(323) 960-4540 Fax: (323) 960

“First of all I want to thank you for sending me such
a great group of production assistants. They were
phenomenal on our production for HP, they were an
hour early and worked their behinds off. If I didn’t
know I would have thought they had a few years
experience under their belts. You guys do a great job
at Streetlights preparing these fine young men and
women. I have been a long time supporter and will
be for many years to come.”
–David Lozano
Alta Vista Films
creating ethnic diversity in the entertainment industry
Raleigh Studios
662 N. Van Ness Avenue
Suite 105
Hollywood, CA 90004
Phone: (323) 960-4540
Fax: (323) 960-4546
[email protected]
www.streetlights.org
FOUNDER
Dorothy Thompson
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Karen A. Clark
Carl Geller
Linda Horner
Randy Huggins
Sheldon J. Levy
Thomas Reid
Corey Reynolds
Max Rutherford
Muffie Taggett
Cami Taylor
COMMERCIAL DIVERSITY INITIATIVE MEMBERS
General Mills
RPA
GSD&M
Saatchi & Saatchi LA
Honda
Saatchi & Saatchi NY
Leo Burnett USA
Toyota
Lexus
Wieden + Kennedy
Procter & Gamble
and more...
HONORARY BOARD
It’s a Wrap!
IF YOU OR YOUR COMPANY WOULD LIKE
TO BECOME INVOLVED IN CHANGING
THE FACE OF THE ENTERTAINMENT
INDUSTRY, PLEASE CONTACT US
creating ethnic diversity in the entertainment industry
Mike Antonovich
Michael Beach
James D. Brubaker
Hector Elizondo
Laurence Fishburne
Brian Grazer
Rod Hagenbuch
Mariette Hartley
Quincy Jones
Christine Lahti
Sharon Lawrence
Gigi Levangie
Lynda Obst
Annie Potts
CCH Pounder
Martin Sheen
Jimmy Smits
Joanne Woodward
Streetlights has received generous support from
Paramount Pictures, NBCUniversal,
21st Century Fox, Warner Bros.,
Crossroads Films, TNT, HBO Films,
Walt Disney Pictures, Dorothy Collins Brown
Charitable Foundation,
Angell Foundation, Harry & Jeanette
Weinberg Foundation, The Academy
Foundation, U.S. Bank, Bank of America,
Hollywood Foreign Press Association,
Toyota, Honda, General Mills
and other major Advertisers and
Advertising Agencies in our
Commercial Diversity Initiative
A nonprofit dedicated to
creating successful careers for
motivated young minorities,
while helping the
Entertainment Industry build a
skilled minority talent pool
“The Streetlights PA’s were AWESOME! Only the
best reviews from the team they were assisting.
Once again, all Streetlights PA’s I have ever had on
set have been so wonderful. I cannot say enough how
great your program is. Thank you!”
–Corrin Jade
Production Supervisor
creating ethnic diversity in the entertainment industry
Dreams honestly do come true. Streetlights gave me
the training and resources to follow my dreams and
now I’m on a career path that I couldn’t have imagined
in this wonderful business.
– Dimitri Lacey
Manager Post Production, TNT & TBS
Streetlights Graduate (2001)
Since 1992, STREETLIGHTS has been
bringing ethnic diversity to the
behind-the-camera world of Feature Film,
Television and Commercial production.
Our mission is to enable talented and
motivated young ethnic minorities, many
economically or socially disadvantaged, to
achieve long-term economic stability and
career success.
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT TRAINING
COMMERCIAL DIVERSITY INITIATIVE
Taught by Industry professionals, our
Production Assistant curriculum is the only
one of its kind. Each graduate is required to
complete 240 hours of training, 120 of which
are paid and spent working on actual
productions. Given the freelance nature of
production, job placement is assured until a
network of contacts is established.
Our focus is building careers, not just
finding jobs. In the year 2000 we began a
new step in career advancement with the
Commercial Diversity Initiative (CDI).
P.A. TRAINING INCLUDES:
Petty Cash Resolution
Walkie-Talkie Use and Language
Vendors and Equipment
Office Training
Map Reading in case of GPS Failure
Who’s Who on the Set
Production Paperwork
Production Practices, Protocol and Politics
Through CDI, our veteran Production
Assistants are able to make that difficult
first move up the career ladder by earning
Union eligibility days towards Union
Membership. They have access to:
Scholarships to gain specialized
knowledge in their chosen field
(Camera, Wardrobe, Sound, etc.)
Work opportunities to meet Union
eligibility requirements
To accomplish true diversity in the
Entertainment Industry, we believe that a
minority talent pool must be created to
provide companies with ethnically diverse
crew members from a range of job
categories – Gaffer to Grip, Producer to
Production Assistant.
To that end, STREETLIGHTS provides an
opportunity to break into this creative and
well-paying business through entry-level
Production Assistant Training, while at the
same time helping highly experienced and
motivated graduates advance through the
ground-breaking Commercial Diversity
Initiative.
This pioneer endeavor is an innovative
collaboration between STREETLIGHTS and
major Advertisers and Ad Agencies. CDI is
the only diversity program in the country
that leads to Union membership.
Union membership
Union health and pension benefits and
increased employment stability
INDUSTRY BOOKING ROSTER
Graduates are placed onto the Industry Booking
Roster—our list of skilled workers for all areas
of Film, TV and Commercial production. This
roster gives companies access to a trained
workforce and allows us to match the right
person to the right job.
Together, Streetlights’ Production
Assistant Training and the Commercial
Diversity Initiative are creating an
experienced minority talent pool that
helps the Entertainment Industry fulfill
its commitment to diversity.
JUST A FEW RECENT CREDITS
Features
50 Shades of Black
Her
Horrible Bosses
Moneyball
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Oculus
A Perfect Match
Red Dawn
Ride Along
Robot Chicken 3D
Straight Outta Compton
Commercial Production Companies
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Believe Media, Inc.
Biscuit Filmworks
Bob Industries
Chelsea
Crossroads Films
Furlined
GARTNER
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HSI
MJZ
O Positive
Park Pictures, LLC
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PRETTYBIRD
PYTKA
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Smuggler
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Tool of North America
Traktor Film, Inc.
and more...
Television
7 Days in Hell - HBO
Access Hollywood - NBC
AFV - ABC Family
Blackish - ABC
Castle - ABC
Criminal Minds - CBS
DWTS - ABC
Family Guy - FOX
How to Get Away with Murder- ABC
Last Man Standing - ABC
Major Crimes - TNT
Marry Me - NBC
New Girl - FOX
NCIS - CBS
Power - STRZ
Sons of Anarchy - FX
Storage Hunters - A&E
The Voice - NBC
Welcome to the Family - NBC
Who Do You Think You Are? - TLC