KEVIN HART’S HARTBEAT STUDIOS & DAKAR MEDIA ACADEMY LAUNCH PATHWAY FROM EDUCATION TO ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT THROUGH NEW HARTBEAT DIGITAL MEDIA HUB The HartBeat Digital Media Hub (The Hub) is an educational arts social enterprise partnered with The Dakar Foundation and entertainer Kevin Hart’s HartBeat Studios. The Hub provides college students from underrepresented communities access to professional technical media arts training and hands-on experience so they can become the next generation of industry leaders. Many young people in California from historically marginalized neighborhoods are being left behind and not equipped to build a future in digital creative fields. The Hub is creating a new inclusive model to bridge the creative digital divide. Hub students will leave with exceptional skills and creative portfolio assets so they can secure sought after jobs in Los Angeles’ creative economy from Hollywood to Silicon Beach and beyond. Project based learning and access to the latest digital technology helps students learn professional media applications while discovering their innate artistic abilities. By encouraging collaboration with each other, professional mentors, their families, and community around them, The Hub strives to build an inclusive community enriched by diverse experiences of creative expression. Hands-on technical instruction for aspiring makers and producers will include digital media content development and distribution using the latest tools and technologies at HartBeat Studios. Students will work within education tracks from concept and ideation to creation and post-production. Traditional and new distribution and audience engagement platforms including social and mobile media will be explored for content sharing. The Dakar Foundation is committed to strengthening and expanding private public collaboration with educational, community and workforce-based LA County stakeholders to form incubator digital arts media hubs that support, train and mentor youth from disadvantaged and traditionally underserved neighborhoods. HartBeat Studios is the physical home of HartBeat Production, an entertainment company created by comedian Kevin Hart. The Company produces film, TV, Live and Digital Entertainment for distribution across all digital platforms including theatrical, television, and emerging technologies.
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