Career Development Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,860
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Jean M. Sramek AKA Jean Sramek
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2016
End Date
June 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
Carlton
Lake
St. Louis
Carlton
Lake
Project Overview
Career Development Grant
Project Details
Create character bible and drafts of three episodes for local web/TV series "Old Lifty."
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Duluth Art Institute; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center; Linda Grover: writer, instructor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Robert DeArmond (218) 722-0952
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,860
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,130
Direct expenses
$3,990
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

I will create a character bible (a detailed description of characters in a narrative story) for the original web series "Old Lifty." I will also create three full drafts for Episodes Two, Three, and Four. Complete three draft episodes (episodes 2, 3 and 4) based on premise of "Old Lifty" pilot. Develop narrative skills and technical skills as a screenwriter. Apply screenwriting skills to other areas of work, e.g. playwriting. Work with Hanon and Livingston to implement character bible and Drafts 2, 3 and 4

Measurable Outcome(s)

Created character bible for the original web series Old Lifty. Applied screenwriting skills to other areas of work, including play-writing and essay writing. Re-wrote original pilot to shorter format and explored different length formats for episodes. Wrote drafts of episodes 2, 3, and 4. Developed further understanding of the nature of screenplays vs scripts intended for radio and stage. After analyzing post-production showing of "Old Lifty," re-evaluate characters through lens of gender balance and inclusiveness. Deepened relationships with members of Minnesota and Duluth-Superior film community.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Jean
Last Name
Sramek
Organization Name
Jean M. Sramek AKA Jean Sramek
State
MN
Phone
(218) 390-3337
Email
jean.sramek@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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Location


332 West Superior Street, Suite 204
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
(218) 722-0952
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