One purchase. Lifetime access.
One $49 purchase. Everything below is included. Revisit any lesson anytime.
- Eight parent-led sessions — watch, discuss, make
- A shot log and storyboard workbook
- Guided viewings of short films with what-to-watch-for prompts
- A simple phone-filmmaking and editing guide (no gear to buy)
- One finished short film — planned, shot, and cut by your kid
- Completion certificate (ESA-formatted receipt)
- Lifetime access — revisit any lesson anytime
8 weeks, mapped out.
Here's the full arc of the module, week by week, so you know exactly what your family is signing up for.
The Shot
What a single frame says. Composition, framing, and the rule of thirds — your child shoots ten photos and defends the best one.
The Cut
How two shots together make a third meaning. The Kuleshov effect, and why editing is where film actually happens.
Story in Three Acts
Setup, turn, resolution. Why structure holds a story together — and how to find it in a film you already love.
Character & Want
A story is someone who wants something and the trouble they meet getting it. Your child writes a one-page premise.
The Storyboard
Planning a scene on paper before a single frame is shot. Drawing the shots, deciding the order.
Sound & Silence
How what you hear — and what you don't — shapes what you feel. Music, room tone, and the power of a held quiet.
The Shoot
The Saturday assignment: plan the shots, then go shoot the short film. Messy, real, and theirs.
The Edit & the Premiere
Cut it together, score it, and screen it for the family. A parent leads a short conversation about what was hard and what was learned.
Supplies
- —A smartphone or any camera that shoots video
- —A free editing app (CapCut, iMovie, or similar)
- —A notebook for the shot log and storyboards
- —A tripod or a stack of books to steady the camera (optional)
Most families already own these. A full printable list ships with the module.
Making something teaches a kind of attention Scripture calls us toward — to see creation closely and make deliberately, as people made in the image of a Maker. A kid who learns to build a story well is learning to tell the truth in a form people will actually watch.