| John Jackman | |
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John Jackman speaks to the audience at the premiere of "Wesley." |
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| Born | February 8, 1957 , in Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Education | B.A. Moravian College, M.Div. Moravian Theological Seminary |
| Occupation | Filmmaker, Christian pastor, author |
| Years active | 1981-present |
| Congregations served | Senior Pastor of Trinity Moravian Church, Winston-Salem, NC |
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| johnjackman.com | |
John Jackman (born February 8, 1957) is an American filmmaker, author, and Christian pastor. His filmmaking work has primarily emphasized historical faith related topics. He has written widely on digital filmmaking technology, film lighting, and digital special effects. He is one of the founders and Executive Director of Comenius Foundation, a 501(c)(3) that supports faith related and educational media projects. He has also long served on the Board of Directors of the Piedmont Triad Film Commission, promoting filmmaking education and business in central North Carolina.
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Jackman has worked on numerous video and television productions, including The Moravian Video Magazine a periodical video news journal that was distributed to all Moravian Churches from 1989-1994. His films have mostly been on historical faith themes.
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2001 | Zinzendorf | Director, Writer |
| 2003 | Hymns of Praise | Director, Writer |
| 2004 | An Uncommon Union | Producer, Director |
| 2009 | Wesley | Director, Writer |
Jackman has written articles for many video and film production magazines, including Videomaker, Church Production, and 3D World. He was a regular columnist and contributing editor to DV Magazine from 1999 to 2008. In 2002, CMP Books published his Lighting for Digital Video and Television, now in its third edition under the imprint of Focal Press (Elsevier Books). The book is used as a text in many college production programs, and has been translated into Chinese. In 2007 Focal Press published his Bluescreen Compositing, a book on digital compositing especial effects. This book has been translated into Spanish.
Jackman's production work has been recognized by numerous peer-judged industry awards.
Jackman was recognized as the 2010 Humanitarian of the Year in the area of Technology by the ScottCares Foundation in Winston-Salem for his work educating young people in the technology of lighting and filmmaking.[9]
Jackman majored in Philosophy, receiving his B.A. from Moravian College in 1979. He attended Moravian Theological Seminary, graduating with a Master of Divinity Degree in 1982.[10] He was ordained as a deacon deacon in the Moravian Church on September 5, 1982.[11] He was consecrated a presbyter on October 12, 1986.
Jackman has been active in leadership in both the Southern and Northern provinces of the Moravian Church. In 1988, he was appointed as chairman of the Division of Communications for the Northern Province, a position which involved him in the entire publications ministry of the worldwide Moravian Church.[12] In this role he began work on the experimental "Moravian Video Magazine," a quarterly video program that was sent to all Moravian churches in America. He has been active in ecumenical work in each of his parishes. He served on the Board of directors of the Greater Reading Council of Churches in Reading, Pennsylvania (now the Reading-Berks Council of Churches).[13] For a number of years, he served as host of the GRCC's local Public-access television cable TV call-in program on BCTV, one of the first experimental local Public-access television programs in the country.[14] During this period, the GRCC developed an emergency assistance program for the county, S.H.A.R.E. (Survival Help/Assistance & Referral in Emergency) a partnership with the Salvation Army to minister to those in poverty.[15] Following Hurricane Hugo in 1989, Jackman served as coordinator for Moravian work crews to rebuild churches and schools on St Croix.[16] In 1991, he traveled through Eastern Nicaragua documenting recovery from the aftermath of the Sandinista war.[17]
While serving in Union, New Jersey, he helped reorganize the local Council of Churches and served as its president. He is best remembered in the area for his stunt of camping out on the roof of Battle Hill Moravian Church to raise funds for a reroofing, which was covered by local media including the New York area television stations.[18] He currently serves as senior pastor of Trinity Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, NC and is Chair of the Board of Elders of Salem Congregation,[19] the historic group of Moravian churches that originated in Salem (now Winston-Salem) North Carolina.