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ScreenVue is the result of a joint venture and partnership between Christian Video Licensing International (CVLI) and Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) and Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC).

ScreenVue first launched in 2003 as a service of CVLI. The CVLI Church Video License provides legal coverage for churches and for other ministry organizations to show DVDs, Blu-rays, movie downloads and streams of motion pictures. Each organization needs to be specifically covered. Coverage includes playing just a few seconds of a movie all the way up to showing the full-length feature.

Each *Total Producer Church Video License* and *Standard CVLI Video License* (or any *Church Video Licence* globally) comes with free ScreenVue Vault access.

The ScreenVue Vault offers 11,000+ Scene Ideas and Downloads from a variety of movies and resources. 

ScreenVue saves you hours of time finding that perfect movie illustration for next Sunday’s sermon, child or youth service, or video announcement! 

All Scene Ideas (using your own copy or rental; via Blu-ray, DVD, streaming or download) include a scene summary, themes and time cues. 

With Scene *Downloads, simply preview, download and use instantly. 

(*ScreenVue does not sell or rent entire digital copies of movies to download. To purchase or rent entire movies, please access services like Amazon, Google or Vudu).

About Us


### CCLI

Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) was established in 1988 to provide churches with simple, affordable solutions to complex copyright issues. CCLI helps churches maintain their integrity while giving them the freedom to worship expressively and spontaneously.

Churches often face copyright infringement issues in two areas: 1) copying music without permission, and 2) showing movies without authorization.

For copying music to assist with congregational singing, the Church Copyright License provides blanket coverage for 300,000+ songs and 4,500+ publishers and song owners. Currently, global churches are using 600,000+ CCLI licenses.

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### CVLI

From a unique partnership between Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) and Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC), Christian Video Licensing International (CVLI) and the Church Video License was formed in 2001.

The Church Video License provides churches with legal coverage to show all, or any portion of, thousands of movie titles from a number of movie producers, including all the major studios. Currently, the titles from almost 3,000 producers are represented by the Church Video License, including the titles that contain all the Scene Ideas and Scene Downloads that are part of the ScreenVue Vault.

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### MPLC

Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC) was founded in 1986 by former MGM executives and an MPAA attorney. Their goal was to develop a process to help the public leverage the work of the creative community without infringing on copyright.

With decades of experience, MPLC has become the world leader in licensing movies, TV programs, and other content for public performances. Through its Umbrella License® MPLC provides a comprehensive copyright compliance solution that is simple and affordable.

MPLC works closely with a variety of institutions, associations, and antipiracy groups to educate the public about copyright and promote the intellectual property rights of the creative community.

Today, MPLC licenses over 500,000 locations worldwide, including, but not limited to, nonprofit organizations, corporations, and government entities.


Partners

## Privacy is Important to ScreenVue.

We’re committed to using the data that you share with us to provide the best possible service and experience. This Privacy Policy explains when and why we collect personal data, how we use it, and how we keep it secure.

When you provide us with personal data or use our websites, you agree to be bound by this policy which we may update from time to time.

### Our Privacy Principles


- We will only collect personal data that is relevant to the services we provide, handle it securely and retain it only as long as necessary.
-  We will always ask you for your communication preferences and make it simple to change them.
-  We will not sell or give your information to a third-party organization other than our trusted service providers who provide certain secure business functions on our behalf
-  Our websites and online services only use temporary ‘session’ cookies to enhance your online experience. We do not use cookies to collect personally identifying information.

The information below provides more detail about how we use your data.

- Who We Are
- The Information We Collect
- How and Why We Use Personal Data
- How We Protect Your Personal Data
- Your Personal Data and Service Providers
- Your Personal Data and Marketing
- How We Use Cookies
- Google Analytics
- Comment Policy
- Update and Access Your Data: Your Rights and Control
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## Who We Are

ScreenVue is an international organization headquartered in the United States, with offices around the world. As such, many of our systems and online services are employed globally.

We are strongly committed to maintaining the privacy of your personal information and the security of our computer systems and online services.

Concerning the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information, ScreenVue makes every effort to ensure compliance with all applicable laws, including the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the all other local privacy regulations.

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## The Information We Collect

When you purchase licenses or services from ScreenVue, we will require only the personal information that is necessary for the administration of your account with us.

As a general rule, we do not collect personally-identifying information about you when you visit our websites or online services and we will retain only the information you choose to share with us.

When you sign up for CVLI/ScreenVue’s licenses or services, you may provide some or all of the following:

- Your title, name, email, postal address, and telephone numbers. 
- Usernames and passwords that you have chosen to log in to secure ScreenVue services.

When you use our websites and online services we collect:

- Information about the licenses and subscriptions that you purchase from us including your method of payment.
- Information about the pages visited, and links clicked, including the date and time.
- The internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site.
- Information about the devices you have used, including mobile device identifiers, operating system, IP address and type of browser.

Our websites contain links to other websites. When you leave a ScreenVue website by linking to any of these sites, you are subject to the privacy policy of those sites.

