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From Page to Screen
An Intensive Summer Workshop on Visual
Storytelling and Making Movies
Inspiration
• Creation Station• Hugo Cabret• Walden Media• Experience/Interest in Film• Multiple Literacies• Visual Storytelling
From Page to Screen Project
• Program Elements:– Literature– Technology– Creation/Storytelling– Performance
• Why is this important?– Rationale for project
The Process
• Challenge of large group• Division of tasks• Wiki (note: add link)
Literature Search
Databases:• ERIC• HW Wilson• JSTOR• E-journals
OPACs:• WorldCat, PrattCat
Literature Search
Other Web Resources:• Non-profit foundations for media and
education• Public and school library grant
literature• Brooklyn Public Library web site• Press releases
Funding Search
• Challenges:– Funding amount– Library vs. Education
• 5 possible grants• As a group, we decided on the
Booth Ferris Foundation
Booth Ferris Foundation
• Affiliated with JPMorgan Bank• Focus on New York City• Supports arts, culture, education, civic
affairs• Between $50,000 and $200,000– Spend more on technology– Expand to 3 branches
• Application requires project overview, detailed budget, and organizational financial documents
The Program
• Mission & Goals:• Target Audience – Getting Permission (parental permission
& film rights)
• Staffing (storytelling buddies, librarians, industry expert)
• Materials
Lights, Camera, Action
• Timeline
• Classes– Example of page to screen activity
• Final Screening
• Evaluation
Budget
Budget Resources
• Apple Store• Staples• Motion Picture Licensing Corporation• BAM theatre tickets• Brooklyn movie theatre• Office Max Printing• Domino’s• Post Office• Networking
Budget Considerations
• Last piece of puzzle• Multiple versions to fit grant chosen• 1 vs. 3 branches• Narrowing down vague costs
– ex. film consultants• Including all costs• Last minute supplies
– ex. kids choose books
Potential Problems
• Length of program• Participant commitment• Enrollment (too many/too few)• Cooperative learning• Technical difficulties/abilities• Staffing• Will this actually work?