Lights, Camera, Me! Making Short Videos and Telling Your Own Story.

Book 4 in The Communication Collection

A marble rolls straight past its tray. A toy dinosaur finds a pebble in its way. A young reporter investigates the disappearance of the last biscuit. What would your child turn into a film?

Lights, Camera, Me! is a downloadable activity booklet with 30 practical filmmaking activities for families to try together. Start with a few seconds of footage on a phone or tablet, then explore how to plan shots, use light and sound, put clips together and share a finished film with someone your child chooses.

Along the way, your child can find out how a close-up draws attention to a tiny detail, how a pause makes a line sound different, and how swapping two clips changes what the viewer knows. Each activity explains what your child is discovering and offers different ways to join in.

Your child can be the presenter, stay behind the camera, or direct while you do the filming. No filmmaking experience is needed, and a phone or tablet is enough to get started.

Start with something your child would love to show you. See what happens when they press record.