MOSAIC MOVES
A chronicle of the iconic West Coast
church's upgrade to 4K video
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MOSAIC
MOVES
A CHRONICLE OF THE ICONIC WEST COAST
CHURCH’S UPGRADE TO 4K VIDEO
By Andy McDonough
Founded in 1994 by Pastor Erwin McManus, an author, futurist, filmmaker, and
designer, worship at Mosaic reflects the remarkable diversity and creativity of the Los
Angeles communities it services. The church’s perennial growth speaks to the success
of its creative worship style and, outside of LA, churches worldwide have taken notice
of the leadership role the church has taken in integrating the arts and worship. Most
recently, the church is breaking new ground with a commitment to 4K video at their
700-seat facility in Hollywood. By adding full 4K video workflow to its technology
resources, the creative team at Mosaic seeks to develop and distribute its creative
content well beyond their LA community. “4K clearly gives us more creative freedom,”
says filmmaker and long-time volunteer, Adam Genzink, “but, ultimately, the ability to
reach more people in a broad but intimate way.”
 Mosaic’s first services
were held in a Hollywood
nightclub and incorporated
hip-hop dance forms into worship. That, and other moves
the church has made, have
proven to resonate with the
young, single and entertainment-savvy LA community.
Photos courtesy of Mosaic.
A CULTURE OF NEW TECHNOLOGY
“When Mosaic first held services in a Hollywood nightclub and incorporated hip-hop
dance forms into worship, many called those things crazy,” says Genzink. That, and
other moves the church has made, has proven to resonate with young, single and
entertainment-savvy LA community. “We use multimedia in a true sense,” he adds,
“where services can include digital projection, original music, the spoken word and
dance—all as part of the worship experience.”
Genzink has taken the role of broadcast systems installation project manager at Mosaic and is well-suited to meet the challenges of the church’s move to 4K video. He studied filmmaking and cinematography, logging close to fifteen years of film production
experience. In addition, he was successful as a church technical director before moving
to LA. After discovering Mosaic, Genzink started volunteering as stage manager and
then worked with the church’s multi-camera setup before using his production skills to
help to move the church in the direction of 4K production. “We have to look at how
to create community over the Internet,” he says, “and we must be relevant.”
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“MOSAIC’S RECENT TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE IS A
COMPLETE END-TO-END 4K VIDEO ENVIRONMENT
FOR VIDEO PRODUCTION AND FILMMAKING.”
JOHN DELMONT, TECHNICAL SALES AND PROJECT MANAGER, VMI INC., GARDEN GROVE, CA
Relevance and creativity are central to
Mosaic’s operation and the entertainment
industry’s dedication to the new 4K format
resonates with the church’s tech-savvy volunteers, as well as church leaders like Executive
Pastor Lawrence Fudge. “Our church,” says
Fudge, “places high value on creativity. Mosaic
has an anthropology that views every person
as being creative.” In terms of technology,
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Fudge sees the church’s commitment to new
technology as being not only necessary, but a
clear responsibility.
New technology may be particularly important
to Mosaic’s LA community as some 70%
of Mosaic’s 3,500 worshippers each week
range in age from 20 to 34 and are single.
Fudge has observed that the church’s body
of worshipers closely mirrors Hollywood's
demographic where as many as 15%-20% are
likely to move out annually. In looking for avenues to access people, and the LA population in
particular, Fudge points out that the challenge
put to church’s is no longer about finding bigger
buildings. Rather, he says it’s about finding
new mediums, like 4K video. “We were ready to
take on the challenge (even if it was somewhat
undefined) to take the church into the future.”
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“4K CLEARLY GIVES US
MORE CREATIVE FREEDOM.”
ADAM GENZINK, FILMMAKER AND VOLUNTEER, MOSAIC, HOLLYWOOD, CA
 Mosaic is no longer looking for a bigger
building; it's looking for new mediums, like 4K
video. “We were ready to take on
the challenge (even if it was somewhat
undefined) to take the church into the future,”
says Executive Pastor Lawrence Fudge.
4K VIDEO QUEST
For many years, Mosaic didn’t own any
property at all, opting instead for a broad
footprint covering the LA area with contemporary worship services offered at multiple
rented locations in nearby Pasadena and
Beverly Hills, as well as downtown LA. For the
past five years, the church has made a home
in the heart of Hollywood at the intersection
of Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea Avenue.