When you interact with us through email, social media, surveys or promotions, we may collect:

- Personal data that you freely provide about yourself that is relevant to the nature of the interaction, such as your name, username and email address. 
- Details of the emails you open, and links clicked.
- Your comments in forums and feedback from surveys.

If you identify yourself by sending an e-mail containing personal information requesting that we mail information to you, we will use this information solely for responding to such requests and for our records. We may forward your e-mail to other ScreenVue employees who are better able to serve you.

### Data obtained from other sources
We may obtain personal data from other legitimate sources, including trusted third-party providers, and use this data to:

Verify and correct the information we hold.

- Send information about license renewal and account management.
- Send marketing communications by post or email.
- Initiate or deliver targeted content via online advertising and social media.


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## How And Why We Use Personal Data

ScreenVue will only collect and retain data that is required to administer your account or improve your experience; and we will provide you with information that we believe is important, in your interest to know, or that you have permitted us to send.

We use your data in the following ways:

To make our services available to you

- Ensuring that the administration of your account is simple and secure. 
- Enabling us to provide the services you require and to process orders and refunds efficiently.
- Enabling us to provide support and respond to inquiries quickly and accurately.
- Where ScreenVue acts as an agent for other rightsholder organizations and you hold one of their licenses, we may be required to share your data with them.

To improve the way we operate and communicate

- The data we hold about you enables us to improve our internal systems and our range of services.
- By monitoring the use of our services, we can detect and prevent misuse and fraud and ensure that they can be accessed safely and securely.
- We use web technologies such as cookies to improve the way our websites and online services work. Some cookies are necessary and, if disabled, will limit functionality and affect your user experience.
- We use tools like Google Analytics to help us understand our users’ experience (e.g., how much time they spend on web pages, which links they choose, what they do and don’t like, etc.).
- User feedback helps us build and maintain our services, determine technical design specifications and monitor system performance.

To ensure our communications are relevant and valuable

- Interactions and browsing behavior help us understand you better and determine what is of most and least interest, meaning we can personalize our services, marketing communications, and promotions and measure their effectiveness.
- We’re committed to respecting your marketing preferences and making it easy to change them.

### Consequences of Not Providing Your Data
You are not obligated to provide your personal information to ScreenVue, LLC. However, ScreenVue is unable to issue and administer copyright licenses, services and agreements without it.

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## How We Protect Your Personal Data
ScreenVue takes the protection of your data very seriously.

- We use firewalls and data encryption to protect data that is stored electronically, and we take appropriate measures to ensure that our buildings and any files we store physically are secure.
- Whenever we collect or disclose personal data, we employ physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to ensure its safety. Consequently, we may ask you for proof of identity before we can disclose personal information to you.
- We encrypt all data that is transferred electronically using the industry standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
- When your data is transferred, stored or processed in a different country, we employ appropriate measures to ensure that your data remains secure.

We cannot guarantee the security of any email provider or online service which is not managed by us, and which you use to transfer data to us.

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## Your Personal Data and Service Providers
ScreenVue works with reputable service providers who may process your data to perform business functions on our behalf. These include Google Analytics, MailChimp/Mandrill, SurveyGizmo and others.

All such service providers are contractually required to keep your data safe, use it only for the purposes agreed, and delete it when it is no longer required. They have agreed not share it, nor use it for their marketing purposes.

We will never give, sell or share your personal data with any third-party for any purpose other than that referred to above.

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## Your Personal Data and Marketing
ScreenVue would like to share potentially valuable or interesting information with you and, from time to time, ask for your feedback via online surveys.

- When you provide us with your personal data, either by phone, email or a physical or online form, we will always provide a clear and simple way to confirm your communication preferences.
- We will never assume your consent to receive email marketing. We will only send you marketing emails where you have opted-in to receive them.
- We may give you the opportunity to opt-in to receive different marketing emails based on your interests. An opportunity to unsubscribe from any list will be clearly provided at the bottom of each email.
- We may mail information to you that we believe will be of legitimate interest.
- We will make it simple for you to change your communications preferences, which you can do at any time online, over the phone or by writing to us.

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## How We Use Cookies
A ‘cookie’ is a file placed on your personal computer’s hard drive by a website.

ScreenVue employs cookies to optimize its service to customers. We do not use cookies to collect personally identifying information from users, nor to track user activities beyond our websites. ScreenVue does not maintain copies of cookies on our websites after you leave them.

Cookies store and exchange small pieces of temporary data between a website and a user’s computer which enable a “session” or “dialogue” between the two machines. With the session established, ScreenVue can tailor its responses (i.e., provide you with the information you want) and help you traverse our web pages efficiently and effectively.  A session is broken when you exit your browser.

ScreenVue uses “session cookies” — (i.e., temporarily stored cookies in your computer’s memory). Session cookies are normally deleted from a user’s computer when the user logs off the computer, or the user exits the browser.

For security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, our websites also employ systems to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the law.

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## Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a web analytics service that uses cookies stored on your computer to collect and report website usage data.  We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our websites and to identify where we can improve our content and services.  Google collects the IP address you use when you visit the site but does not collect any other personal information about you.  We do not combine the information that Google collects with any other personally identifiable information.

