AdamK

Author's details

Name: Adam Figueira
Date registered: June 11, 2010

Biography

Adam is a blogger, amateur filmmaker, and family man living in Clinton, UT. He has a wife and five daughters, and does freelance video production, editing, and motion graphics.

Latest posts

  1. Potterpalooza and Pioneer Trek: The Power of Stories for Building Communities — August 27, 2011
  2. The Final Day in the Life: My Experience Creating “The End.” — January 31, 2011
  3. Using Media in Church Meetings — October 3, 2010
  4. Seeking for the Good: Praise and Report — September 28, 2010
  5. Two Great Oppportunities for LDS Filmmakers/Video Creators — September 17, 2010

Most commented posts

  1. Review: Forever Strong (Adam’s Take) — 13 comments
  2. Seeking for the Good: What is Virtue in Film? — 8 comments
  3. Using Media in Church Meetings — 7 comments
  4. Seeking for the Good: Loveliness — 5 comments
  5. Where Do You Get Your Reviews? — 4 comments

Author's posts listings

Aug
27

Potterpalooza and Pioneer Trek: The Power of Stories for Building Communities

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I recently had the opportunity to do something I’ve never done before and may never do again: attend the midnight screening of a popular film, opening night. See, my sister somehow won two tickets to an event called “Potterpalooza” at a local theater. As you can probably guess, this was basically a big pre-screening party …

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Jan
31

The Final Day in the Life: My Experience Creating “The End.”

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For the past three years I’ve had the privilege of being directly involved in the LDS Film Festival. This doesn’t count the year before, when I merely attended. The first year, I entered the 24 hour film making marathon with what was my second short film, and it was pretty terrible. Then last year I …

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Oct
03

Using Media in Church Meetings

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While preparing to attend the Priesthood session of General Conference yesterday, I found myself remembering Elder Quentin L. Cook’s passing mention of the film Amazing Grace in an earlier session. He referred to the film and the song of the same name, calling both “inspiring.” I couldn’t remember anything that came closer to an endorsement …

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Sep
28

Seeking for the Good: Praise and Report

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Note: I’ve been working on this post on and off for a long time as these ideas have been percolating. Some of my notes from a while back I can’t make head nor tail of now. If the post is longer than it should be and somewhat disjointed, I hope you’ll forgive that and attribute …

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Sep
17

Two Great Oppportunities for LDS Filmmakers/Video Creators

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For those of you who haven’t heard, the church is holding an international video contest in order to “give more members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints an opportunity to strengthen their testimonies as they share their talents with worldwide members and to “join the conversation” in sharing the gospel with the …

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Aug
28

Where Do You Get Your Reviews?

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Hoping to do something relevant and helpful here, I thought I would offer a few of the sources I use for movie reviews and information, and ask you all to fill us in on where you go for yours. Some of mine are local sources, some are larger. Some are Mormon, some are not. I’m …

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Aug
23

Why I’m Likin’ Liken… Like a Lichen

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I promise there’s a reason for that title. Really. LIKEN I first encountered the Liken the Scriptures series a few years ago, when I saw them on the shelves of a local LDS bookstore. I was interested, of course, but not willing to commit the purchase price. A while later, we found the franchise’s first …

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Jul
30

Seeking for the Good: Loveliness

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This is the second in a series of posts about applying the standards of the thirteenth Article of Faith to film, both as audiences and creators. Having begun in part one to explore the concept of virtue and what makes a virtuous film, I now continue to the next part of the standard: loveliness.

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Jul
04

Dreams, Visions, Movies: Tools for Meaningful Teaching

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I remember the first time I successfully helped one of my five daughters with a life problem by relating it to a movie she had seen. Sara was only five at the time, and had come to me distraught over some interaction she’d had with a sister or friend. As so often happens with parents, I was inclined …

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Jun
24

Review: Forever Strong (Adam’s Take)

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This is a review written last July for Toward an LDS Cinema. Over time, I’ll be re-posting my old reviews on this site, since some people have expressed interest. The second part of this article focuses on the Mormon aspects of the film’s DVD release.

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