The eight measures

One minute for each.

A small house, around the year 1800, drawn as a children’s history cartoon. Each film is one measure, one minute, and yours to keep. These are original pictures. They are not a copy of any show.

1. 01

   Industry

   Does the story honor work, craft, and earning one's bread?

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2. 02

   Household

   Are marriage, fidelity, and children treated as a life, or as a prop?

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3. 03

   Piety

   Is conscience real here, or is reverence only a costume?

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4. 04

   Courage

   Does anyone risk something that matters, or is it only noise?

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5. 05

   Republic

   Does anyone owe a neighbor, a law, or a town — or is every man a predator?

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6. 06

   Temperance

   Is appetite put in its place, or is the viewer trained to want more of it?

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7. 07

   Truth

   Does a word still bind, and does deceit come with a bill?

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8. 08

   Stewardship

   What is left for the people after you — a place, a craft, a name?

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