[Learn more about how your data is collected by Google](https://policies.google.com/privacy "Learn more about how your data is collected by Google")

[Prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics](https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout "Prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics")

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## Comment Policy
Comments on articles, blogs and videos can be helpful to other viewers, provided that a spirit of helpfulness is the intent of the person doing the commenting.

We review all comments on ScreenVue’s websites. We reserve the right to edit/delete spam comments, duplicate comments, unsupported accusations, vulgar comments, vile comments, personal attacks of any kind, terms offensive to groups when used in a derogatory manner, and any other comment deemed inappropriate at our discretion.

We reserve the right to ban offenders who post comments under another person’s name, submit an egregious comment or repeatedly submit comments that do not meet our standards.

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## Update and Access Your Data: Your Rights and Control
As a benefit of using ScreenVue’s services, we provide you with a way to update your information.  These features allow you to quickly update your personal information at any time, including your name, email address, and profile image.

We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and can only do so if you use ScreenVue Profile features as intended.  Some or all aspects of this Privacy Policy may not apply to individuals who share a login (email and password) with other members of an organization account.

If you believe the information that ScreenVue holds about you is incorrect and you are unable to correct it through our ScreenVue Profile service, please contact us, and we will update our records as soon as possible.

You have the right to see the personal data that we hold about you. However, how we deal with such requests, and whether we charge a fair administration fee may differ depending on the law in the country of your residence.

In all cases, if you would like a copy of the personal data we hold about you, please contact us using our [GDPR / Data Privacy contact form](mailto:support@screenvue.com "GDPR / Data Privacy contact form").

ScreenVue is committed to protecting your personal data and using it only in a manner that is appropriate, fair and transparent. If, however, you have a concern about our use of your data or wish to make a complaint,please contact us using our GDPR / Data Privacy contact form. We will take all reasonable steps to resolve your query or complaint and to do so promptly.



Privacy Policy

The ScreenVue, LLC web site shall be defined herein to include all screenvue.com and all other web pages operated by ScreenVue.

ScreenVue makes available information, materials, and products on this Web site subject to the following terms and conditions. By accessing this site, you agree to the terms and conditions as outlined in this legal notice. ScreenVue reserves the right to change these terms and conditions from time to time at its sole discretion.

__Copyright © 2019 by ScreenVue, LLC. All rights reserved. CVLI® and Screenvue® are trademarks. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.__

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## Use of Software
Any use of software and accompanying documentation from this Web site is subject to the terms of a software license agreement between you and ScreenVue. You must read the license agreement and indicate your agreement to its terms prior to installing or using the software. All rights, title, and interest not expressly granted are reserved.

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## Use of Web Site Information
Except as otherwise indicated elsewhere on this site, you may view, copy, print, and distribute documents available on this Web site subject to the following conditions:

- The document may be used solely for personal, informational, non-commercial purposes.
- The document may not be modified or altered in any way.
- The following copyright notice and permission notice must appear in each document: “Copyright © 2019 ScreenVue, LLC. All rights reserved.”
- ScreenVue reserves the right to revoke such authorization at any time, and any such use shall be discontinued immediately upon written notice from ScreenVue.
- Documents specified above do not include the design or layout of this Web site. Elements of this Web site are protected by trade dress and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part.

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## Warranties and Disclaimers
Except as expressly provided otherwise in an agreement between you and ScreenVue, all information and software on this Web site are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

ScreenVue assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the information or software or other documents which are referenced by or linked to this Web site. References to corporations and their services and products are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. In no event shall ScreenVue be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages of any kind, or any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, those resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, whether or not advised of the possibility of damage, and on any theory of liability, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of this information.

This Web site could include technical or other inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein; these changes will be incorporated in new editions of this Web site. ScreenVue may make improvements and/or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this Web site at any time.

This Web site can be accessed from other countries around the world and may contain references to ScreenVue products, services, and programs that have not been announced in your country. These references do not imply that ScreenVue intends to announce such products, services, or programs in your country.

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## Feedback
Except where expressly provided otherwise by ScreenVue, all comments, feedback, information, or materials submitted to ScreenVue through or in association with this Web site shall be considered non-confidential and ScreenVue’s property. By submitting such comments, feedback, information, or materials to ScreenVue, you agree to a no-charge assignment to ScreenVue of all worldwide rights, title, and interest in copyrights and other intellectual property rights to the comments, feedback, information, or materials. ScreenVue shall be free to use such comments, feedback, information, or materials on an unrestricted basis.

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## Links To Third-Party Web Sites
This Web site contains links to third-party Web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of ScreenVue, and ScreenVue is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. ScreenVue is providing these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement of the linked site by ScreenVue.

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## Governing Law And Jurisdiction
ScreenVue controls this Web site from its offices in Vancouver, Washington, USA. All matters relating to this Web site shall be governed by U.S. federal law or the laws of the State of Washington. You agree that any legal action or proceeding related to this Web site must be instituted in, and jurisdiction and venue are proper in, a state or federal court in Clark County, Washington. Your use of this Web site and its information must comply with all applicable local laws or regulations, and with U.S. export laws and regulations.

