Mixing Music and Visuals in Worship

I love putting media in worship: using various mediums to help point to the glory of God.  Whether it be playing a song in a different emphasis, choosing the right motion background, setting the lights just right, or putting a video on to illustrate visually what we are singing- I love it all.

When done properly- it can aid in creating an amazing time of worship (I say 'can aid' because while production is great- if God isn't in it, its just a performance. And that is should be the last thing we want.)
But there is a limit.

While I was at East Flat Rock as the youth pastor- I had convinced myself that I was going to turn our youth building into an awesome room with a stage, lights ,and production.
Too much production can hinder a service just as much, if not more, as no production.  I have found you have to take several things into account:

• The 'congregation'- Or whatever you want to call them- "people", "members", "the church".  You have to be able to relate to them with your production.  A huge stage design of flashing lights, video cameras, and pyrotechnics wouldn't go over well in the indie/grunge side of Seattle.  The students in East Flat Rock didn't want/ need some heavy production with a stage that creates a barrier between the congregation and speaker- they wanted something intimate, raw.
  
• The area- Take the area you are in into consideration.  I wanted to hang lights in the youth building (an old bank building).  What I know now is that the area did not call for lights- it called for a more 'stripped down' approach.  Trying something outside of that is going to make it feel forced and a little fake. (I say this knowing that there are always exceptions, and that God can work in any situation, size, area- so don't take this the wrong way)
  
• The ability- At Capstone, we like to joke that we ghetto-rig everything.  And there is some truth in that, but we also hold a standard of excellence.  At East Flat Rock, I did not have that same standard for myself.  I said earlier I wanted to hang lights.  What I did was set on "rack" of lights (really just a box with flood lights in them) on the ground at my feet, and one rack on a shelf facing me.  It looked kind of cool sometimes, when it was dark everywhere else and there were lots of students and a full band (like at the lockins)- but each week, it just looked like someone didn't know what they were doing.
  If you don't know how to do something, don't just make it up as you go, hoping it will work out.  Do it right(ish) or dont do it yourself. Find someone who can, or who can teach you.  Doing a crappy job will stand out, and be a distraction.

Within these three things, I have found there to be a good balance for use of production for any particular situation.  

If someone is asking me to come lead worship for them, I normally ask about who the group is, what kind of area it is, and what I have access to.  The reason for this isn't to be difficult or anything- but so that I can do the very best that I can to be a door holder for them and usher them into the ThroneRoom.  So that I can try to do my best at what God has called me to be.

Do you find a balance similar to this? Do you think there can be too much production?