Author: KEVIN CLARK/ Dakar Apprenticeship Editor
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Dakar Foundation prompts day 2 of the League of Youth Edutainment @ HartBeat Studio,Tuesday, July 30th
Day two of the Youth Edutainment League, was hyper experiential for Dakar Foundation as 10 of our apprentices were on hand to learn cinematic camera operations and prepare for a forum this Friday on the use and impact of AI. We assembled the RED Komodo X, and the V Raptor X, and took both on…
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Microsoft & LAEDC seed sustainability founders, Friday June 27th @ Microsoft PlayVista offices.
Innovation Meets Impact: Microsoft SustAInLA Pitch Awards $15K to Visionary Green /Blue Tech Solutions In a compelling fusion of environmental stewardship and cutting-edge artificial intelligence, Microsoft hosted a high-impact SustAInLA Pitch event this past Friday June 27th, awarding $15,000 in seed funding to the most promising green/blue tech solutions developed by emerging innovators. Held at…
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Biz Fed Institute readies small and medium sized business for LA28— Especially in Inglewood.
Hello Los Angeles County Service Planning Area District 2 — Kevin Clark here, with a real-time pulse check on LA28, the organizing committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.We’re three years out from the Games — and the billion-dollar question is being answered in part by the Bizfed Institute BuildUp LA…
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HART/Dakar Apprenticeship Program Launch… 5 months in the making. Our Pitchathon will take 25 brave souls on a journey from their June 20th debut @ HartBeat Studios to compete for a slot @ a $5 million film fund.
“From Pitch to Production”: The Launch of a Bold New Apprenticeship in Arts, Media, and Entertainment. June 20th marked more than just another Friday in Los Angeles—it was the beginning of a movement. Big shout-out to: Munir, Marcelino, Jay, Lamont, Sabrina, Zayda, David, Shain, Sunny, Shoni, Chris Jai, Ivan, Allana, Syanah, Breyton, Sharon, CJ, the…
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RED Cinema camera shows out at NBC Universal Studios and our Sunny Harris was there to meet over 30 vendors to partner with Dakar to take on the next generation of directors and DP’s.
Dakar Foundation had a memorable week of networking at conferences and expos this week with mentee, Wykin Harris capturing digital cards and curating relationships for our Apprenticeship launch, June 20th. We started with the Hollywood Climate Summit, and ended with CineGear LA, 2025. The highlight of our two stops was the emergence of clean green…
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National Apprenticeship Day 2025, The Day After of Laughter, Health, and AI Community Transaction In Review…
Our very first after-action-review of our National Apprenticeship Day celebration, featuring the taping of a pilot, entitled The Laugh Back”comedy Showcase, a PostCast of the days activities, and all levels of pre and post production. Big thanks to Retired General Bray, David Hill, and and Munir Mahmud for the partnership on HART. Yesterday’s National Apprenticeship…
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If you’re graduating this spring, or you’re out of work…Where are the jobs in the creative tech economy, and how do I navigate to get there? We’ve got the roadmap and your ticket to ride…
The first leg of Hollywood’s last ditch efforts to stem the tide passed in the State Assembly yesterday. Now inspiring workers in the creative-tech industry face a cross roads and waiting-game as AB 1138, and SB 630 are in cue to help pave a road to recovery, but is that a high enough-road for all?.…
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JACKIE ROBINSON DAY LIVES ON…NO ONE CAN DENY HIS MOVES ON THE BASEBALL FIELD. BOY WE CAN USE HIM NOW DURING THE PRESENT POLITICAL CLIMATE.
10 most significant dates in Jackie Robinson’s life….. 10
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Has anyone been to New Mexico lately? Well you might want to find it on your map and book passage if you’re looking for work in the Creative-Tech Industry…
The road to new Hollywood most likely stretch beyond California, and into Las Vegas with the new Sony/Warner Bros .project in Summerlin and Albuquerque New Mexico as we met some operatives, who gave us the scoop on economic opportunities aplenty for students and entry level career seekers. As the we went to publication, we’ve already…
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