BDN profiles Pittis ’13, screenwriting success
The Bangor Daily News profiled Patrick Pittis, Bangor native and 2013 University of Maine graduate, whose screenplay “Rubble” was recently purchased by Universal Studios. Selling a script to a major studio so early in his career is a boost that’s allowed Pittis to focus on screenwriting full time earlier than he expected, the article states. At UMaine, he initially studied theater and secondary education but changed his major, and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communication. He then moved to California with Meghan Ballard, his wife and fellow UMaine graduate, and in 2018 earned a master’s degree in writing and producing for TV from Loyola Marymount University, the BDN reported. “I was not expecting success this early in my career,” said Pittis. “I just finished my master’s degree, and I was anticipating working as an assistant for a few years before getting the opportunity to strike out on my own as a writer. For me, it’s a pretty big deal.” WGME (Channel 13) published the BDN article.