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__FREE with a Church Video License,*__ the ScreenVue Vault offers 11,000+ Scene Ideas, Views, and Downloads from a variety of movies and resources. 

__ScreenVue saves you hours of time__ finding that perfect movie illustration for next Sunday’s sermon, child or youth service, or video announcement! 

__[Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)](https://www.screenvue.com/faqs "FAQ's")__
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__WHAT RESOURCES ARE OFFERED BY THE SCREENVUE VAULT?__

The ScreenVue Vault offers THREE different types of SCENES:
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__SCENE IDEAS:__ Use your own movie with our cues and details

To use a SCENE IDEA

- Sign-In.
- Select a Scene (by selecting a MOVIE, a THEME, or by using SEARCH). 
- Utilize the displayed Start/End Times, synopsis, and suggested themes.
- Have the specific movie cued to the appropriate Start Time (using the Digital, Stream, Blu-ray, or DVD you already own, rented or borrowed).
- You're now ready to show the Scene at just the right time in your message!

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__SCENE VIEWS:__ Preview and stream for use

To use a SCENE VIEW

- Sign-In.
- Select a Scene (by selecting a MOVIE, a THEME, or by using SEARCH). 
- If desired, have the Scene cued to a specific start time.
- You're now ready to show the Scene at just the right time in your message!

![clip-download-icon](//images.ctfassets.net/micoswd5fgp1/610dtwW1MFbAh8RuFlLX7R/964977cd3211364b3a53b350995b6c73/clip-download-icon.png)

__SCENE DOWNLOADS:__ Preview, download and use instantly

To use a SCENE DOWNLOAD

- Sign-In.
- Select a Scene (by selecting a MOVIE, a THEME, or by using SEARCH).
- Click the PREVIEW button to preview the Scene first, if desired.
- Click the DOWNLOAD button.
- Click SAVE, and specify where you want the file saved to.
- Implement the file into your chosen presentation software.
- You're now ready to show the Scene at just the right time in your message!
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__Filtering Scenes__
At the top navigation of any page, there are links to see: "All Scene Ideas," or "All Scene Views," or "All Scene Downloads."

When you click on a Theme and see the results, there is a "Filter Scenes" option to show: All Scenes, Scene Views Only, Scene Downloads Only, or both Scene Views and Downloads Only.

__Please Note__

*ScreenVue Vault content can only legally be used in tandem with a [Church Video License](https://store.ccli.com/).

*Before using ScreenVue content, please check your country’s Authorised Producers List to confirm the content is covered (all ScreenVue content is covered in the USA).

*ScreenVue Vault access is free with a Total Producer Package or Standard CVLI Video License in the USA or with any Church Video Licence globally.

*CVLI & ScreenVue do not necessarily endorse the entire content of any movie listed. Before showing any movie, in whole or in part, please preview and determine if the footage is appropriate for your intended audience.

*ScreenVue does not sell or rent entire digital copies of movies to download. To purchase or rent entire movies, please access services like Amazon, Google or Vudu.

__Email for ScreenVue support__
[support@screenvue.com ](mailto:support@screenvue.com "support@screenvue.com")

__[Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)](https://www.screenvue.com/faqs "FAQ's")__


Support

__Frequently Asked Questions...__

__"I'M NEW - how does the ScreenVue Vault work?"__
- To get a full explanation of how the ScreenVue Vault works, please visit our support page: https://www.screenvue.com/support

__"Where can I find my Access Key to sign-in with?"__
- Every Church Video Licence globally and every *Total Producer Church Video License* (or *Standard CVLI Video License*) in the USA comes with FREE access to the ScreenVue Vault, which is unlocked with your Access Key. Your Access Key will be included in the monthly CVL update emails you receive. If you can't find your Key, please email us at: [support@screenvue.com ](mailto:support@screenvue.com "support@screenvue.com")

__"Why won't my Access Key work?"__
- The usual reason for the Access Key not to work (and a footer error message to appear) is that something is missing from the sign-in protocol.
- Enter the *Email address* associated with your Church Video License (or CCLI account).
- Enter the *Access Key* found in your last CVL update email (exactly, with no spaces).
- Select the *Terms of Use* and a *Keeping in Touch* option.
- You should be in! If you have done all this and still have a problem, please let us know and we'll dig further.

__"In the USA, why don't I have access as a CVL Family Values Package member?"__
- The *CVL Family Values Package* offers only 65+ studios and producers, and does not include any major/minor Hollywood studios - and does not come with ScreenVue Vault access. 
- The *CVL Total Producer Package* offers 4,000+ studios and producers, including every major Hollywood studio and most of the major/minors, and comes with complimentary access to the new ScreenVue Vault: unlocked with a provided Access Key. 
- In the USA, to gain access to the new ScreenVue Vault, please upgrade to a *Total Producer package* by calling: __1-888-771-2854__.

