The people. The expertise.
The credentials.
Explore our partnerships, BlackLantern Media’s production capabilities, and the company and operator credentials behind our work.
D.N.A. Partnerships
Organizations connected with our work.
Urban League of Greater San Francisco Bay Area
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Alameda County Public Health Department
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CFG Lighting Rentals
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Elewa Camera Rentals
Visit Elewa Camera Rentals
JS Lit Lighting and Grip
OK Program of Oakland
Visit OK Program of Oakland
SMASH
Visit SMASHWays to collaborate
A partnership with something to do.
Programs & technology
Discuss program delivery, pilot opportunities, competition hosting, and future institutional licensing.
Experiences & storytelling
Explore sponsored challenges, branded activations, event opportunities, and professional media packages.
Build skills & inventory
Explore mentorship, materials support, fabrication, employee engagement, and sponsored community builds.
Previous support
Materials support that helped move ideas forward.
Reclaimed materials & reuse
Previously provided a $200 gift card to support the work.
Practical building support
Previously provided $200 in store credit.
The connected organizations
Clear roles. Shared possibilities.
D.N.A.
Discovering New Adventures, LLC: an educational app, competitions, and live learning experiences.
BlackLantern Media
Professional video, photography, lighting, drone piloting and aerial filming, editing, and event media production.
Explore BlackLantern MediaYes Ma’am Community Initiatives
Nonprofit community programming and mission-aligned initiatives.
Explore Yes Ma’amNexus Knights
Complementary event-related offerings and inventory through our collaborating vendor.
Explore Nexus KnightsStart a conversation
Find a useful point of connection.
Tell us about your organization, the people you want to engage, and the role you’d like to explore. We’ll discuss scope, availability, and a practical next step.
Discuss a partnershipD.N.A. / Live competition
The quiz show meets the course.
Creativity from the land
The original course uses materials from the land to involve youth in discovering what is useful, natural, and native to the location.
A portable competition format
The original inflatable course combines accessories, themes, and physical challenges with the live experience.
Our activity inventory includes foam, tire runs, tube crawls, team races, inflatable mazes, the Double Helix Obstacle Course, and The Wasp’s Nest.
D.N.A. / Original production
Discovering New Adventures: the show.
The S.T.E.M./S.T.E.A.M.-based family game show connects Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics with a competition format. The four-episode pilot explores the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, followed by the Vaccine Special.
Explore Episodes & CommercialD.N.A. / Participation in practice
Oakland Parks & Recreation.
The original capability statement documents the Soda-Free Summer collaboration: jobs for 14 young adults and participation by more than 250 children across Oakland in that program.
Young staff gained experience in resume building, set design, food-safety preparation, leadership, video production, camera operation, and drone-piloting techniques. These are figures from the original documented program, not a total across all years.
BlackLantern Media, LLC
The production company behind the experience.
Video, photography & lighting
Professional video and photography, motion-picture and event lighting, drone production, editing, and graphic design.
Planning through post-production
Production logistics, creative direction, technical operation, and media delivery for commercial and community projects.
Established in 2010, BlackLantern financed and produced D.N.A.’s app, show, equipment, and obstacles. The organizations remain separate LLCs.
BlackLantern Media / Original core competencies
From concept to completed production.
Ad concept creation and production
Sound recording and engineering
Lighting design and cinematography
Video editing and visual effects
Production and distribution of the original quiz show: D.N.A. Discovering New Adventures
BlackLantern Media / Documented past performance
Alameda County Public Health Department.
BlackLantern worked with the Director of Nutrition Services to provide free family photoshoots promoting eating healthy together.
The production team supplied backdrops and lighting, designed the setup with ACPHD props, photographed and retouched the images, and prepared them for canvas displays across ACPHD’s Oakland offices.
BlackLantern Media / Updated statement
Production expertise, in one document.
The updated BlackLantern Media capability statement, with the corrected DUNS number.
BlackLantern Media / Earlier statement
Our experience and past performance.
The earlier BlackLantern Media statement includes work with Oakland Parks & Recreation and Alameda County Public Health, including D.N.A. programs.
Company credentials
Certified business capacity.
BlackLantern Media’s company certifications cover women-owned and minority-owned business status and local, small, and emerging business participation.
U.S. Black Chambers, Inc.ByBlack certification
Black-owned business certification.
Supplier ClearinghouseWomen Business Enterprise (WBE) · Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)
Port of OaklandLocal Impact Area Business Enterprise (LIABE) · Very Small Business Enterprise (VSBE)
City of OaklandVery Small Local Business Enterprise (VSLBE)
Alameda CountySmall, Local and Emerging Business (SLEB)
Professional operator credentials
Lawrence Siraj Fowler.
Production leadership backed by credentials in aerial filming, access equipment, material handling, and lighting operation.
Lawrence Siraj FowlerDrone operation
FAA · Drone piloting
Lawrence Siraj FowlerCondor lift operation
OSHA safety standards · Condor aerial lift
Lawrence Siraj FowlerForklift operation
OSHA training and evaluation standards
Lawrence Siraj FowlerLighting board operation
ETC · Lighting board operation