Photo By Lance Cpl. Kasey Peacock | Whitaker’s father was a Marine and he spent the majority of his life growing up on...... read more read more
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - Patrick Whitaker’s father was a Marine and he spent the majority of his life growing up on Marine Corps installations in California. Whitaker, who now works at the Combat Center GameStop, is currently going to school to be a videographer and has a true passion for gaming.
Growing up, we didn’t move around very much. We were stationed in California for the majority of my father’s enlistment. Even after he retired, he stayed in Twentynine Palms, Calif., and so did I.
I know that not a lot of people enjoy Twentynine Palms, but I have no problem with the area. What keeps me here now is the fact that I have a family out here, and I love my job.
I got married on the Marine Corps birthday in 2012. It was actually a total coincidence. My wife wanted to get married Oct. 7, but due to planning we decided to move it to Nov. 7. At that point we decided to move it to the weekend which so happened to be Nov. 10. It is great to look back on now, because I’ll never forget our anniversary.
Growing up, I have always worked on base, never had a job anywhere else. I have always enjoyed working with Marines. We have a lot of gamers on this base, and I have gotten pretty close with a lot of them who come into the store.
It feels fantastic to be able to interact with Marines about something I love. I have regulars who come in and we talk and get to know each other. I have guys who I know before they go on deployment, then they come back and tell me their stories. It is a really cool opportunity for me.
I found the job listing on the Internet when the GameStop first opened. I ended up getting lucky and got the job, and I have been here ever since.
Working here has been great for me, and knowing what you are selling makes it easier.
I have been going to school for a lot of video related things. I took some photography classes, as well as video making. My ultimate goal is to be a cinematographer.
I’m currently working on two short-films right now, one is a music video and the other is related to a video game.
I do a lot of video editing, and I also have my own YouTube channel. I do a lot of random stuff, video game reviews and other stuff to help me break into the industry.
I see myself in film school in about two or three years. In the meantime, I plan to keep working with my YouTube channel, and continue working at GameStop.
Hopefully after I graduate film school, I can do that as a career. I have pretty low standards as far as what I need in life, as long as I’m doing something I love and have enough to get by.
I'm ready for a change of scenery. I have been in Twentynine Palms for so long that my family and I are definitely ready to move. I haven’t set anything in stone yet, but eventually would like to move somewhere else.
I remember back in high school, I realized I wasn’t an artist at all. I would draw stick figures and think they were masterpieces, but quickly learned that wasn’t going to cut it. I still needed to take an art credit, so I took a video production class.
I really started to enjoy that, and started doing short anime music videos, and I have had a passion for video ever sense.
I used to have an old VHS camera that my brothers and I used to have a lot of fun with. We would make these old-school horror films.
I have worked a bunch of different jobs throughout Marine Corps installations, but GameStop has been my favorite. It allows me to follow my passion for video games, as well as interact and give back to the Marines on base.
| Date Taken: | 06.05.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 06.05.2014 17:37 |
| Story ID: | 132220 |
| Location: | TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US |
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