__"What is the difference between Scene Ideas, Scene Views, and Scene Downloads?"__
- The ScreenVue Vault offers THREE different types of Scenes: 
- *Scene Ideas*: Has the "light-bulb icon," where you would use your own movie (Digital, Stream, Blu-ray, or DVD you already have access to) with our cues and details; as this scene is not available as a View or Download. 
- *Scene Views*: Has the "TV icon," where you can preview and stream for use.
- *Scene Downloads*: Has the "download icon," which you can preview, download and use instantly.
- Please visit our Support page for more details: https://www.screenvue.com/support.

__"Why can't I download a Scene Idea or Scene View?"__
- We do not have permission from the studio owners to offer downloads for most Scenes. Instead, use the cues listed in the upper, right hand corner of a Scene Idea in tandem with your own copy or rental, or preview and use a Scene View. The ScreenVue Vault offers THREE different types of Scenes: 
- *Scene Ideas*: Has the "light-bulb icon," where you would use your own movie (Digital, Stream, Blu-ray, or DVD you already have access to) with our cues and details; as this scene is not available as a download. 
- *Scene Views*: Has the "TV icon," where you can preview and stream for use.
- *Scene Downloads*: Has the "download icon," which you can preview, download and use instantly.
- Here is a link to all the movies which have Scene Downloads: https://www.screenvue.com/scene-downloads
- Here is a link to all the movies which have Scene Views: https://www.screenvue.com/scene-views
- When you click on a *Theme* and see the results, there is a "Filter Scenes" option to show: All Scenes, Scene Views Only, Scene Downloads Only, or both Scene Views and Downloads Only.
- Please visit our Support page for more details: https://www.screenvue.com/support.

__"What are the restrictions for streaming our service and including a movie scene? "__
- For churches that stream their services and want to include any part of a movie (the entire film or just a scene), the Church Video License terms do not cover streaming a movie scene - even if used in a sermon - over the internet to the general public.
- However, it is permissible to live stream a movie scene inside the facility as long as it is a closed-stream (not accessed publicly). 
- In light of COVID-19, the Church Video License has made temporary modifications to the license: For churches that stream their services and want to include any part of a movie, they can use a platform that is gated or private (password protected entry to only members and guests and not open to the general public), such as Zoom (requiring a password to join).

__"Can content in the ScreenVue Vault be used with a Church Video Licence anywhere in the world?"__
- Before using ScreenVue content, please check your country’s Authorised Producers List to confirm the content is covered (all ScreenVue content is covered in the USA).

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Ten Commandments, The

Moses is arrested and brought before Sethi. Moses claims he is not the deliverer, but would free the slaves if he could.


Yvonne De Carlo

Moses brings the Ten Commandments from the mountain only to find his people worshipping an idol.


Yul Brynner

Rameses exiles Moses to the desert, which is to be his new "kingdom."


Much to the dismay of Bithiah, Moses confronts Yochabel asking if he's her real son. She first denies a son who can worship an idol, but her maternal love caves in.


Rameses informs Nefretiri that she will be his wife. She assures him that she will never love him.


Edward G. Robinson

Cecil B. DeMille

Anne Baxter

Pharaoh has decreed that all newborn babies of Israel shall be killed.  One mother, hoping to spare her son from death, hides in the reeds of the river, pushing him along in a little basket.  She opens the basket for a final look at her son and lifts her eyes to heaven, praying: "God of Abraham, take my child into Thy hands that he may live in Thy service."  She pushes the basket gently down the river, watching it drift away.  The mother instructs her daughter, Miriam, to follow the basket to see where the Lord will lead it.

Bithia, the daughter of Pharaoh, is wading through the reeds along the river.  A basket floats toward her and she opens it, finding a baby inside.  Smiling, she takes his hand in her own.  A young Hebrew girl, Miriam, is hiding in the reeds, watching as the princess finds the baby.  Bithia quickly sends away all her servants, except her most trusted, Memnet.  Showing Memnet the child, she tells her that her prayers for a son have been answered.  Memnet sees that the baby is swaddled in Hebrew cloth: "This child was put upon the water to save its life from your father's edict!"  Bithia doesn't care where the child came from: "I am the Pharaoh's daughter, and this is my son.  He shall be reared in my house as the prince of the two lands."

Joseph, a Hebrew slave, has struck his Egyptian overseer to save an old woman from death.  Moses questions him: "You know it is death to strike an Egyptian?"  Joseph: "I know it."  Moses: "Yet you struck him.  Why?"  Joseph: "To save the old woman."  Moses: "What is she to you?"  Joseph: "An old woman."  Moses is urged by his fellow Egyptians to put the slave to death, but he admires Joseph's courage.  Moses: "You do not speak like a slave."  Joseph: "God made men.  Men made slaves."  Moses: "Which god?"  Joseph: "The God of Abraham.  The Almighty God."  Moses: "If your god is almighty, why does he leave you in bondage?"  Joseph: "He will choose the hour of our freedom and the man who will deliver us."

