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This post is the second part of A Way To Say Thank You
After I created the Golden Duckies, I moved to creating the atmosphere of the show.
I wanted to decorate with Awards Night themes but those that did not specifically represent Hollywood. I set up my photo studio with lights, umbrellas & stands in-front of a red curtain so that as each person or couple entered, we would take their picture.
I had arranged to have the awards show to be formal. I as the emcee, had on a tux, my wife as the awards girl, had on a black evening gown, red boa & long black gloves. We really had fun with this!
After they took their pictures, we has a red carpet rolled out to follow into the sanctuary. From there everyone would follow through to their seats.
I put together several videos for the evening, including an Intro done on Magix Pro Edit 12 with lens flare effects generated on FXHome’s EffectLabLite. They worked beautifully.
Each category winner had their own 20 second video with the name in titles placed with dramatic scoring on the soundtrack. It was a big hit. Some examples will be loaded soon.
In between each category switch, I had filmed interviews from some of the key players of the Christmas drama, as well as the costume designer and myself as director. I also had awards presenters for each nomination from the group I worked with through the drama season so everyone felt a part. I also had made up envelopes and cards with the winner from card stock at Office Max & Staples. I then sealed them with a Gold Seal.
The evening was wonderful and everyone really got into the spirit, gving acceptance speeches and lifting their Golden Duckies up high.
It was a great way to say Thank You.
Maybe you can do something similar as GOD leads.
The problem remains that most of our work on all of the dramas we present at church are done by volunteers. In fact, in my church, all the work is done by volunteers.
There is no payment, not for me or anyone else. It is not a staff project. It is a labor of love, so in this, how do you say thank you?
The answer given to me was an Awards Show.
I themed it the Golden Duckies since the Oscars were already taken 
. I basically decided upon the following Categories: Actor Awards, Performance Awards, Behind The Scenes Awards, Music Awards and CHRIST-like Awards.
I even made up a few unique ones so I could honor everyone who participated.
I then though about presenting an award to everyone, so how could I get a Golden Duckie into their hands without breaking the budget? Here was my answer:
I ordered 40 plastic ducks from Century Novelty on-line at about 20 cents a piece, along with a few other items of note for Awards. My total came to just 25,00 and it shipped to my door within two weeks. Just what I needed. The website I used is here: http://www.centurynovelty.com/
When I got the ducks, I then purchased gold paint from my local crafts store and painted each plastic duck GOLD. They came out beautifully. But still I needed a base to make it look official. From the same crafts store I purchased Pine Wood Bases @ 50 cents each and used totalling 20 bucks. Using my last can of black spray paint, I panted the bases.
Now I had a black base and a gold plastic duck. With a hot glue gun, I produced 40 Golden Duckies for under 50 bucks and htey looked smashing!
Next: Putting the Awards Night together.
