Where can I learn online about how to make a small film?

Can you teach someone if they refuse to learn?

• My mother actually asked me to teach her how to use a computer and a digital camera since I work with Electronics a lot and I was like well of course I can teach you everything you need its simple when you get the hang of it. I go to her house and then pick up her camera and show her the power button how to turn it on and then I show her all you do is point and click just like her old film camera. I hand it over to her and she just screams "Thats stupid I can't do it" I'm patient so I show her everything a couple more times and she still screams at me. I move onto the computer expecting this to take a lot more time because its more complex but after a couple minutes she screams yet again "This is stupid I can't do it" and then she walks off. I would love to help her out but she just refuses and its getting to the point shes gonna have to use the computer and internet for My dads and Her retirement stuff because they can no longer do what they need in person and they can hardly ever get somebody on the phone they need. I wrote out note cards for everything from how to turn on the computer to how to open up every program she needs so when I left she could use those if she forgot something. My mother is definitely not the brightest person, shes the one that says trees make water and the air never moves, but if shes willing to learn I can help otherwise shes out luck. Is there anyway to get through to someone like this or is it just a lost cause?

• Answer:

  Ha! I totally thought this was going to be about high school kids ... I'd say no, not until she's willing to try. My mother isn't quite as bad, but does have the "this is stupid" block about learning new technology. I have to keep texts to her at about 50 characters because that's all her screen displays and no matter how many times I've shown her how, she swears there is no way for her to scroll and access the rest of the text... Sigh. Maybe, no matter how infinitely patient you are, you need some expert help. There are a lot of adult and community education centers that offer beginner computer classes, as well as digital photography. Would she be receptive to taking one of those? Maybe with a friend she wouldn't be so uncomfortable? Tough one - good luck.