Moses, a prince of Egypt, has just learned that he was adopted from a family of Hebrew slaves.  His adoptive mother, Bithia, wants to cover up his past to hide the shame of his ancestry.  Moses: "Shame?  What change is there in me?  Egyptian or Hebrew, I am still Moses.  These are the same hands, the same arms, the same face that were mine a moment ago."  Yochabel, Moses's birth mother, asks Moses why he feels no shame to discover that he is not a prince, but a slave.  Moses, holding her hand: "If there is no shame in me, how can I feel shame for the woman who bore me...or the race that bred me?"

Moses encounters Baka whipping a Hebrew slave.  Moses stops him, grabbing the whip before he can strike again.  Baka: "Who are you?"  Moses (who is dressed as a slave): "One who asks what right you have to kill a slave."  Baka: "The right of a master to kill you or any slave."  Moses attacks Baka and begins to throttle him.  Before he dies, Baka recognizes the adopted son of Pharaoh's daughter and calls out his name.  Joseph, the slave who was whipped, is astounded to see Moses kill an Egyptian: "Why does a prince of Egypt kill the Pharaoh's master builder to save a Hebrew?"  Moses: "I am Hebrew."  Joseph begins to praise God and to proclaim Moses as the chosen deliverer of Israel: "The Almighty has heard our cries from bondage.  You are the Chosen One."  Moses: "I know nothing of your god."  Joseph: "He knows you, Moses.  He has brought you to us."

Moses is crossing the burning desert, alone and without supplies.  A narrator describes his sufferings: "All about is desolation.  He can neither bless nor curse the power that moves him, for he does not know from where it comes.  Learning that it can be more terrible to live than to die, he is driven onward, through the burning crucible of desert, where holy men and prophets are cleansed and purged for God's great purpose."  Moses collapses to the dusty ground, exhausted and utterly spent.  "Until, at last, at the end of human strength, beaten into the dust from which he came, the metal is ready for the Maker's hand."

Moses, having been offered his choice of a wife from Sephora and her sisters, has chosen to remain single.  Sephora, knowing that Moses's heart still belongs to a princess of Egypt, asks him if she was beautiful.  Moses, remembering: "Yes, she was beautiful...as a jewel."  Sephora knows that, as a shepherdess from the wilderness, she can little compete with the beauty and refinement of a princess in a palace.  However, she believes that a wife can have qualities of greater value than beauty: "A jewel has brilliant fire, but it gives no warmth.  Our hands are not so soft, but they can serve.  Our bodies not so white, but they are strong.  Our lips are not perfumed, but they speak the truth.  Love is not an art to us.  It's life to us.  We are not dressed in gold and fine linen.  Strength and honor are our clothing.  Our tents are not the columned halls of Egypt, but our children play happily before them.  We can offer you little, but we offer all we have."

Nefretiri and Rameses kneel by Pharaoh's deathbed, waiting for death to take him.  Acolytes surround the bed, chanting and lifting prayers and incense to the sky.  The high priest gives a benediction: "May the gods bless you as you go to join them in the land of the dead."  Pharaoh, looking around at all the activity surrounding his death: "What an infernal fuss.  After all, dying is only a part of living."  Nefretiri, tears in her eyes: "You won't die, old crocodile.  You'll cheat death the way you cheat me at hounds and jackals."  Pharaoh, smiling wryly, shakes his head: "I'm afraid He won't let me cheat the way you do."

Having seen a strange light burning at the top of the mountain, Moses has climbed up to try to find the source.  Having reached the top, he sees a bush that burns but is not destroyed by the fire.  Walking toward it, he hears his name called softly, several times.  He answers: "I am here."  The Voice: "Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place where art thou standest is holy ground."  Moses kneels, taking off his sandals.  The Voice: "I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob."  Moses falls on his face before the bush.  God tells Moses that He has heard the cries of His people from their bondage and He is sending Moses to deliver them from Pharaoh.  Moses: "Who am I, Lord, that you should send me?"  Moses is full of self-doubt and fearful of not knowing what to say to Pharaoh.  God: "I will teach thee what thou wilt say."  Moses: "But if I say to Your children that the God of their fathers has sent me, they will ask, 'What is His name?'  And how shall I answer them?"  God: "I am that I am.  Thou shalt say, 'I Am has sent me unto you.'"

(Disc 2)  Moses is appearing for the first time before the Pharaoh Rameses to ask him to let the Israelite people leave Egypt and their life of slavery.  Standing before Pharaoh's throne, Moses tells him that he brings the word of God: "Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, 'Let my people go!'"  Pharaoh stares hard at Moses, replying: "The slaves are mine.  Their lives are mine.  All that they own is mine.  I do not know your god, nor will I let Israel go."  To demonstrate God's power to the unbelieving Pharaoh, Moses tells Aaron to throw his staff on the ground.  Aaron, complying: "In this you shall know that the Lord is God."  Moses's staff becomes a cobra.  While the rest of the court appears impressed, Pharaoh is undaunted.  He orders his own court magicians to do the same with their staffs.  However, when Moses's snake swallows up the other two, the people in the court become fearful.   Moses, taking back his staff and leaning closer to Pharaoh: "Hear His word, Rameses, and obey."

