Wednesday, March 28, 2012

A little bit about myself

My name is Carly Straight and I am currently a video production major. I'm hoping to someday move out to LA (as typical as that is) to become active in the production/post-production side of the film industry. Currently, I'm quite obsessed with editing, but I don't want to say for sure that that's what I want to do for the rest of my life...that is a pretty big decision. So instead, I plan to continue gaining experience in all areas of production/post-production by doing some internships out in LA this summer and maybe next summer and then make a decision to hone in on one area.

Some interesting facts about me that are unrelated to my major
(and that you can't find out from my facebook page) are: I love making mix cds (even though they are outdated, I still prefer them), I paint in my spare time, I try to take a yoga class 1-2 times a week, I really enjoy going to bars to listen to live music even on week nights, and crab rangoon is one of my favorite foods. Also, I have a ridiculously cute dog. He's a little cavalier king charles spaniel. If you don't believe me, just look at this picture.


To be honest, I signed up for this class because I needed to take a management class.  However, this is one that interested me a lot because (let's be honest) who doesn't love social media?! Not to mention, I really want to clean up my profiles and social networking sites so that I don't have anything that could deter me from getting a job or internship. That's something I'd really like to get out of this social media class. I want to know what is appropriate and inappropriate as well as knowing what I should and should not be saying about myself and/or the jobs and internships that I will be working for.  The last thing I want is to get myself into trouble. The internet can be quite scary nowadays with all the ways people can find out your location and personal information just by typing in a search. Also, I really wanted to get into blogging (which is awesome that we are doing this!) because I want to write all about my internship in LA this summer while I'm there.