THE FILM LEAGUE Home of Storyball.

Storyball movies are designed for fun, competition, and growth.

Students work with cinematic lighting, professional audio equipment, real set design, director monitoring stations, and hands-on filmmaking tools designed to recreate the energy of a real movie set.

To make filmmaking fast, repeatable, and accessible, we keep the process simple - shot on iphones and edited using CapCut. 

This allows students to keep creating at home, practicing, and getting better long after camp ends.

 No. The Film League is a training and development program, not a pathway to guaranteed employment. What we do offer is real-world experience, team-based training, and preparation for the growing number of film opportunities in the Midwest... including projects produced by Queen Studios and others.

Storyball is a competitive game - complete with points and a referee with a winning team chosen at the end.  It was created by filmmakers who wanted to solve pain points in the industry for new filmmakers and train them under real set conditions in a fun, collaborative, positive, and social environment. 

None. It’s not expected. The reality is, most filmmakers don’t have access to real filmmaking opportunities. Many creators have talent and passion, but limited access to practical industry experience and guidance.  That’s exactly why The Film League exists; to give them a place to train, practice, and get those reps. We believe skills are built, not just discovered. 

We focus on Acting, Directing, Writing, Producing, & Editing because these are the core roles needed to make a movie from start to finish, we hope to expand the game to include more critical teammates in the future. 

When players train in these areas, they are not just learning pieces of filmmaking. They are learning how to work together as a complete team. These five roles can collaborate and actually create projects from the ground up... as a team.

Film sets also rely on highly skilled crews across camera, sound, lighting, makeup, stunts, and more. These roles are essential, and students are regularly introduced to different departments so they understand how they work and learn to respect the people behind them.

Focusing on these five roles keeps the experience structured, repeatable, and built for confidence through practice.

We believe every player should learn how to produce.

It’s the role that turns ideas into reality. It’s the difference between having an idea and actually making a movie.

Even if a player wants to act, write, edit, or direct, understanding how to produce gives them the ability to create their own opportunities instead of waiting for them.