(Disc 2)  Moses leaves Pharaoh's presence discouraged.  Instead of freeing the Israelites, Pharaoh has ordered that they be forced now to find their own straw to make bricks.  The people greet Moses excitedly, expecting to receive good news.  When Moses tells them of Pharaoh's decision, their feelings toward Moses quickly change.  They begin crying out in anger:  "He doubles our burden!"  "Is this the deliverer?"  "You've brought the wrath of Pharaoh upon us!"  When the Israelites begin to cry out for Moses's blood, Egyptian soldiers step in and escort Moses away from his people.  

(Disc 2) The Egyptian princess Nefretiri, seeing Moses for the first time in years, longs to have her old suitor again in her life.  Flirting and cajoling, she receives little response from Moses, who tells her that his heart now belongs to a shepherd girl.  Nefretiri, cloaked in silks and satins and jewels, scoffs, believing a shepherd girl could be little competition to the beauty of a princess.  Nefretiri: "A shepherd girl?  What can she be to you...unless the desert sun has dulled your senses?  Does she grate garlic on her skin?  Or is it soft, as mine?  Are her lips chaffed and dry as the desert sand?  Or are they moist and red like a pomegranate?  Is it the fragrance of myrrh that scents her hair?  Or is it the odor of sheep?"  Moses: "There is a beauty beyond the senses, Nefretiri.  Beauty like the quiet of green valleys and still waters.  Beauty of the spirit that you cannot understand."

(Disc 2) Pharaoh and his attendants have come to worship the river god and ask him to bless the waters of the Nile.  Moses meets him there, again bringing God's command to let the Israelite people go.  Pharaoh refuses, doubting God's power to save His people: "We will learn if a god of shepherds is stronger than the gods of Pharaoh."  Moses orders Aaron to stretch his staff over the waters of the great river.  When the staff touches the water, a pool of red begins forming, growing wider and wider until the entire river is red with blood.  Even the fountain flowing from the river god begins spewing red.  The people, frightened, cry out to Pharaoh, who watches in silence.  Moses turns to Pharaoh: "That you may know the power of the Lord, for seven days, Egypt will thirst."  Pharaoh, unmoved and unbelieving: "Were it seven times seven days, no magician's trick will set your people free."  Pharaoh, sure of the power of his gods, lifts a jar of sacred water, waving it before the stone idol.  He begins pouring it into the river, sure that it will cleanse the water of the blood.  Instead, blood begins flowing from the jar itself, and Pharaoh, startled, drops it to the ground.

(Disc 2) Pharaoh is looking down on the people of Egypt, who are crying out in their suffering from the plagues sent by God on behalf of the Israelites.  The high priest, Jannes, begs Pharaoh to release the Israelite slaves, but Pharaoh's heart is still hard.  Jannes tells Pharaoh the people are no longer praying to their gods because they are losing hope.  Pharaoh, addressing both Jannes and Moses: "What gods?  You prophets and priests made the gods that you may prey upon the fears of men."  Pharaoh tells Moses that he doesn't believe the plagues were sent by God.  He has heard of a mountain nearby that spewed red mud, thus poisoning the waters.  He believes all the other plagues...the frogs, the gnats, the boils...can be attributed to that first initial, natural cause.  Pharaoh: "These things were ordered by themselves, and not by any god."  Pharaoh orders Moses to leave.  Moses, raising his arms to the sky: "That you may know these things are done of God...you shall see hail fall from a clear sky and burn as fire upon the ground.  You shall know that God is God and bow down to His will."  Pharaoh, hardly looking up from his parchments, tells Moses he will never bow.   Behind Moses, a white cloud begins forming in the sky.  The sound of lightning rouses Pharaoh from his thoughts.  He looks up as hail begins to hit the patio, turning into flames on the ground.

(Disc 2) Moses, his family, and friends are gathered in a house, waiting for the angel of death to pass by their doorstep.  The blood of a lamb is smeared on the doorposts of the house, and the people are seated inside around a long table.  As unleavened bread and bitter herbs are passed from person to person, cries of fear and pain can be heard coming from outside the house.  Despite God's promise of safety, those inside are afraid.  They quote Scripture to comfort themselves and remember God's promises: "There shall no evil befall you, nor any plagues come near you."  "Ten thousand shall fall at thy side..."  More sounds of terror erupt from outside the house.  A woman puts her hands to her head, terrified: "Death is all around us!"  A man comforts her: "But it passes those who have believed the Lord."

(Disc 2) The sounds of mourning and wailing can be heard all over Pharaoh's palace.  Moses approaches Pharaoh's throne slowly.  The ruler's head is bowed in sorrow and defeat.  He looks up when Moses stands before him, telling him that he has won.  Pharaoh: "You were saved from the Nile to be a curse upon me.  Go out from among us, you and your people.  I set you free."  Bitter, Pharaoh turns away from Moses.  Moses: "It is not by your word nor by my hand that we are free, Pharaoh.  The power of God has freed us."  Moses leaves the throne room, praising God along the way.  In the background, Pharaoh's wife carries the body of their dead son.

