What are the roles of people who will be involved?

During this first cycle of this project, all participants will be volunteers. As the project continues, various participants may receive stipends for their help depending on the receipt of future grants and potential models of economic support.

Currently three grant directors have been developing this project: Andrew Rudd, Associate Professor of Communication Arts at Malone College, Jason Oldaker, Web Developer with Shout It Louder, & Scott Meier, Designer with Scribblewerks.

Grant Directors. (70 – 100 hours) Responsible for oversight, training, communication, volunteer recruitment and coordination, assessment and web management and design.

Administrative Support. (1 – 20 hours) Any volunteers interested in the project, but not interested in one of the other skill-specific roles below

Story-coaches. (10 – 15 hours) Experienced media producers who will help storytellers develop stories, solve story problems, overcome technical hurdles, refer problems to facilitators and grant directors.

Facilitators. (5 – 20 hours) Our own geek squad, dedicated to solving problems with technology, primarily during Seminars Three and Four.

Artists. (1 – 100 hours) Artists may be involved as photographers, painters, designers, illustrators, animators, light technicians, or many other roles, supporting storytellers depending on the nature of the particular story.

Technicians. (1 – 20 hours) Each storyteller may want to partner with proficient recording engineers, editors, and photographers to execute the various parts of the process.

Musicians. (1 – 50 hours) Musicians may donate music which they have already recorded or develop a score specifically for the stories. Individual storytellers will decide how to collaborate with musicians based on their unique stories