A small summary about Sam Rakowski.

1. About Me

2. Origins
I was born in Manhattan,
New York but my family
ended up moving to
Allentown, Pennsylvania
where we still live to this
day.
I ended up getting my High School Degree
from Lehigh Valley Academy
(not the performing arts school.)
We were taught the
International Baccalaureate program
which had a large focus on learning about
the world and not just the U.S.

3. Education and
Experience
I'm currently studying at UMUC for a
Bachelor's in Digital Media. I am developing my
marketing and video editing skills so I can enter the
industry with two feet on the ground.
I worked at Panera for what seemed like forever.
I truly learned how far a person would go to
make sure their panini was exactly right.
It was an involuntary case study into
the eating habits of picky eaters and the middle class alike.
Also, everyone is allergic to gluten yet chooses to eat at
Panera BREAD. Who knew?

4. Movies
I was raised on movies. Whenever the family had
dinner, we usually watched a movie. If no one had
any plans for the weekend, we went to see a movie.
If I had managed to get my homework done, the
reward was usually a movie. If my mom wanted to
use her son as an excuse so she could go see the
latest Disney/Pixar movie, well, you get the picture.
At first, I just enjoyed them because it meant not
doing homework, but it evolved much further from
that. I began looking up lists to see people’s
recommendations, top 5’s and 10’s, movies you
should see before you die, what the Academy had
chosen to nominate so on and so forth. I grew to
especially love foreign movies. I felt like I was able
to travel the world without even leaving the room.
Like for many people, movies became a magical
form of storytelling. I learned that other people were
feeling what I was feeling, or I learned what other
people thought. There's no limit on what film can do.

5. Movies, film, cinema, you get the
picture
Now I hope to develop that passion by creating
my own films, writing my own screenplays,
and hopefully getting involved with the business.
I don't know what the future holds for me, but I
hope at least it is full of celluloid and digital
wizardry.

6. Facts about Sam and Trivia
Well, you came this far. How about some fun facts about me?
First movie where I was more confused at the end than the beginning ­ Stalker
Movie I'm still not sure what all the fuss is about ­ Amelie
Favorite Movie ­ Blade Runner
Movie I have forced my parents to endure the most ­Star Wars: A New Hope
Movie I am most likely to rant about the book version of ­ Starship Troopers
Movie I wish I had more people to talk about with ­ Under the Skin
Character I most want to go as for Halloween ­ Harry Powell
Phrase I use that I'm pretty sure no one uses anymore ­ Huzzah