Ricardo Ramos was always drawn to the idea of working in the world of television. “I think ever since I was a kid, I was always interested in something related to TV. I even played with the idea of perhaps journalism or broadcast journalism.”

在拉斯维加斯长大Juárez, 墨西哥, 德克萨斯州边境上的一座城市, Ricardo knew he would have to leave his hometown to pursue his dream career. “[In Ciudad Juárez] these types of careers, they're not common. I just went on Google and started 搜索ing TV school, 电影学院, 电影学院, 《十大菠菜台子》出现了,他说. “我记得我去参观的时候，我就想，‘我被迷住了.’ It just, for me at the time, seemed like the right answer.”

While in school Ricardo found direction, realizing his interest in producing early in his studies.

“I was always [attracted] to producing because it's, to me, making it happen. 我喜欢和不同的部门打交道, 部门主管, 贡献者, 或者我们拍摄的对象.”

满帆 also helped Ricardo unlock another important interest for his future career: nonfiction storytelling.

“I started just producing side projects and took a documentary class that was very insightful for me. That's when I was like, ‘Oh, I think it's the nonfiction genre that I want to pursue.’”

After finishing his film studies, Ricardo enrolled in his master’s, 学习娱乐商业 to help better prepare himself for a career in producing.

“我在硕士班学到了很多东西, I apply both professionally and also with my personal life, 所以我认为这是一个伟大的决定. I was doing my master's, working for [director Toby Phillips], getting set experience.”

这位毕业生的努力得到了回报. 自毕业, Ricardo has worked on a range of impressive docuseries for streaming services including Disney+, 网飞公司, 和Apple TV+, all telling the stories of real people and their life experiences.

“[It’s fulfilling] to be able to be part of programming that shares real-life stories with actual real-life subjects or participants,里卡多说。. “I've also gotten into work on shows with all kinds of people. The very first one I worked on here in LA was with three boxers, one of them was an Olympian. I've gotten to work with survivors of Scientology. I've gotten to work for Hillary Clinton on this show called 勇敢的, where we feature a lot of inspirational and motivational women doing really good work in their respective fields. 这让它很有趣. 各行各业形形色色的人.”

制作了包括 勇敢的, 生活无证苹果(Apple)最近也推出了 梅西的世界杯:一个传奇的崛起, Ricardo has been able to utilize the skills he gained while studying at 满帆 and apply them to a career he always dreamed of in his youth.

Ricardo interviewing a participant during the filming of 梅西的世界杯 适用于Apple TV+.

On 梅西, Ricardo joined the team in post-production as a supervising producer to help craft the story for the four-part sports documentary.

“我是去年3月来的, 所以世界杯已经开始了, but we were at a point where we had to put all the pieces together, 想好我们要讲的所有背景故事. It was working a lot with our showrunner and our editors, figuring out what's the best way to tell 梅西's story in four episodes, and at the same time interweaving the World Cup.”

For the accomplished graduate – who is currently working as a supervising producer on Disney+’s reality TV series 洛杉矶褐煤 – the lessons imparted during his time at 满帆 have had a lasting impact, saying, “It was a very good experience for me and that's something I share with current students whenever I get to speak. 你付出什么，就会得到什么, 所以我试着提醒学生这是一项投资, 不仅仅是金融投资, 也是一种情感投资, 时间投资. What are you going to do to ensure that it's the best possible experience?”