DP Outreach blogspot shares how the DP videos online are designed and what kind of decisions are made in the process. This blog is also intended to update my progress in creating the PowerPoints that will hopefully soon be completed for people to purchase.
Why the 'Keyhole' Concept?
All of the DP videos begin and end with a keyhole-shaped image pictured above. I would like to share some of the inspiration that guided me to choose this particular design. The shape comes from a circle and a skewered elongated square. The circle and the square are used by Leonardo daVinci in his drawing of a perfectly designed man. I used that daVinci drawing to articulate the human mind and body in Video 40 below.
In this analogy, the circle always represented more to me than just the mind. It also represented the spirit and heaven. The square too represents more: the physical body and the earth. According to the DP, the number 4 represents earth. Since the square has 4 sides and 4 points, it seems reasonable to me to equate the square with the physical world (earth). Many of us seek the harmony and unity of this heavenly 'circle' and earthly 'square' in our own lives. The circle however is the subject partner which radiates down to earth its triangular beam of inspiration -which materializes into the earthly 'square' or trapezoid (see illustration below).
Before the keyhole idea, I was intent on creating a heavenly orb of truth radiating down its penetrating beam of God's Word into a dark world. At this point, I was already aware of the circle and square dynamic at work here: heaven (circle) imparting its light down into the earthly realm (square). The image naturally created what I then perceived as the keyhole shape and new inspirations came to me with the keyhole metaphor.
Looking through the keyhole in a door, one can perceive what is on the other side. But it remains unreachable without the key. The key is the truth. With the Divine Principle truth, we can unlock the door that has blocked humanity from reaching 'the other side' which is the ideal of creation. Of course the DP also states it was Jesus the Messiah rather than the Bible that fully embodies the truth. So the key is more than the Divine Principle. It is the Messiah. Thus the messiah is 'the key' to unlock the door that has kept humanity trapped in the dark sinful place of suffering and separation from God.
Jesus' Haircut
As I redesign old videos, I am replacing the long-haired Jesus with a new Jesus image. The initial reason for this makeover was the white robe. In the new version, the white robe has more realism. You can compare the difference in the two Jesus images below. So why the hair change? Of course we don't know what Jesus' hair looked like. Palestinian Jews wore their hair long. It was a cultural thing. The Greeks and Romans on the other hand, who represented the culture of Hellenism, wore short hair. From our study of the DP, we learned that both cultures of Hebraism (internal preparation to receive the Messiah) and Hellenism (external preparation to create a social environment) were to unite and support Jesus.
In other words, Jesus came not only for the Jews but for the Gentiles. We can only imagine how Jesus prepared himself internally and externally to be well-received by each of these cultures. But more than that, he had the very challenging mission to harmonize these rival cultures that nurtured hostility and disrespect towards each other. Jesus had to teach the Jews to love their 'enemy.' I created a hairstyle for Jesus that was not too long (not only 'Hebraic') and not too short (not too "Hellenic"). Hopefully, it would be appealing to both cultural expectations.
Remodeling the Kitchen
This past August and September, I was busy redesigning videos 14 (Adam & Eve), 21 (True Parents), 54 & 55 (World Preparations for the Second & Third Blessing). When I create pictures for these videos, I don't just copy and paste pictures found on the internet. Often times there are copyright issues involved. Thus, I usually modify an image so that it morphs into my own creation. Below is an example of this. In video 55, which explains the DP viewpoint about Man's third blessing of dominion over the creation, I created the kitchen scene below. Underneath this picture is the original kitchen picture.
Can you find 13 differences between the two? The answers are on the bottom of the page.
One Final Note
Sometimes, I
deliberately create images that have a deeper significance. For
example, in the recently modified video 54, there is an image of Jesus
and the UN building. The intent here was to give homage to a famous
painting of Jesus at the UN.
Kitchen Comparison Answers
1. Big plant (right side)
2. Wall extended behind the big plant
3. Outdoor scenery
4. Middle sky window expanded
5. Flat screen TV on wall
6. Wall behind TV lengthened (and the cabinets below)
7. Window shades
8. Flower wall paper
9. Water faucet
10. Light fixture over sink
11. Cut flowers in vase
12. Kitchen utensils in a container by the TV
13. New face on the blonde woman
14. OK, if you want to point out the missing plant box on the kitchen window over the sink.
2 comments:
Who are you? You videos are amazing!
I would like to contact you in some way. I am new to all this but your version of Christianity strikes a cord with me very much!
My name is Michael Callahan. I am glad you found me on the internet. We are fortunate to meet each other. What kind of questions have you been asking? What kind of answers or insights have you already found? What kind of insights from these videos do you like? Some ideas may need more explanation than what the videos provide. I am here for you.
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