LAUSD Lead Movie Trainer Jamal Speakes was honored lately for the grand opening of Clear Imaginative and prescient Studios — a state-of-the-art, $3 million movie manufacturing facility at Valley Oaks Heart for Enriched Research (VOCES) in Solar Valley.
Seven years within the making, Clear Imaginative and prescient Studios represents a transformative step in bridging training and the leisure trade. Designed to empower college students to pursue below-the-line careers — reminiscent of cinematography, modifying, sound engineering, and set manufacturing — the power features a totally geared up ADR (Automated Dialogue Substitute) suite, a professional-grade screening theater, movie modifying labs, and manufacturing areas that mirror real-world trade requirements.
“That is greater than only a classroom—it’s a profession pipeline,” mentioned Speakes throughout the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
“Clear Imaginative and prescient Studios was constructed to offer college students with real-world expertise and sensible abilities that place them for achievement in Hollywood’s behind-the-scenes roles—the very jobs that energy this trade.”
Below Speakes’ management, VOCES has emerged as a hub for numerous, rising expertise, offering entry and alternative to college students from underserved communities who could have as soon as seen Hollywood as out of attain. By specializing in technical careers, Clear Imaginative and prescient Studios helps to satisfy the trade’s rising demand for expert professionals whereas additionally selling fairness and broader illustration.
The grand opening was attended LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, LAUSD board members Kelly Gonez and Sherlette Hendy-Newbill, representatives from Mayor Karen Bass’s workplace, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, Councilmember Imelda Padilla, neighborhood leaders, and leisure trade professionals. Every praised Speakes’ unwavering dedication to constructing a program that transforms not solely training but in addition futures.
“Mr. Speakes isn’t just constructing a program—he’s constructing futures,” mentioned Carvalho. Gonez added,
“Clear Imaginative and prescient Studios proves what’s doable when one trainer, a neighborhood, and an trade come collectively for our youth.”
