Hope is rising in the Christian film movement, and the 2009 Christian Filmmakers Academy bore witness to this fact as more than 500 students gathered to seriously explore how to build a Christ-honoring replacement industry outside Hollywood. Lights, Camera, Action! features highlights from this important academy, including:

• Disc 1 - The Twelve Most Common Mistakes of Beginning Directors - Geoffrey Botkin
• Disc 2 - Cinematography I - Isaac Botkin
• Disc 3 - Cinematography II: How to Light Like Hollywood's Best DPs (and Grade the Footage Digitally) - Isaac Botkin
• Disc 4 - Symposium on Science Fiction and Christian Filmmaking I - Douglas Phillips
• Disc 5 - Symposium on Science Fiction and Christian Filmmaking II - Douglas Phillips
• Disc 6 - Photography for Filmmakers: Principles of Photographic Composition - Peter Pallock
• Disc 7 - How to Understand, Depict and Execute Violence (1 of 2) - Geoffrey Botkin
• Disc 8 - How to Understand, Depict and Execute Violence (2 of 2) - Geoffrey Botkin
• Disc 9 - The Future of Film and Digital Acquisition - James Finn
• Disc 10 - Before the Camera Rolls: How to Improve Any Film in 10 Minutes I - Geoffrey Botkin
• Disc 11 - Before the Camera Rolls: How to Improve Any Film in 10 Minutes II - Geoffrey Botkin
• Disc 12 - The Future of Independent Christian Filmmaking I - Geoffrey Botkin
• Disc 13 - The Future of Independent Christian Filmmaking II - Geoffrey Botkin
• Disc 14 - The Story of Fireproof - Stephen Kendrick
• Disc 15 - Feature Film Finalist Presentations - Douglas Phillips
• Disc 16 - How to Win the $101,000 Best of Festival Award - Douglas Phillips
• Disc 17 - Question and Answer Closing Panel I - Douglas Phillips & Geoffrey Botkin
• Disc 18 - Question and Answer Closing Panel II - Douglas Phillips & Geoffrey Botkin & Isaac Botkin
• Disc 19 - Personal Message to the Next Generation of Filmmakers - Dean Jones
• Disc 20 - Bonus Disc: Includes Lecture Slides in .PDF Format from the Event