Before you start
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Lighting Lab Light a scene for the mood — key, fill, and back light do the storytelling. 
Foley Studio Match an everyday object to an on-screen sound — the trick behind movie audio. 
Shot Sequencer Pick the right shot for each storytelling goal — wide, close-up, or cutaway. 
Effects Quest A progression path through all 16 kits — clear each stop, then move on. All activities
The effects labs
Lighting Lab Light a scene for the mood — key, fill & back. Foley Studio Match an everyday object to an on-screen sound. Forced Perspective Make things look giant or tiny with the camera. Stop-Motion Studio Time frames so motion looks smooth. Prosthetics Lab Sequence a creature-makeup recipe (sculpture + chemistry).
Edit & sequence
Learn & practice
Mixed practice A short round that shuffles the kits you have played, resurfaced when they are ready to review. EffectsForge Sprint Race your OWN best on what you already know. Timer optional, no penalty for a miss. Trick Questions Brain-teasers with a twist — spot why the obvious effect is a trap. Teach the Cast Teach an effect to a cast member still learning it — teaching makes it stick. Progress Your levels, streak, and how each skill area is coming along — saved on this device.
Play together
Concept Kits — 16 kits of movie-magic science
Kit 1: Introduction to Special Effects & Movie Magic Movie magic basics · grades gr4-5 · 25 questions Kit 2: Foley Sound & Practical Sound Effects Sound & Foley · grades gr4-5 · 25 questions Kit 3: Forced Perspective & Optical Illusions Camera & light · grades gr5-6 · 25 questions Kit 4: Prosthetics, Makeup & Practical Effects Practical effects · grades gr5-6 · 25 questions Kit 5: Stop-Motion Animation & Frame-by-Frame Storytelling Motion & animation · grades gr6-7 · 25 questions Kit 6: Lighting Design & Cinematography Basics Camera & light · grades gr6-7 · 25 questions Kit 7: Digital Effects & Green Screen Technology Digital & green screen · grades gr7-8 · 25 questions Kit 8: Capstone: Producing Your Own Short Film Putting it together · grades gr7-8 · 25 questions Kit 9: Motion Graphics & Typography Motion & animation · grades 6-8 · 25 questions Kit 10: Compositing & Green Screen Digital & green screen · grades 6-8 · 25 questions Kit 11: 3D Effects & Simulation Digital & green screen · grades 6-8 · 25 questions Kit 12: VFX Industry & Careers Putting it together · grades 6-8 · 25 questions Kit 13: Cross-Topic Connections Putting it together · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 14: Real-World Applications Putting it together · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 15: Misconceptions & Reasoning Putting it together · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 16: Advanced Synthesis Putting it together · grades 7-8 · 25 questions
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😄 Brain break
Meet the cast — the characters who teach this
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Crunch Foley sound — practical sound effects from everyday objects -
Trick Forced perspective — the optical illusion that resizes worlds -
Skin Prosthetic makeup — craft + chemistry for character, never realistic injury -
Step Stop-motion animation — frame by frame, one decision at a time -
Lamp Lighting design — the silent author of mood -
Fogg Atmospherics — a moth who makes the air itself: fog, rain, wind, drifting haze, so a scene gains depth, mood, and light you can see -
Keye Chroma key — a chameleon who erases one flat color so a whole new world shows through the hole -
Matte Matte painting — paints the part of the world too big to build and blends the seam so the eye can't find where the set ends -
Servo Animatronics — foam skin over a jointed frame driven by motors and cables, so a built creature breathes, blinks, and moves on cue -
Titch Miniatures — builds it small and perfect, shoots it right, and a thing held in two hands reads as enormous on screen
Ensemble stories — the cast together