|
|
 CCIU has partnered with PAIUnet and SpectiCast, the fastest growing all-digital private network company in NorthAmerica, to distribute film, cultural, and concert events to schools in Pennsylvania and beyond.This spring, you can broadcast this HD content into your school auditorium, transforming your performance space into a community theater. These events can fund-raise for your important programs, including the arts, drama and music classrooms that are often the first to feel tightening budgets. Bring back the money, the audience, and the passion for performance in your school district! Ticket sales are split with your school, with CCIU for student scholarships, and with SpectiCast for administrative costs. 100% of concession sales are yours to keep! (Ticket breakdown shown at right is for an $8 ticket; your school can set your ticket prices.) Learn more at our informational webinar: March 7th or 8th, 2013 2013 SPRING EVENTS:
How much does it cost to participate? Nothing! The event is free to participate, and a portion of each ticket sold is paid to the providers SpectiCast and the Chester County Intermediate Unit. Can I set my own ticket price? Yes! You can decide on ticket rates and special discounts for seniors, students, or other groups. We have suggested a pricing structure of $8 General Admission, $7 Student, and $6 Senior. Please price with the $3 fee in mind for each ticket sold. Can I run the event for free? Yes! If you would prefer to run the event free to your community, you may do so. In that case, you will not receive a ticketing website upon registration. How do I promote the event? SpectiCast and the Chester County Intermediate Unit will provide you with promotional materials, such as pre-formatted email blasts, posters, a trailer for your school website, and more. You may also draw on your media and advertising resources and contacts to get the word out! How long is the show? Runtime is 2 hours and 10 minutes. A brief intermission will be inserted to allow your audience time to stretch, and your booster clubs or student organizations can sell concessions! When is the deadline to sign up? You may sign up for a ticketed event (with a ticketing website) until Friday, February 8th. You may sign up to run a free event any time until the day of the event. Please note: we will support the first 500 school buildings that sign on for the event. Can I sell concessions? Yes! Encourage your student or parent organizations to sell concessions in the lobby of your venue before, during, and after the show. 100% of those profits are yours to keep! How do I do ticketing? Within 48 hours of your registration (during normal business hours), SpectiCast and CCIU will send you a follow-up request for your school's logo. Your custom ticketing site will be built using that logo and returned to you swiftly. You may then direct people to the site right away - it is live! How do I set up my auditorium? For the best viewing experience, seek the largest screen possible for your stage and the highest-quality HD-ready projector owned by your district. Consult with your technology or audio-visual experts to hook into your venue's sound system. You will also want to find a modern laptop capable of playing 1080p video, and an HDMI or DVI cable connection (not VGA). Upon registration, we will send you a link to a comparable video, so you may run a test and be sure your equipment is up to the job. The week before the event, we will also make the full movie available to you so a dress rehearsal can be conducted. Be sure to also consider recruiting students as ushers, ticket-takers, and concession sellers. How do I connect to the HD stream? The night of the event, you will log on to PAIUnet's Video On-Demand Library and enter a special code you have been issued. You are encouraged do this several hours before the event, so the video can pre-load (buffer) to your computer. Enter Full-Screen mode at showtime, and you'll be set! Is there a way to test my connection? Upon registration, we will send you a link to a comparable video, so you may run a test and be sure your equipment is up to the job. The week before the event, we will also make the full movie available to you so a dress rehearsal can be conducted. Be sure to also consider recruiting students as ushers, ticket-takers, and concession sellers. Tell me more about Great Expectations. For more about the play, visit http://www.greatexpectationstheplay.com/. For more about Charles Dickens and this classic story, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Expectations. What if it snows or the event is cancelled? Should you encounter severe inclement weather, CCIU and SpectiCast will work with customers to reschedule their event and extend the life of their broadcast token. What is the Children's Fund, the organization getting $1 of each ticket sale? The Children’s Fund of Chester County is a 501(c)3 charitable foundation that was established in 1995. The purpose of the Children’s Fund is to improve the quality of the lives of children by accepting and expending monies and materials to support children who shall benefit in the quality of their lives. To meet that goal the Children’s Fund has concentrated its efforts on expanding educational opportunities and educational programs for students. Since its inception, the fund has provided over $165,000 to provide deserving students with the opportunity for continued education and career training. It further extends giving to include promoting arts and culture in our schools and communities. What is Specticast, the company getting $2 of each ticket sale? SpectiCast is an all-digital private network company in North America, distributing film, cultural arts events, and alternative content to both theatrical and non-theatrical venues. SpectiCast's distributes 3D and 2D content over several digital media platforms including DCP, Blu-ray and its proprietary Digital Theatre Network™ to deliver the highest quality digital audiovisual experience using the industry's most advanced technologies. SpectiCast provides exhibitors with a low-cost and high-quality digital delivery system to exhibit the world's best independent film and alternative content. For distributors, producers and content rights holders, SpectiCast provides access to hundreds of arthouse, independent, and chain theaters as well as performing arts centers, museums, schools, and other non-traditional exhibition venues over a network that has world-wide reach. SpectiCast is a privately owned and operated firm based in Philadelphia, PA. What is the Wyncote Foundation? Wyncote Foundation was founded in December 2009 with funds from the Otto and Phoebe Haas Charitable Trusts, at the direction of John C. Haas. The Foundation makes grants in a broad range of areas including arts & culture, education, public media & journalism, and preserving the environment. The Foundation provided grant funding for the educational institutions