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.