The building features a 700-seat sanctuary
with professional lighting and sound, but
perhaps the most outstanding feature of the
church’s recent technology upgrades is a
complete end-to-end 4K video environment for
video production and filmmaking.
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SONY WAS SELECTED
BASED UPON ITS ABILITY
TO HANDLE 4K END-TO-END,
AS WELL AS ITS TRADITION
OF SOLID SUPPORT
PRACTICES.
 To lend a more cinematic look, Mosaic
added two Sony CineAlta model PMWF55 4K
Super 35mm Digital Cinema Camera Systems
with 16-Bit raw recording and global shutter
features. The F55 cameras are tripod
mounted close to the stage, but can also
be shoulder mounted for location use or
coverage on stage.
To help find the right vendor partners for
4K equipment, the team at Mosaic reached
out to John Delmont, technical sales and
project manager at VMI Inc. of Garden Grove,
Calif. Delmont recalls the team investigating
4K technology and meeting with several
vendors. “We met with several vendors for
cameras, tried some third-party switching
solutions, and even talked about just doing
a cutting-edge HD system,” says Delmont,
“but ultimately the church decided on Sony
4K.” Two key factors that Delmont cites for
the decision were Sony’s ability to handle 4K
end-to-end and the company’s tradition of
solid support practices. “The team reviewed
footage from other vendors,” Delmont recalls.
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SONY WAS SELECTED
BASED UPON ITS ABILITY
TO HANDLE 4K END-TO-END,
AS WELL AS ITS TRADITION
OF SOLID SUPPORT
PRACTICES.
 To lend a more cinematic look, Mosaic
added two Sony CineAlta model PMWF55 4K
Super 35mm Digital Cinema Camera Systems
with 16-Bit raw recording and global shutter
features. The F55 cameras are tripod
mounted close to the stage, but can also
be shoulder mounted for location use or
coverage on stage.
To help find the right vendor partners for
4K equipment, the team at Mosaic reached
out to John Delmont, technical sales and
project manager at VMI Inc. of Garden Grove,
Calif. Delmont recalls the team investigating
4K technology and meeting with several
vendors. “We met with several vendors for
cameras, tried some third-party switching
solutions, and even talked about just doing
a cutting-edge HD system,” says Delmont,
“but ultimately the church decided on Sony
4K.” Two key factors that Delmont cites for
the decision were Sony’s ability to handle 4K
end-to-end and the company’s tradition of
solid support practices. “The team reviewed
footage from other vendors,” Delmont recalls.
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Chroma-Q Inspire - Create, Transcend, Inspire
®
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•Createanimmersiveenvironmentwithsoftpastels,boldsaturatesandbeautifulwhites
Transcend the barrier between the congregation and the platform
•Saveenergyandloweryourlightingoperatingcosts
The 120W Inspire produces an output comparable to a 500W incandescent lamp
•Deliverstunningon-cameraresultswithaward-winningtechnology
Fully dimmable from 0 - 100% with flicker-free operation
Photo © Schaumburg Photography
NorthAmericanDistributor:
A.C. Lighting Inc.,
+1 416-255-9494,
[email protected],
www.aclighting.com
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“MOSAIC'S
CHALLENGE IS NO
LONGER ABOUT
FINDING BIGGER
BUILDINGS.
IT’S ABOUT FINDING
NEW MEDIUMS,
LIKE 4K VIDEO.”
LAWRENCE FUDGE, EXECUTIVE PASTOR,
MOSAIC, HOLLYWOOD, CA
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“The team agreed that Sony clearly looked the
best. Plus, they had all the pieces: camera,
switcher and server. Sony engineers also did a
great job of demo’ing their system, spending
a lot of time with the team.”
Craig Harper, national manager of Sony’s
Professional Solutions of Americas (PSA)
Faith group, notes that Mosaic’s experience in
exploring 4K technology is precisely the reason the company maintains its Digital Motion
Picture Center (DMPC) at the Sony Pictures
Lot in Culver City, Calif. As an industry resource
for learning about 4K production tools and
workflows, the facility and the equipment are
available for use by interested cinema and
broadcast professionals who want to investigate the benefits of working in 4K. “The DMPC
is another way that Sony is showing leadership
in 4K,” says Harper. “We bring customers into
a working studio to show end-to-end workflow
and that we’re not struggling to make it work.
Because we are Sony, we don’t have just
technology, we have the science behind it.”
