About this project
ABOUT CLAWDETTE
A few years ago I wrote and illustrated a short story called "Clawdette the Cat". I did the drawings in black and white on paper, typeset the project on a computer, printed a few dozen copies of the booklet and sent it out to my family and friends as a Christmas gift.
People responded so well to the book that I decided to redo all of the drawings in color at high resolution and create a much nicer book that I could market to children's book publishers. You can read "Clawdette" and see what I've done so far with the drawings here:
http://emmettloverde.com/clawdett/clawdett.htm
I'm seeking your support as I finish recreating and reworking all of the drawings for "Clawdette" in full color and high resolution. I will use Adobe Photoshop for the artwork and Adobe InDesign for the layout.
Once "Clawdette" is illustrated and typeset I will use Amazon's CreateSpace service to publish it and make 300 copies which I will market at publishing trade shows and submit to traditional publishers.
ABOUT THE VIRGINIA AVENUE PROJECT
http://virginiaavenueproject.org
I attended two VAP productions in 2006 and knew that I needed to get involved with this fabulous organization. It is a free after-school program that unites children from difficult circumstances and adult theatrical professionals for a series of classes and full stage productions before live audiences. Various VAP programs allow kids to write plays or act in them and to use photography and videography to tell their stories.
The Project's statistics are astounding:
* 100% of VAP kids graduate high school
* 90% go on to college
* 85% are the first in their family to attend college
Aside from these numbers, I can only say from my experience of three years of volunteering for VAP that I have never seen this level of devotion and love from children for any other extracurricular program. The kids can stay in VAP until they're eighteen if they wish -- and many of them do! And many then come back and volunteer as college students or adults.
Please watch these videos to learn more. They include clips of Project performances as well as reflections from the kids in VAP themselves:
* http://www.youtube.com/watch... (about VAP)
* http://www.youtube.com/watch... (the One-On-One Program)
* http://www.youtube.com/watch... (more about the One-On-Ones)
As great as the Virginia Project is, it is facing severe budget cuts this year. In addition to continuing to volunteer, I will also donate ten percent of the funds I receive from this Kickstarter project to VAP. And I will also donate one paperback copy of "Clawdette the Cat" to a VAP kid (I know many of them personally) for every $100 or above donation I receive.
Here is a video of me performing with VAP in a play called "Cracking Wise With Billy Wise" with Felix Horan: http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Thank you again for taking the time to read this!
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For a pledge of $1 you will have access to my ongoing blog describing my adventures creating "Clawdette the Cat".
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For a pledge of $10 you will receive a full-color high-resolution PDF (digital document) version of "Clawdette the Cat" which you can read on your computer or print out if you wish. You will also have access to the "Clawdette" creation blog.
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For a pledge of $30 you will receive a full-color paperback copy of "Clawdette the Cat" printed by Amazon's CreateSpace. You will also have access to the "Clawdette" creation blog.
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For a pledge of $100 you will receive a full-color hardcover copy of "Clawdette the Cat" printed by Amazon's CreateSpace as well as access to the "Clawdette" creation blog. I will also donate on your behalf one paperback copy of "Clawdette the Cat" to one of the children in the Virginia Avenue Project.
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For a pledge of $200 you will receive a full-color signed hardcover copy of "Clawdette the Cat" printed by Amazon's CreateSpace, the PDF version, access to the "Clawdette" blog, and five 11 by 14 inch high-resolution prints of your choice of images from the book. I will print the images myself on a Canon Pro 9000 Mark II digital printer. I will also donate on your behalf one paperback copy of "Clawdette the Cat" to one of the children in the Virginia Avenue Project.
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Connected as Emmett Loverde
Emmett Loverde is a native of Chicago, Illinois. He grew up in Berkeley, California and received a degree in Theater from UCLA. He has written extensively for stage, screen, television, and radio. Over 150 separate productions of his stage plays have been mounted worldwide and three feature films and numerous shorts have been produced of his screenplays to date.
Films written, produced, and directed by Mr. Loverde include the comedy shorts "Snacking", "A Timely Maneuver", "Cranky Call", "Jesus Awakens the Little Girl", "The Truth About Me", and "Speed Dating"; the features "Santa's Letters" and "Till You Get To Baraboo"; and several music videos. His projects have appeared in various film festivals including the Burbank International Children's Film Festival, the Action On Film International Film Festival, the Poppy Jasper Film Festival, and the Myrtle Beach Film Festival. Many are viewable on YouTube.com and other Internet portals.
Mr. Loverde's radio adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' "The Moon Maid", for which he received a commission from The Hollywood Theatre of the Ear, was broadcast twice on National Public Radio. His radio version of "The Killist" was produced by The One Act Players of San Francisco.
His stage comedies include "A Timely Maneuver"; "Beauty, Brains, and Personality"; "Good Business Sense"; "Jesus Awakens the Little Girl"; "The Killist"; "The Maginot Line"; "Mergers and Acquisitions"; "Peace and Quiet"; "Play How You Play"; "Love Fax"; "Sensitivity, USA"; "Till You Get To Baraboo"; "God Answers Children's Letters"; "Santa's Letters"; "So Much Snow"; "Cracking Wise With Billy Wise", and "Uneasy Overture". His dramas include "Spotlight" and "Real Power".
Twelve of Mr. Loverde's titles are currently in publication by Heuer Publishing (HitPlays.com) and Playscripts, Inc. (playscripts.com). Many of his stage plays, his book of short stories "Gifts for Good Friends", and his feature "Santa's Letters" are available through Amazon.com.
