MTSU film and TV grad’s company donates LED screen
The future is getting brighter for Middle Tennessee State University film and television students in the College of Media and Entertainment thanks to a newly donated 400-panel LED screen by Chicago-based Fuse Technical Group.
Patrick Eaton, a 2009 graduate of MTSU’s then Radio and TV Production Program and an MTSU Wall of Fame honoree, was on campus recently to donate the billboard-sized screen and calls the official presentation a “full circle moment” as he connects the past and present.
“This is surreal, and it seemed like a great opportunity to have kids continue learning on what is being actively used in the industry right now, you know,” said Eaton, who credits MTSU as the foundation of his 15-year career in event production. “And it’s great because Fuse acknowledges that investing in the future generation is the only path forward.”
Bob Gordon, associate professor video and film production, said the gift will aid in tour production and extended reality and virtual reality filmmaking classes that help train students for those industries.