of PA to purchase licensing rights to this performance. Have more questions? Contact us! Contact Laura Mikowychok, Marketing & Admissions Manager, Chester County Intermediate Unit 24 at laurami@cciu.org or (484) 237-5227. How much does it cost to participate? Nothing!The event is free to participate, and a portion of each ticket sold is paid to the providers SpectiCast and the Chester County Intermediate Unit. Can I set my own ticket price? Yes! You can decide on ticket rates and special discounts for seniors, students, or other groups. We have suggested a pricing structure of $8 General Admission, $7 Student, and $6 Senior. Please price with the $3 fee in mind for each ticket sold. Can I run the event for free? Yes! If you would prefer to run the event free to your community, you may do so. In that case, you will not receive a ticketing website upon registration. How do I promote the event? SpectiCast and the Chester County Intermediate Unit will provide you with promotional materials, such as pre-formatted email blasts, posters, a trailer for your school website, and more. You may also draw on your media and advertising resources and contacts to get the word out! How long is the show? Runtime will be approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes. A brief intermission will be inserted to allow your audience time to stretch, your technology folks to connect to the Philadelphia stream, and your booster clubs or student organizations to sell concessions. When is the deadline to sign up? You may sign up to be a performing school by April 1, and a viewing-only school by May 1. You may sign up to run a free event any time until the day of the event. Please note: we will support the first 500 school buildings that sign on for the event. Can I sell concessions? Yes! Encourage your student or parent organizations to sell concessions in the lobby of your venue before, during, and after the show. 100% of those profits are yours to keep! How do I do ticketing? Within 48 hours of your registration (during normal business hours), SpectiCast and CCIU will send you a follow-up request for your school's logo. Your custom ticketing site will be built using that logo and returned to you swiftly. You may then direct people to the site right away - it is live! How do I set up my auditorium? For the best viewing experience, seek the largest screen possible for your stage and the highest-quality HD-ready projector owned by your district. Consult with your technology or audio-visual experts to hook into your venue's sound system. You will also want to find a modern laptop capable of playing 1080p video, and an HDMI or DVI cable connection (not VGA). Upon registration, we will send you a link to a comparable video, so you may run a test and be sure your equipment is up to the job. A dress rehearsal is recommended. Be sure to also consider recruiting students as ushers, ticket-takers, and concession sellers. How do I connect to the HD stream? The day of the event, half-way through the concert at your site, you will log on to PAIUnet's Video On-Demand Library and enter a special code you have been issued. You are encouraged do this several hours before the event, so the video can pre-load (buffer) to your computer. Enter Full-Screen mode at showtime, and you'll be set! Is there a way to test my connection? Upon registration, we will send you a link to a comparable video, so you may run a test and be sure your equipment is up to the job. The week before the event, a dress rehearsal is recommended. Be sure to also consider recruiting students as ushers, ticket-takers, and concession sellers. Tell me more about what the Philadelphia Orchestra will be performing. Live from Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Philadelphia Orchestra will perform Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”) with Simon Rattle, Conductor, and Barbara Hannigan, Soprano (Philadelphia Orchestra Debut). Featured in Disney’s Fantasia, the “Pastoral” Symphony paints vivid scenes of gathering thunderstorms, wandering brooks, and breezy countrysides. Both Webern’s Passacaglia and Berg’s Wozzeck received their U.S. premieres in Philadelphia as part of Stokowski’s vision for 20th-century music. Barbara Hannigan stuns audiences with her dramatic portrayal (and provocative costuming) in scenes from Ligeti’s thrilling opera, Le Grande Macabre. What if it snows or the event is cancelled? Should you encounter severe inclement weather, CCIU and SpectiCast will work with customers to reschedule their event and provide a recording of the Philadelphia concert. What is the Children's Fund, the organization getting $1 of each ticket sale? TheChildren’s Fund of Chester County is a 501(c)3 charitable foundationthat was established in 1995. The purpose of the Children’s Fund is toimprove the quality of the lives of children by accepting and expendingmonies and materials to support children who shall benefit in thequality of their lives. To meet that goal the Children’s Fund hasconcentrated its efforts on expanding educational opportunities andeducational programs for students. Since its inception, the fund hasprovided over $165,000 to provide deserving students with theopportunity for continued education and career training. It furtherextends giving to include promoting arts and culture in our schools andcommunities. What is Specticast, the company getting $2 of each ticket sale? SpectiCastis an all-digital private network company in North America,distributing film, cultural arts events, and alternative content to boththeatrical and non-theatrical venues. SpectiCast's distributes 3D and2D content over several digital media platforms including DCP, Blu-rayand its proprietary Digital Theatre Network™ to deliver the highestquality digital audiovisual experience using the industry's mostadvanced technologies. SpectiCast provides exhibitors with a low-costand high-quality digital delivery system to exhibit the world's bestindependent film and alternative content. For distributors, producersand content rights holders, SpectiCast provides access to hundreds ofarthouse, independent, and chain theaters as well as performing artscenters, museums, schools, and other non-traditional exhibition venuesover a network that has world-wide reach. SpectiCast is a privatelyowned and operated firm based in Philadelphia, PA. What is the Wyncote Foundation? WyncoteFoundation was founded in December 2009 with funds from the Otto andPhoebe Haas Charitable Trusts, at the direction of John C. Haas. TheFoundation makes grants in a broad range of areas including arts &culture, education, public media & journalism, and preserving theenvironment. The Foundation provided grant funding for the educationalinstitutions of PA to purchase licensing rights to this performance. Have more questions? Contact us! Contact Laura Mikowychok, Marketing & Admissions Manager, Chester County Intermediate Unit 24 at laurami@cciu.org or (484) 237-5227. |
