Author: KEVIN CLARK/ Dakar Apprenticeship Editor

Our old friends at Sony showcasing some of new products that we didn’t see last month at our Sony DMPC Tour and workshop, February 25th. I didn’t see our friend Samuel Fares, but I’ll go back tomorrow, with pit-stops to Adobe for Frame.io meeting, and back to finish some convo with new friends we met…

BrownbagTV was onsite as Santa Monica College, and the California Community College Chancellor’s Office convened a sold-out room of Blue patriots at the Luskin Center, UCLA for the BECAP, Wednesday March 26th. The event was entitled “Tide of Transformation. The key presentations during the morning session came from, Tina Orduno Calderon, California Community College Chancellor…

David Hill, CEO and founder of Vyre Network sat down with the Dakar Apprenticeship program leaders and conducted a masterclass on thriving in Hollywood. He held court, Friday, March 28th at his Vyre Studio just east of downtown Los Angeles. David Hill is a 42 year old self-starter from Philadelphia, who’s been in media and…

Volume 1 is in the books as Over 40 students, and Media-entertainment executives crammed inside of the Sony Digital Media Production Center yesterday, hosted by Samuel Fares and staff. It was a day we shall not forget. We’re slated to come back later this spring for Volume 2. There’s not much else to say, so…

Dakar Foundation gives a big shout-out to Sherri Francois, SoLa Foundation, and Chris Jai Alex Phoenix Entertainment “Fire Hearts” , and the huge list of partners for raising money, awareness, and the spirits for the victims of the recent Los Angeles fires yesterday, Feb. 22nd. The event featured a day long program capped off with…

“The true mark of a leader is the willingness to stick with a bold course of action — an unconventional business strategy, a unique product-development roadmap, a controversial marketing campaign — even as the rest of the world wonders why you’re not marching in step with the status quo. In other words, real leaders are…

Last night the SOLA Foundation under the direction of Monty Marsh, hosted a screening and Q & A of a film Monty produced and went on al film festival run for the ages. Although the film was considered a short documentary, it certainly had the legs for more engagement, especially with young adult audiences. Cudo’s…

Description: How to build wealth by doing production and owning our own content and our work.  The industry isn’t built for us—so we build our own. This discussion unpacks the realities of Black indie filmmaking and how we create sustainable success outside of Hollywood’s traditional gatekeepers. These brothers were original and provided a cohesive blend of actionable…