WHITLEY HARRIS/GREG

MIRDA
Senior Seminar
Project
 CAREER PLAN
Whitley H. Greg Mirda

y Personal career plans are to become My career plans are to become

a very successful Actor and or Editor. successful in the film industry in any
way.

would like to end up working for a

Ideally I would like to become a
very successful company such as VH1
script writer or work for a successful
or MTV.
company such as VH1 or MTV.
 CAREER PLAN
Whitley H. Greg Mirda

would love for my career to start off

To start off with an internship or
with either a small role in a show or
starting position in a successful
movie.
company and work hard to move

r a company such as VH1 that will give

up, get experience, and get my
me the opportunity to work for them. work recognized
 SKILL SUMMARY
elf-motivated, skilled editors with recognized
ability to create innovative and effective
short promotional videos.  Proficient in a
variety of professional software including
Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, and Imovie,
and Final Draft Pro.

lso comfortable working with cameras and

being on camera.
 IMMEDIATE GOALS

ur immediate goals would be to proceed in receiving an internship with a

company.

et experience working with a particular company.

etworking, getting to know a lot of different people in our line of work and
keep in touch with them.
 FIVE YEAR GOALS

To have finished an internship at a successful company

To have at least an entry level position at a company either writing,

editing, or anything else involved with film
 FIVE YEAR GOALS

y five year goal would be working for Music Choice and moving
up in the field to handling bigger jobs.

lso becoming a VJ (video jockey) for VH1.

 ULTIMATE CAREER GOAL

ur Ultimate Career Goals would be to have done a good deal of movies and
television shows by either acting in them, writing for them, or editing them.

e both want to direct a movie or television series.

e would also like to push to make around 75k to 350k a year.

 RESEARCH SUPPORT

t Music Choice they provide you with a number of services such as.
• Health, Dental, Vision Plans
• Aetna, Vision Benefits of America
• Life Insurance Plan ( Cigna)
• Long Term Disability plan.
• Paid time off, Paid Holidays, and Tuition Reimbursement
 RESEARCH SUPPORT

Here are some statistics of Music choice, from Annual Company

Growth to Job Functions.

http://www.linkedin.com/company/music-choice/statistics
 RESEARCH SUPPORT

If a member of the writers guild of america WGA you can register a

script, get an agent, can increase your wages when getting a job, and
are entitled to healthcare if you earn the required amount of money.

ttp://www.linkedin.com/company/writers-guild-of-america-
west/statistics
 PROFFESSIONAL IN FIELD

verall Gregg and I decided that since our interest are both
similar, we agreed on interviewing the same person.
This individual works for CBS network. His name is
Eric Cruz and he is the Video editor for the CBS network
for 4 years come November.
 PROFESSIONAL IN FIELD

e asked Eric a series of questions such as What are your duties

and or Responsibilities?

e replied- “I am a Video Editor and I am responsible for putting

together packages, sports highlights, various video recaps for
the local news.”
 PROFESSIONAL IN FIELD

ur next question was How did you get started?

ric wrote back saying “ I graduated with a degree in Mass Communication

and was lucky enough to have an aunt who worked for them, she trained
me, got me and interview.”

hen he noted, its all about who you know and start networking now.
 PROFESSIONAL IN FIELD

e asked him What advice would make us more attractive to

employers? Such as skill wise, portfolio, or internships

ric replied “Pursue everything with confidence, apply, follow up, and
be persistent when going through the process. Try your best to make
sure they remember who you are, do that with your attitude and
quality of work.”
 PROFESSIONAL IN FIELD

or our last question we asked him how are the people that you work
with? And are you happy with this job?

e replied, “Well here’s the deal with this question, in this business you have
to learn how to handle pressure. Deadlines are a lot more serious when your
work gets shown on TV. So you have to know how to deal with crazy
personalities.”
PROFESSIONAL IN FIELD

e continued…”My particular crew is

awesome, but to be honest I’ve seen and
worked with some serious nut jobs.”
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