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on April 28, 2011
Kirsten Anderson
Posted project update #13Crowdfunding in India
Post CommentThe Ready to Read English DVD Series was recently featured in an article about crowdfunding in the Indian Express. Click here to read the article. The team in Chennai is still working on the post-production phase, but things are moving along. Thanks again to everyone who supported this project!
Kirsten
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on December 5, 2010
Kirsten Anderson
Posted project update #12Director of Aid India, Dr. Balaji Sampath, in Portland on Tuesday!
Post CommentThink Globally, Act Locally: Support education in India @ Salvador Molly’s on Tuesday, Dec 7th
Join the AID Portland Chapter and Salvador Molly's in welcoming Dr. Balaji Sampath, one of India’s leading education advocates and Ashoka Fellow, to Portland. Balaji will be available to talk about the Eureka Superkidz Village Education program and share his experiences leading an NGO in India. And I'll be there to update anyone interested in the video project - it is still in progress, but moving along!
Salvador Molly’s has graciously offered to donate 20% of all food and drink proceeds from the evening to the Eureka Superkidz Village Education program. Everyone is welcome! Bring a friend, co-worker, neighbor or stranger to enjoy the international cuisine and learn more about how Aid India is supporting education in India.
Who: You & Dr. Balaji Sampath
When: Tuesday, December 7th from 5pm-9pm
Where: Salvador Molly's, 1523 SW Sunset, Portland, OR
20% of all food and drink purchases will go toward Aid India’s Eureka Superkidz program.For more information:
Facebook: AID Potland
Twitter: @AID_Portland
Call: Kirsten 503-320-3822Hope to see you there!
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on July 21, 2010
Kirsten Anderson
Posted project update #11As promised, personalized videos for backers
Post CommentI shot these with the crew my last day in Chennai. They were a bit exhausted after several weeks of shooting and an already long day, so they were a bit loopy. :) Enjoy the videos. I'm working on the last one and will post it soon.
From Chennai to Hong Kong - thank you
http://www.vimeo.com/13400174H is for Henry...
http://www.vimeo.com/13373915Now that I'm stateside, I'll be consulting on post-production via email for the next few months. When we have a final product, I'll let you know.
Thanks again,
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on June 26, 2010
Kirsten Anderson
Posted project update #10Blooper Reel
Post CommentThe blooper reel has been uploaded to youtube.com. This video will REALLY give you an idea of what went on the last month. Both lots of fun and frustration. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
We had the cast/crew party last night. I'm going to miss this great team of people and these kids. One more week of production with our external directors and then I'm off.
See some of you stateside very soon.
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on June 26, 2010
Kirsten Anderson
Posted project update #9Finished Shooting
Post CommentAs of Friday, June 25th at 2pm we finished shooting. A comprehensive description of the shoot will come later (too exhausted now), but here are two videos that describe the last month well.
Behind the Scenes Look: http://www.vimeo.com/12724888
Last Day of Shooting: http://www.youtube.com/backpackerjournalism#p/a/u/0/nRSPg-fy02w
A blooper reel is currently being uploaded to youtube.com.
Thanks again for your support!
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on June 22, 2010
Kirsten Anderson
commented on a project updateComing to Tamil Nadu? If you need any travel advice shoot me an email. I've been here on and off for 12 years and most recently in Chennai for the last 2 years. Best of luck with your project, sounds amazing! Thanks for the updates.
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on May 12, 2010
Kirsten Anderson
Posted project update #8Scripting, Rehearsals & Shooting
Post CommentHi Friends,
The next episodes are on their way!
A quick update to let you know what's happening with the project. Originally we had hoped to do a lot more fund raising to help us secure funds for this project and kickstarter was just one avenue we were using. Sadly, with the economy, our other attempts have been fruitless. However, that isn't stopping us from moving foward, we've just had to rethink our approach and strategy...like good creative development educationists that we are.
So, we have restructured and rethought the project. We will be outsourcing the creative fun bits: songs and animation to our previous directors. The educational bits, we will produce ourselves.
We are in the process of finalizing 20+ scripts and have started making props. We will begin rehearsals with the students next week while we finalize the schedules, scripts and continue making props. We hope to start shooting the first week of June. It's a lot to get done, but since I'll be on a flight to the US on July 12th (coming home for good??) it's gotta get done!
How are we doing this all?
Luckily, we have a great set of volunteers and interns that are helping us put it all together, everything from writing, editing, prop making to filming and post-production editing. Will keep you posted on the progress of the production. You can follow it on twitter: sistaKAA or on the Ready to Read blog.
Stay tuned for more updates! Thanks again for your support. YOU are making this possible.
Thank you,
KirstenPhoto: Taken on the first day of prop making. Five of the teachers working on our program in Chennai have agreed to help us with prop-making and rehearsals this month. The props will all be cardboard and paper mache. It's a long process and lots of cutting, sticking and painting required but its a cheap option!
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on May 11, 2010
Kirsten Anderson
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on April 21, 2010
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on March 17, 2010Funded!
Ready to Read's educational English DVD series by Kirsten Anderson
We’ve got the pilot episode, we need a series! Kickstart the remaining episodes and kickstart a reading revolution across Tamil Nadu, India.
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Kirsten Anderson
Chennai, India
I began my decade-long relationship with India while studying in Madurai during college. After graduating from Grinnell College, I returned to Madurai and worked as a program assistant for the SITA Program and volunteered for SEED, an after schoo... view more
