I read books less now than as a kid.
This is not a good thing.
Reading books is important.
I read books less now than as a kid.
This is not a good thing.
Reading books is important.
This is the Ghouse Center’s Take on the LCR Program.
They ask:
Have you ever read a book and then seen the movie? Were your expectations met? Join us as we highlight books made into movies, or books we want made into movies?
How do You Win?
Each time you check out a book we will give you a due date bookmark with the date your book is due stamped on it.
When you finish the book fill out the back of the card and return it to the media center.
Each card is an entry into our monthly drawings and the final drawing at the end of the year for a Kindle Fire. The more you read the more chances to win.
Here is Another Interpretation of the Lights Camera Read Program
The Polk Schools’ PDF Writes:
“Lights, Camera, Read!” PROGRAM OVERVIEW Lights, Camera, Read!, is a program that is a cross-curricular and engaging program for students to create digital stories in the classroom. After students complete their first project, they will be eager to find more ways to produce more digital stories. I know that’s how my students reacted. The Lights, Camera, Read! program brings the art of digital storytelling to life and ready to adapt in classes.
So regardless of where Lights Camera Read manifests as a concept, the relationship between books and digital media is cemented.
Many Different Concepts of Lights Camera Read
At Lights Camera Read we are excited to see all the different ideas for lights camera read with library and classroom projects all over the country. Although all these programs are only connected by the term “Lights Camera Read” they all reflect the importance of education in America. It’s good for parents to be involved in their child’s education and if you are visiting or live in NYC, Manhattan Kids Guide has some suggestions of educational activities in the city.
A New York State of Mind
The mission of Lights Camera Read here in New York City, is a nonprofit sponsored organization established in 2009 (sponsored in 2014). The quest and purpose has always been to help artists as well as encourage kids to read.
Student Written Scenes
Additionally the aim is to look at the engaging process of books becoming movies. Also, much video shooting has been done of student written scenes. One in particular was about bullying. Many of them have been about other issues.
Clear Across the Country Lives Lights Camera Read
Libraries all across the country decided independently on the theme “Lights, Camera, Read.” The term means different things to different people. For example, one user of the name “Lights, Camera, Read: asked the question “Have you ever read a book and then seen the movie? Were your expectations met?.”
The Difference Between Movies and Books
A very good question indeed. In our east coast Lights Camera Read we often talked about the difference in mediums when comparing books with movies. The point that came up is that film is about “showing not telling.” And books are about “telling not showing.” A very general concept that could easily be debated, but it does seem to contain a kernel of truth.
Pinterest Anyone?
There’s even a Lights Camera Read Pinterest as well as a program on the west coast that presents itself as a cross-curricular and fun program for students which is to create digital stories. What does Lights Camera Read mean to you? Let us know. We’d love to hear from you! We’re located in Inwood Manhattan and are interested in views from all over this great country.
Seeking Knowledge
Although the organization is for the most part in holding pattern as new horizons are sought, Lights Camera Read and the Magic Neighbors Theatre Company continue their mission, primarily online, with the encouragement of reading as a powerful method of seeking knowledge. It all started in Inwood Manhattan.
Take Your Dream to the Next Level
This now takes on the form for kids and adults alike, as the creation of PDF eBooks takes centerstage. The formula is simple, help emerging as well as seasoned entrepreneurs get the marketing information they need to take their dreams to the next level.
The Tools You Need to Succeed
Lights Camera Read provides support for this venture. In fact, it is one of the few ways that LCR continues to evolve as USAcreate.com and its mission to provide artists of all kinds as well as small business owners and educators, with the knowledge and tools they need to succeed.
University Tested
The eBooks are developed in part with the input of Art Gush, the eBook consultation entity, and go through the unique process of initially being PowerPoint presentations in State University of New York presentations. So the material is for the most part tested in front of college audiences.
Short and Sweet
The PowerPoint presentations are then converted into PDF eBooks with slides in the amounts of 15 to 20 or even 100 to 180 and beyond. The slides become the pages of the tested and university approved pages, with sometimes as low as a sentence of text and usually no more than three sentences total.
Lots of Info with Little Reading Time
The short slide as pages format is a great assett to the eBook series’ because in a society where attention spans are limited, it is often the case that an entire eBook can be read in 15 minutes or less with the important information being gleaned. Even back when we first moved to Inwood Manhattan there were signs this was going to happen.
Less Money, More Powerful
The eBooks are all low or no cost. In fact, as of this writing, there are a total of 5 free eBooks available and 3 paid ones. The paid eBooks usually cost very little in contrast with other sources of reading material disclosing the same information. And as mentioned it all started in Inwood Manhattan during the Magic Neighbors days.
Who is Gary D. Cole? For those of you who don’t know, get with the program! He is the author of the novel Black Box and the memoir Artless as well as is a theater entrepreneur, producer, and playwright. His memoir Artless is a fascinating exploration of his life plus is an odyssey through the arts and politics.
If you who have already read Artless the following is going to be a special treat. If you have not yet read it but are planning to, this will be a terrific preview of the man who somehow manages to straddle the gap between the arts and business.
Before we dive in, let’s take a look at the context this evolved out of. We are in a graduate program for an Arts Administration program and are reading Gary D. Cole’s Artless as assigned reading. The class became interested in what Gary D. Cole is up to now, so we approached him. And he was kind and generous and gave us a response.
We at Lights Camera Read are thrilled that Gary D. Cole answered the following three questions we asked him. You will find his answers below.
Enjoy!
The questions:
Now here are Gary’s answers to the questions:
Last year I produced a remount of “Mary Tudor,” one of CoHo Productions’ most successful shows, here in North Carolina where I now live. Financially, we structured the production in the same manner as “Bodyhold,” with each cast and crew member receiving a guaranteed payment plus a percentage of profits. I’m pleased to report that the production did well and paid most of the actors and production team more than they had ever received in theater.
I would urge arts executives to be open to different collaborative approaches that can help reduce costs. I’m obviously biased, but the co-production model we introduced at CoHo Productions has held up well through the years. Theater artists from the community propose projects to CoHo, which provides the venue, marketing, and box office under an agreed budget for the plays it selects. CoHo’s artistic partners are responsible for the creative and technical elements of the production. This approach allows CoHo to minimize its overhead expense while maximizing the energy and commitment that the artists bring through realizing their vision for the projects they initiate. Co-production might make an interesting case study for your class!