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Patrick Evans, class of 2018, studied integrated media in the School of Media Arts and Studies (MDIA) during his time at 91探花. He also earned an entrepreneurship certificate from the College of Business. After having previous broadcasting experience, Evans came to OHIO due to his interest in digital media and the programs that are offered in that field.

Evans was involved in several student organizations such as AVW, Friday鈥檚 Live, and the 48-hour shootouts during his time at 91探花. He spent a lot of time using the Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab, too, so that he could learn more about 360-degree video development. Evans also collaborated with 91探花鈥檚 Event Services by capturing campus events as their drone pilot.

鈥淭hese learning opportunities allowed me to gain fundamental baselines working with digital media,鈥� Evans says. 

Evans decided to apply for the Ohio-in-LA program after encouragement from his advisor and soon found himself immersed in the media industry in Los Angeles. The program helped Evans focus on his internships and projects while providing him with a structured living environment. As part of the program, Evans was paired with a 鈥渂ig sib鈥� throughout the semester who was there to help him with any industry questions he had and to help him adjust to living in California.

鈥淔or me,鈥� Evans says, 鈥淭his program kicked my career off with great connections to our 91探花 alumni base, making LA feel like home in a way. And I felt ready to take on the industry once it was over!鈥�

After the semester came to an end, Evans secured a full-time job at his internship in LA as a Post-Production Supervisor. There, Evans worked to bring the company鈥檚 post-production services in-house and expand their services. 

Today, Evans works for Goodform, located in Culver City, CA, as the head of post-production. He oversees the editor and finishing teams for projects and helps create around six Lifetime movies per year. Evans is now working on a feature documentary that focuses on farming and the global food supply chain, which was filmed in five different countries. In addition to these large projects, he helps create social branded campaigns for companies, such as Houseplant and EA Sports.

At Goodform, Evans recently worked on an Apple TV series called 鈥淕amechangers鈥�, which follows Major League Soccer players. Camera teams shot footage for this series throughout the country before sending it to Evans and his team.

鈥淥nce footage would hit our shop in LA, we would ingest/proxy it, and send it out to our editor who was located in New York,鈥� he explains. 鈥淎long with the captured footage, we also had access to gameplay recordings which we pulled highlights from. Each week we would cut the five- to seven-minute episode and turn them around for color and finishing for delivery to the network. It was a great flex of our workflow to ensure we stayed organized and kept to a tight schedule!鈥�

To learn more about Gamechangers, visit the website.

Evans shared advice for undergraduate students that he proudly tells his OHIO-in-LA 鈥渓ittle sibs鈥�:

鈥淒on鈥檛 be afraid to ask questions. Everyone has this preconception that asking questions makes them seem dumb or lacking knowledge of a subject. To me, asking questions shows initiative鈥攕omething that most employers are looking for. We, as employers, would rather answer a question and get you up to speed on something instead of you underperforming or showing a lack of interest in something. Ask questions! Questions lead to great learning experiences and opportunities!鈥