On (the) T at Evido

.... Kevin Peels (26 yrs) from Evido

What does your organization do?

“Evido is a film production house. We produce films from strategy to concept to shoots and edit videos. We do this with 6 people on permanent staff. Around us is a flexible shell of freelancers. What stands out is that we are a young club. The oldest is 27 years old. That's because I already at my 16andhave started with this"company," said an enthusiastic Kevin. "The name Evido is an anagram of Video. It isn't any more difficult than that. This says exactly who we are, what we do and how we work."

“In corona time we portrayed Eersel in such a way that you could really feel how empty the village was. We posted this video online and it was picked up en masse. Among others by David van Iersel of 24U in bedrijf, with whom we have worked a lot since. And so we soon ended up at Strijp-T.”

“We really enjoy it here and therefore don't want to leave. It's nice to know that you can grow here as a company. And what appeals to us most is the active Strijp-T community. That makes it so fun here. We try to take part in every event, with the Tournament and the Rooftop concert being our favorites. At the latter event you'll see our whole team first, dancing right at the front by the stage. And Robin and I play in the Strijp-T band. In what other work environment do you find this?”

What is your role?

“I am co-founder and owner of Evido. I mainly focus on coming up with the concepts, but my love of the camera means I still regularly do the filming myself. Doing what you enjoy every day is the most beautiful thing there is. Creating a story that captivates when you watch it back.”

“Since we established ourselves at Strijp-T, our company has become more professional. Instead of receiving clients between the fields in Hapert, we now work in a dynamic environment with rapidly growing companies that can use help creating a strong brand. In the meantime the immediate neighbors, such as 24 U, are in operation, and Ctouch and Sorama are clients. And of course Strijp-T, for which we make the aftermovies for the Community events and recently documented the history of building TX. The presence of many creative marketing agencies in Eindhoven also makes working from Strijp-T extra attractive.”

“What I want to emphasize is that the presence of St Lucas on Strijp-S also ensures that we constantly have interns and students coming through. The latter group comes at lunchtimeoften have lunch here and comes across as informal and approachablein contact with practice. We challenge them to work on their portfolio and to experience how fun it is to, with passion, make something out of nothing in the creative sector. Do what you are best at. In our profession it's about bringing together collaborating specialists.”

At whose place do you want us to go on the T next time and why?

“At David van Iersel of 24U in business. Hehas us to Strijp-T obtained and plugged into a large network, which caused the growth of our company to accelerate. Sowe are for example currently working on awesome projects with well-known Dutch bands such as Direct and Racoon.Who could have imagined that a few years ago when we were still between the meadows”.