Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Analyze your steps. Obey God's commands. Seek guidance from the Holy Spirit. Have patience. Walk with others on the same path. Keep walking.

Answer: Consider the way you currently live your life. Ask yourself which components of your life follow God and which stray away from that path. Take the time to sit down and reflect on your walk thus far. Think about times in your life when you felt "in harmony" with God. Those days were likely days on which you were walking with God. Then, think about times when you felt lost, directionless, or distant from God. Ask yourself if you were doing things that pushed God away during that time, even if those things were as simple as not making time for prayer, church, or meditation. Those days may have been days on which you paused or took a wrong turn in your walk. Seek to model the behaviors you followed during the times you've walked with God in the past, and actively try to avoid the behaviors that previously led you astray. To walk with God, you must keep in step with Him. To keep in step with Him, you need to model your actions after His and follow the instructions God has already provided all of humankind with. Part of this process means obeying God's commandments regarding moral behavior. While some view these instructions as being restrictive, ultimately, they are meant to keep humanity safe and spiritually connected to God. The other significant aspect of following God's commands involves following God's command to loveto love God, to love one's neighbors, and even to love oneself. Model your life after the love God has shown and continues to show for humanity. While some steps can be determined via Scriptures and church tradition, other steps on your walk with God are more personal. To take those steps, you will need to pray to God and ask to obtain an understanding of what those steps are. Children rely on their caretakers to guide them along safe, positive paths. They may think they know all the answers, but inevitably, the time will come when they realize that they should have listened to guidance offered by their parents, grandparents, etc., instead of stubbornly getting themselves into trouble or danger. In the same way, believers ultimately rely on the Holy Spirit to guide them along paths that are spiritually positive. The answer to a prayer or the solution to a difficult circumstance may not arrive as promptly as you would like. In order to walk alongside God, though, there are times when you must slow down your own pace and walk at God's pace. Ultimately, God will guide you to the place you are supposed to be at the time you are supposed to arrive. You might be in a rush to get there, but if you want to walk with God, you must trust that God's chosen time of arrival is better than yours when the two disagree. While you can certainly have loved ones outside of the faith, it is important to fellowship with others who share your dedication to God. These people can become your support here on Earth, and you can support them in return. Other believers can also help keep you accountable to the commitment you have made to walk with God. Keep in mind that God often uses the people in one's life to guide your steps. No matter how many times you trip and stumble, you need to dust yourself off and continue walking. God will not turn you away, even if you temporarily lose sight of the road you're supposed to travel on.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Diagram any story shots in advance. Stage each scene with actors/rappers/extras, then set up lights accordingly. Keep your direction simple and loose, especially with extras. Shoot 2-3 takes with the song playing and rapper rapping first. Make sure the rapper is the focus of most shots. Grab any story shots without sound to speed up the process. Pick up B-roll, or extra shots that look cool, in the end.

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Grab a pen and paper, or print out some storyboards from the internet. A storyboard is simply a comic-book version of your video, which allows you play with the shots and ideas without wasting time or money on set. Remember that a story, at minimum, needs three parts, which you can diagram or illustrate any way you want. For an example, check out the humorous story in Das Racist's "Girl," which almost anyone could shoot on a minimal budget: The Problem: First, we meet the characters -- a gorgeous girl and a working class boy who is immediately in love with her. She doesn't notice him. The Struggle: Second, we realize the boy doesn't have the courage to talk to her, so he follows her instead. Using purely visual jokes, the video explores his increasingly funny attempts to get close to her. The Resolution: He gets beaten up for his love by some thugs, but he doesn't give up. In a hilarious reversal of expectation, he makes his move finally -- on Facebook. Note how this is only about 50% of the video -- your story doesn't have to be long, as rapping and dancing can fill up the rest of the time. Use the cameras to find your angles for each location, then set the actors up in a "dry run." Once you know where they'll be and where they need to move you can set lights to ensure everything is visible and well-lit. In general, your goal when lighting is to have a few deep, dark blacks, small sections with clear whites, and a large range of grays and other colors in between. The 1-2 hours before sunset and after sunrise have the best lighting of the day. Overcast days, however, are the most useful, since the light is calm but widespread under the clouds. While three lights with even shadows are the norm, don't discount more adventurous lighting patterns, like Coolio's "Gangster's Paradise," which uses interrogation-type lighting for a extra dramatic feel. It can help to prep shots in black and white mode to see how the lighting looks without color. A good shot in black and white will look great in color, usually. This isn't a feature film requiring precise, coordinated movements. Let people have fun and keep your direction simple. In general, you'll have the best results by letting people bring their own personality on camera instead of micromanaging. If you're in with friends or trusted collaborators, consider having someone "in charge" of the extras, providing light instruction while you set up shots or lights. If something happens to your production you want to be sure you have enough footage for a full video as soon as possible. Pick your favorite 1-2 locations and run through the whole song several times, ensuring you could put a video together even you can't film again for some reason. Take multiple angles here instead of shooting the same shot three times. If you know the first one is good, move the camera before doing it again. Rap is a personality-driven art form, where the individual rapper is the main force behind albums, videos, and sales. Make sure that they are the focus of all the rapping sections, and they don't leave the video for too long during any one section. Good ways to keep them involved but still have an interesting, changing video include: Costume or outfit changes. Rapping while "in action" (driving, counting money, flirting, etc.) Using extreme or interesting angles, like very low/high shots, fisheye lenses, etc. Because you don't need to sync dancing or rapping with the story shots and there are no lines of dialogue or microphones to set up, you can usually "run and gun" story shots quickly once the main shots are finished. When shooting story shots: Keep a checklist of the shots you need and cross them off as you work -- nothing is worse than getting into editing and realizing a key "chapter" is missing. Take 2-3 takes of each shot, ensuring at least one of each will work. Keep the shots short -- think of linking a lot of little images instead of filming one continuous story. B-roll shots are images that you don't have a place for yet, but will eventually fill in any gaps you have while editing. Think of a feature film, where many scenes start and end with artistic shots that aren't strictly necessary, but tie the whole thing together. Some ideas of B-roll include: Solo or up-close shots of important props. Shots of the dancers or extras having fun. Cool shots of each location, helping the viewer see where you are.