Dr. Patsie Varkados - Introduction and TV1 Project Overview
This document introduces Dr. Patsie Varkados, faculty in Art + Media + Design, and outlines her professional background, passion projects, and links to her work. It also includes links to student projects from previous TV1 courses and questions for students to answer.
Dr. Patsie Varkados was born in Salem, Oregon, in the summer of 1988. She worked as a 35mm film projectionist starting in 2002. She graduated high school in 2006 and attended college from 2006 to 2010, followed by graduate school from 2010 to 2023, earning an M.A. in Playwriting, an M.F.A. in Film Production, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership. She began full-time freelancing in 2015 and started as an Adjunct at ESU in 2018, transitioning to a Tenure Track position in 2019 and achieving tenure in the summer of 2024.
Dr. Varkados has worked on projects for a variety of clients, including HBO, Epix, Canon, Jaguar, European Wax Center, Showtime, and ESPN. More details about her professional experience can be found on her LinkedIn profile. She is involved in both professional and passion projects.
The document includes links to trailers of her professional work on YouTube and Vimeo. The links provided show trailers from various professional projects that Dr. Varkados has worked on.
Dr. Varkados discusses the impact of the pandemic and video games on her creative process, mentioning her favorite games, including Death Stranding, TLOU, Overwatch, and Ark Survival Evolved. She includes a YouTube link discussing this topic further.
Links to student works, community events, and projects are provided, including the Media Fair 2023 and A24 Series Lookback 2023-2024, as well as Lookback 2025. Students are encouraged to create a GroupMe group for the class.
The document lists previous TV1 projects, including College Brains, Experimental Oddities, The Millennial Show, Mr. Philip, Spooky Crew, Warriors on the Street, and Weenus Wizard, with links to the videos.
Students are asked to answer four questions: their top 5 favorite shows, two topics they would choose to make a show about, three interesting things about themselves, and what they hope to get out of the class.
Key points
- Dr. Varkados's background in film, playwriting, and education.
- Her professional experience includes work for HBO, Epix, Canon, and others.
- Links to professional work trailers are provided.
- Video games and the pandemic influenced her creative process.
- Links to student works and community projects are shared.
- Previous TV1 projects are listed with links.
- Students are asked to consider their favorite shows, preferred topics, interesting facts about themselves, and what they hope to gain from the class.