The New Media & Entertainment Initiative

New Media, Multimedia & Entertainment Initiative

Advancing the business of creativity

The New Media & Entertainment Initiative is a statewide network of Community College educators working in strategic partnerships with businesses, industry and community organizations to identify and meet California's workforce and economic development needs in the areas of digital arts and new media applications.

Consisting of a Statewide Initiative Director, Regional Centers and affiliated colleges, the New Media & Entertainment Initiative is committed to identifying and specifying training experiences that develop artistic communications skills and technological expertise to meet California's workforce needs involving multimedia, entertainment, interactive web and new media skill sets.

The New Media & Entertainment Initiative is also dedicated to support the growing needs of small and medium business that are compelled to adopt new media applications which enable better marketing, customer service, productivity and collaboration.

Our curriculum and contract learning products cover the application of digital arts to new media, multimedia and entertainment. They span topics from hands on classroom software training to community outreach and on-line seminars covering the business adoption, management and legal concerns of new media applications.

The New Media & Entertainment Initiative

Builds – Business and Education Communication

Accesses – Industry Labor Market Needs

Delivers – Emerging and Re-entry Workforce Training

Contact

Stephen Wright - Statewide Director
Phone: (805)496 8583
Email: steve@wrightCA.com

New Media & Entertainment Centers

Central California New Media Center
Hartnell College - Region 5
411 Central Avenue
Salinas, CA 93901
Jerri Nemiro
Phone: (831) 755-6797
Email: jnemiro@hartnell.edu

IDEAS: Institute for Developing Entertainment Arts & Studies
Los Angeles Valley College - Region 7
5800 Fulton Avenue
Valley Glen, CA 91401-4096
Richard Holdredge
Fax: (818) 947-2620
Email: holdrere@lavc.edu
Web: www.lavc.edu/ideas

  

Orange County Digital Media Center
North Orange County Community College District, School of Continuing Education - Region 8
1830 W. Romneya Drive
Anaheim CA 92801
Christie Campbell
Phone: (714) 808-4617
Fax: (714) 808-4606
Email: ccampbell@sce.cc.ca.us
Web: www.ocdmc.com

“IDEAS* has proven to be an invaluable resource, not only for basic instruction in digital and computer skills, but also for follow-up training for those needing to "brush up" on new versions and components of industry-standard computer programs and suites.”

Jeffrey Massie
Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839


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