios@gmail.com.
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Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Ep. 4 Christian Filmmakers React to Sora
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
OpenAI’s Sora model was announced this week and we give our honest, uncut reactions to what this means for filmmakers big and small.
MENTIONS
SORA
Will Smith Eating Spaghetti
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The soundtrack to GDB was written and performed by composer Hannah Ausband Scheidt. You can find more from her at soundcloud.com/hannahausband.
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Got questions or want to share your work? Shoot a message to goddeservesbetter@gmail.com or via the contact form at Goddeservesbetter.com
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GDB is a Pemmican Studios production. If you’d like to work with Pemmican, please email pemmicanstudios@gmail.com.
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Ep. 3 Make Your Own Short: Pre-Production
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
As the primary way to jumpstart a career or try something new, we recommend every filmmaker write, direct, and edit their own short film.
We throw out everything we wish we knew going into making our first short films, starting with the most creative phase–Pre-Production.
MENTIONS
Campus MovieFest
Daniel Kwan’s First Short Film
A Boy and His Bike
And Demons
Nightbird
Gender & Sexuality Animation
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MUSIC
The soundtrack to GDB was written and performed by composer Hannah Ausband Scheidt. You can find more from her at soundcloud.com/hannahausband.
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The Hosts
Originally from the small town of Dacula, Georgia, GDB host Zac Lovelace started his filmmaking journey as a nationally-recognized student filmmaker. His writing has seen success in esteemed competitions like the Atlanta Film Festival Screenwriting Competition, opening doors to pitch shows on major platforms such as Netflix and Adult Swim.
Co-host Jonathan Lora is a Dominican-born filmmaker with roots in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Armed with a degree in film and media from Georgia State University, and cutting his teeth at a faith-based production company, Jonathan touts expertise in shooting, editing, producing, and animation.
Together, the two developed and directed the apologetics docu-series Road Trip to Truth, jumpstarting their mission to help equip the saints to create like our Creator.