Meet the Magnopians: Eugenia Chung
Eugenia is a Lead Producer at Magnopus, working on projects like Metallica: Fuel FIre Fury, Karol G MSB Fortnite, the Fortnite Remix Concert in Times Square with Snoop Dogg and Ice Spice, and unannounced projects.
Previously, Eugenia has been a creative producer, creative director, and editor for various short and long-form projects including a Kyrgyz award-winning feature narrative film, “After The Rain (Jamgyrdan Kiin)”; VR concerts with Megan Thee Stallion, T-Pain, and KPop artists; film projects with UN Women, the President of Kyrgyzstan - Roza Otunbayeva, and the US Embassy of Kyrgyzstan; and media projects with K-pop artists.
Tell us more about your role at Magnopus
I’m one of the producers at Magnopus, currently leading the Fortnite Concert experiences. If you’re asking what I do every day, as producers, we put out fires and unblock roads, all the while moving projects forward with the best excellence the team can in the limits of time, and budget, while still keeping a smile and running toward the vision set for the project. Sounds impossible? It often feels that way, but that's what all the producers at Magnopus are doing every day - looking dead straight in the eyes of the impossible, and smug at it with optimistic anxiety. We’re the coxswains of the crew, steering the team’s morale, rhythm, and velocity to the direction we’re headed, all the while in the background paving out bumpy roads in advance for the team to have a smooth course as much as possible. We become everything and anything the team and project needs, pulling up our sleeves and wrestling with the mountain. I once was told by my former mentors that, “the best form of a producer is one that is always in service of the team and vision of the project.”
Personally, what keeps me going every day when I wake up, is when I remind myself and the team of the joy of creating projects that are technically groundbreaking and culturally paradigm-shifting, saying, “If it were easy, anyone could do it. Alas, we are the chosen ones!”
What has been your proudest/standout moment while working at Magnopus?
Aside from the obvious moments of seeing projects launch and receiving a lot of praise, and seeing the team’s faces gleaming with pride - personally, I would say when I see the spark of fun and glitter of passion in the eyes of the team, as they go forth and conquer impossible obstacles, trying to find a way to build and innovate around the blockage and see creative juices flowing elevating the excellence of the project to another level.
What attracted you to Magnopus?
The MO of “Where physical & digital meet to create extraordinary experiences.” - which is in line with my personal MO of wanting to be at the forefront of the “evolution of storytelling that bends reality.”
What made you decide to pursue a career in this field?
I discovered that I had a passion for storytelling when I was in high school, working a summer job at a community art center making videos. I felt a spark and a drive to create stories that impact people, and eventually the way people think and feel, influencing culture. That passion kept fueling me to where I am today.
What’s your favorite thing to do when you’re not working?
Searching for the perfect coffee shop on weekends (Good hand drip coffee, roasts their own beans, spacious high ceiling hip vibes, big windows with perfect nature views). Thrift hunting for vintage furniture and binge-playing the latest games.
What would you consider to be your ‘superpower’?
If I really wanted to and my schedule allowed it, I could sleep more than 20 hours. Sleep is my zen. Or again, if I had free time, I could binge-play an entire game without stopping.
How do you want to leave a mark on the world – personally or professionally?
Make cool sh*t that impacts the culture, that the next generation will grow up in and experience. As someone in the realm of creativity, I have the privilege and responsibility that things I am involved in reach the masses, and have influence in small and big ways. By supporting and serving my team with excellence, generosity, and fun, it eventually influences the stories and projects the team creates, which impacts the audiences in ways that hopefully leave a mark of joy.
If you had unlimited resources and funding, what project or initiative would you launch?
HA! It’s top secret and confidential! 😉 But the gist is - when the technology and the fidelity come to a point, where you can’t differentiate between digital and reality, I have many ideas and stories I’ve been brewing over the years that I want to create. Just waiting for the tech and times to catch up for what I’m envisioning to become possible.
What's a unique tradition or ritual you have in your life that brings you joy or fulfillment?
Turn up some music at the start of the day while brewing hand-drip coffee and lounge by the window with a blank state of mind - priceless.
If you could wake up in the body of another person (just for one day) who would it be and why?
If it's “a person”, probably myself in the far future - I want to see where all of this is headed. If it's anyone, then my cat - what a good life she has.