The VMI team, including technicians Bob
Bolling and Steve Williams, worked closely
with Sony engineers to install a Sony 4K
video system with four cameras, a full 4K
switcher and live server. Cameras include
 “We met with several vendors for cameras, tried
some third-party switching solutions, and even talked
about just doing a cutting-edge HD system,” says John
Delmont, Technical Sales and Project Manager, VMI
Inc., “but ultimately the church decided on Sony 4K.”
two 4K UHD CMOS model HDC4300L Studio
Companion Portable Camera Systems
equipped with Sony’s HDVFEL75 seven-inch
OLED viewfinders and BPU4000/S baseband
processor units. The 4300 cameras were
installed in fixed locations about 80 feet
from the stage, outfitted with Fujinon model
UA22x8BERD 4K UHDTV 2/3-inch telephoto
lens with 22x zoom and 2x Extenders.
To add a more cinematic look, the video build
out also called for two Sony CineAlta model
PMWF55 4K Super 35mm Digital Cinema
Camera Systems with 16-Bit raw recording
and global shutter features. Each unit is
equipped with a CA4000 4K Live Fiber Adaptor
and BPU4000/S Baseband Processor Unit
along with Sony’s HDVFEL75 seven-inch
OLED viewfinder. F55 cameras are outfitted
with Fujinon (ZK4.7x19SAFB) 19-90mm and
(ZK12x25SAF) 25-300mm Cabrio Compact
Cinema Zoom Lens. The global shutter feature
is designed to eliminate spatial distortion
“CERTAINLY, 4K HAS PRESENTED US WITH MANY
CHALLENGES. THAT’S THE REALITY, BUT IT’S WORTH IT.”
LAWRENCE FUDGE, EXECUTIVE PASTOR, MOSAIC, HOLLYWOOD, CA
thereby avoiding the risk of “rolling exposure”
and contributes to the camera’s increased signal-to-noise ratio and faster frame rates. The
F55 cameras will be tripod mounted close to
the stage, but can also be shoulder mounted
for location use or coverage on stage.
panel to suit their specific operation. The
XVS-8000 10U switcher chassis houses three
XKSS8110 16-SDI input connector boards and
four XKSS8165 16-SDI output boards with 4K
upgrade software and is supported with an
outboard 32-button remote panel.
portable. “It’s in the DNA of this church to be
able to move,” he says. “With multiple BNC cables
currently required to support Sony 4K, we had to
give careful consideration to cabling, mounting
and racking video equipment so it could be
relocated easily or used on location.”
Harper reminds churches looking into 4K
technology that the company provides multiple
paths to 4K. Both 4300 series and F55
cameras deployed at Mosaic have a software
option to work in 1080p only. “With that
option,” Harper notes, “you don’t pay for the
4K until you need it. With the licensing option
to turn 4K optics on or off, churches can ‘walk’
in HD before ‘running’ in 4K .”
The team configured and installed Sony’s
PWS4500 live server with 4K and HD cutout
ability to store files and facilitate production.
Cutout software provides the capability to cut
a full HD image out from up to three recorded
4K sources. Fast system networking is
accomplished with a Netgear ProSafe M4100
24-Port Gigabit switch.
FLEXIBLE SUPPORT
FOR SOUND
To support the new 4K video system, the team
installed Sony’s latest generation XVS-8000
multi-format switcher. A powerful switcher for
IP Live and 4K or HD production operations,
it allows the church to realize a powerful
mixed environment with SDI and IP. A flexible
ICP-X7000 X-Panel with an assignable modular
design allowed Mosaic to configure the control
Displays for video include a Sony BVMX300
30-inch 4K OLED master monitor, two 55-inch
Pro Bravia model FWD55X850C Professional
4K Ultra HD displays, three 65-inch Pro Bravia
model FWD65X850C Professional 4K Ultra HD
displays, and two Sony model FWD48W600B
48-inch LCD Full HD displays.
Delmont notes an additional challenge from
the church was to make the video system
The entire FOH system in Mosaic’s Hollywood facility
was replaced to meet the audio requirements of
contemporary worship, as well as to provide flexibility for future needs. Professional audio engineer and
volunteer Matt Grabe helped the church audition
several speaker systems before deciding on
Danley Sound Labs (DSL) components. “Danley
provided the high-quality/high-SPL point-source
system with sharp pattern control that was
needed for the room,” says Grabe. He and Joel
Moak, western regional sales manager at DSL,
designed a dual mono system that covered
every seat while retaining a well-defined audio
image. For Sunday services at 9 a.m., 11 a.m.