(Disc 2) Moses stands to address the people of Israel: "Hear, O Israel!  Remember this day when the strong hand of the Lord leads you out of bondage."  The people, gathered with their belongings, are ready to leave Egypt: "The Lord is our God!  The Lord is one!  The Lord is our God!"  Moses gestures with his staff and the people begin moving out toward the desert.  Donkeys, camels, and oxen, all laden with possessions, carts and litters carrying people, and herds of sheep and goats are led, pushed, and carried.  Everywhere among them, people are walking, moving forward as one great mass.  All around, people are spontaneously worshipping God, thanking Him for their freedom as they move along.  And move they must  - - everything of life is done while travelling.  A women gives birth in a moving cart, a dying man is carried by friends, and children sleep on the backs of oxen.  A view from above shows the hoards of people and animals looking like locusts swarming around the great sphinxes, heading toward the desert.

(Disc 2) Pharaoh's only son lies dead in the arms of a stone idol.  Pharaoh kneels before the idol, praying for his son's resurrection.  Nefretiri approaches, mocking her husband: "How many more days and nights will you pray?  Does he hear you?"  Pharaoh looks up into the bird-like face of the idol: "Dread Lord of Darkness, are you not greater than the god of Moses?  I have raised my voice to you, yet life has not come to the body of my son.  Hear me!"  Nefretiri: "He cannot hear you.  He's nothing but a piece of stone with the head of a bird."

(Disc 2) The Israelites have reached the Red Sea when the sound of Pharaoh's army reaches them.  Dathan begins inciting some against Moses, using their fear to turn them against the prophet.  The people begin crying out to Moses: "How can we fight chariots?"  "Nothing can stop them!"  Joshua tells Moses that he ordered the men to meet Pharaoh's chariots.  Moses: "Tell the men to move back, Joshua."  Joshua: "Where?  Into the sea?"  Moses: "Into the hand of God."  Moses's order only increases the Israelites' fear, and soon they are calling out to have him stoned.  When Dathan urges a crowd to confront Moses, Moses points his finger back at them: "Ten times you have seen the miracles of the Lord, and still you have no faith!"

(Disc 2) Pharaoh's chariots are approaching and the Israelites are trapped between them and the Red Sea (see Scene # CV05833).  The frightened people are gathered around Moses, wondering why they ever left Egypt.  Dathan, to Moses: "Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you took us away to die in the wilderness?"  Moses addresses the people, raising his staff to the sky: "Fear not!  Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord!"  While the people watch, a pillar of fire forms between them and the Egyptians, blocking the path of Pharaoh's army.  Even so, some still fear and wonder how they will escape.  Moses stands on a rock, looking out over the sea: "The Lord of Hosts will do battle for us.  Behold His mighty hand!"  As Moses raises his arms, black clouds roll over the sea, seeming to dive into the waters.  Suddenly, the waters are parted into two walls to reveal a path of dry ground in between.  The people begin crying out: "It's a miracle!"

(Disc 2) The Israelites are crossing through the Red Sea on dry land (see Scene # CV05834) when Pharaoh orders his armies to follow.  The chariots speed across the ground between the walls of water, chasing after the much slower group ahead.  Across the river, Moses stands on a rock, watching the last of the Israelites hurry to leave the riverbed.  Those in the back of the pack scream in fear as they see Pharaoh's chariots bearing down on them.  At last, all Israelites have reached the safety of the other side and Moses stretches out his arms: "Who shall withstand the power of God?"  Suddenly, the walls of water collapse, covering the chariots, horses, and Egyptians beneath them.  Pharaoh watches, helpless, as his entire army is covered by the Red Sea.  Looking up to heaven, he covers his face with his hands and mourns.  Moses prays to God: "Thou didst blow with Thy winds and the sea covered them.  Who is like unto Thee, O Lord?  From everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God."  All of Israel responds: "The Lord is our God!"

(Disc 2) Moses has been on the holy mountain for forty days and forty nights.  The Israelites, fearing him dead, have fashioned a new god for themselves in the form of a golden calf.  Bearers carry this idol around the camp while the people laugh and dance around it.  The atmosphere is one of drunken gaiety.  Women throw wreaths of flowers, priests burn incense, and drummers beat their drums.  Everywhere, people are dancing wildly, doing whatever comes into their mind to do.    Narrator: "They were as children who had lost their faith.  They were perverse and crooked and rebellious against God.  They did eat the bread of wickedness and drank the wine of violence.  And they did evil in the eyes of the Lord."

(Disc 2) Moses stands on the side of a mountain.  A pillar of fire burns nearby, and the voice of God is heard coming from the fire.  The voice is speaking the Ten Commandments while fingers of fire etch them directly into the stony mountain.  Moses hides himself in the cleft of the rock and behind the folds of his robe when the fingers of fire flash past him.  When the voice is finished, a final blast of fire carves the tablets out of the mountain.  Moses takes the tablets, holding them worshipfully: "Written by the finger of God."  He begins to make his way down the mountain and back to the Israelites.

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