 New technology may be particularly important to Mosaic's
LA community, as some 70% of its 3,500 worshippers each
week range in age from 20 to 34 and are single.
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As mains, two Danley SH96-HO loud speakers
were centrally located and splayed outwards.
The SH96-HO is a three-way loudspeaker design housing 4-inch by 15-inch low-frequency
drivers, 6-inch by 4-inch mid-frequency drivers and 1-inch by 1.4-inch exit high-frequency
compression driver, mounted within a 45-inch
by 25-inch horn. In addition, two Danley SH64
loudspeakers, designed for narrow coverage,
are employed at the sides to handle the
remainder of the room. Low frequencies are
covered by two compact Danley model TH118
subwoofers flown downstage center. Power
and system status is provided via two Danley
20K4 Pro amplifiers. Each amplifier provides
four channels of Class D amplification for
20,000 watts RMS of total output along with
digital signal processing and Ethernet network
software for system operation and monitoring.
Grabe was also charged with choosing a
mixing console to meet the diverse performance requirements at Mosaic. “We needed
a highly flexible console that still maintained a
straightforward workflow for volunteers,” he
recalls. “The Soundcraft Vi7000 with a UAD
RealTime Ultimate rack met that criteria with
exceptional sound.” An additional Dante card
in the Vi7000 allows for virtual playback and
multi-tracking abilities to the console.
For performance, all existing in-ear monitors
and handhelds were replaced with Sennheiser's
2000 series units and hand-held transmitters
fitted with MMK965 and MMD945 capsules. All
the pastors use DPA d:fine omni headset mics
that feed Sennheiser SK 2000 bodypacks.
LIGHTING DESIGN
FOR MOOD
Luke Maxcy consults on lighting for Mosaic and
contributed to the lighting system design and
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installation. Designed to support a wide variety
of performance and worship activities and with
an emphasis on high color output to generate
moods for the church’s productions, system
design integrated existing lighting with new
LED fixtures. In addition to 24 ETC Source4
Ellipsoidals, Maxcy helped to install eight
High End SolaSpot Pro 1500 fixtures that can
output 20,000 lumens with a 400-watt LED
engine. Lighting effects are created with four
High End Shapeshifter C1 units, four Clay Paky
A.leda B Eye K10 and seven K20 units along
with eight Elation Rayzor Q7s. Color. Additional
color fill is provided by six ETC Selador D60
Vivid LED fixtures, two Martin Atomic 3000
LED units, 18 Custom RGB LED Poles, and an
MDG ATMe Hazer.
Lighting control is handled with ETC Ion 3000
console, ETC Sensor+ 48 channel touring rack
and an ETC Paradigm 24-channel dimmer rack.
The friendly and familiar layout of the 3000
console along with its compact design made it
an ideal fit for the Mosaic volunteers, while its
advanced features provide for future growth.
For projection display, the church installed a
Christie HD10K-M 11,000 lumens Roadster
projector. The compact Christie unit features
True HD native resolution (1,920 x 1,080) with
a variable contrast ratio of 2,500:1-10,000:1.
The projector supports two high-definition
input channels along with multi-windowing and
screen processing features. Christie’s mapping
software and a specific ProPresenter configuration are used to map projected images to
the atypical shape of the church’s pre-existing
3:1 screen.
LEADING CHURCH
TECHNOLOGY
“With 4K there is an understanding of building
for the future,” reports Fudge, “and we see
it as part of our stewardship to the greater
body of the church to be leaders.” Fudge
admits that he and his team didn’t expect ad-
vancing 4K video for the church to be a simple
project. “Certainly, 4K has presented us with
many challenges,” he says. “That’s the reality,
but it’s worth it.“
Despite the challenges, Fudge and Genzink
clearly love the new technology. They also see
the future in the church’s 4K project. “Filmmakers and creatives move to LA to be part
of the community,” Genzink says. “My role is
to pave the way for the artists and filmmakers
that come after me. I can’t wait to see what
they dream up—stories, films and beyond.”
ANDY MCDONOUGH is a freelance writer, photographer, musician, educator and consulting
engineer based in Middletown, N.J. Among his
favorite topics—the application of technology and
music in houses of worship. He welcomes email at
[email protected]. CPM
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