Nickelodeon has been entertaining all ages for decades and currently they reach over 92 million households. Over the years Nick has provided hundreds of Nicktoons, movies, game shows, live-action, award shows, special events such as Slimefest and NASCAR events and they also had their own radio station and magazine. To keep fans updated with everything going on, Nickelodeon is one of the most active in the social media world. Two people hard at work keeping fans updated on social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram are Carly Kaplan and Tarreyn Van Slyke. With all of Carly and Tarreyn’s experience and Nicknowledge, it’s only fitting that they created their own show Inside Nick, that goes behind the scenes of many popular Nickelodeon shows. Carly and Tarreyn are passionate about their Inside Nick and find the time and energy despite their responsibility of providing the branding, creative content and strategy for Nick’s social media being an endless job.
Carly originally is from Dallas, Texas and has a BA in Film Production and Marketing Communications from Emerson College. She started at Nickelodeon in 2015 and has worked on the popular Nick shows Bunsen is a Beast, The Fairly OddParents, and Pig Goat Banana Cricket, just to name a few. She shares about starting at Nick and her friendship with Tarreyn, “Tarreyn and I became best friends as soon as we met,” tells Carly. “We’re very similar and have strong acting and digital backgrounds. “Inside Nick” is special because it combines all of our talents. When you watch you can really see how much we love doing this.” For much more information about Carly including all her work and social sites, go to her website www.carlykaplancreative.com
With a degree from the University of Arizona, Tarreyn has worked on Nickelodeon shows The Loud House and Harvey Beaks, as well as being a writer, photographer, and content creator. She shares what brought her to Nick and about her job there, “I had been a stage actor for years before entering the world of blogging and social media. My love of entertainment and digital media created a natural trajectory for me ending up at Nickelodeon. “Inside Nick” is another incredibly exciting extension of all that, especially getting to collaborate with Carly, it’s such an amazing and fun experience.” Go to www.tarreynvanslyke.com to see Tarreyn’s writing, portfolio, and so much more.
There’s never a dull moment as a very energetic Carly and Tarreyn cram an abundance of information in each episode, all complimented by their hilarious antics. From giving you the Nickelowdown about slime at the Kids Choice Awards in their first episode to showing the season’s highlights in Episode 10.
Here’s a rundown of some of what you can expect in each entertaining and unique episode. Carly and Tarreyn live their dream of being slimed, take you to the set of Knight Squad and learn what it takes to be a Nick star, and go behind the scenes showing fans all the special effects, sound effects, voices, and props that go into the making of Nick shows. In a tour of the Nickelodeon studio, Carly and Tarreyn will show you Nick’s Entertainment Lab, a SpongeBob statue made of 6,500 pencils that were all used in production of the show, and take you to the animation lab where SpongeBob and The Loud House are made. Laugh along with Carly and Tarreyn as they bombard Owen Joyner with questions while chauffeuring him on a golf cart between sets. Learn how to draw cartoons with Butch Hartman, a creator responsible for many popular Nickelodeon shows. Then be amazed with the incredible voice over actress Grey Griffin as she shares her secrets on how to do so many voices. It’s down right hilarious watching Grey attempting to teach Carly and Tarreyn how to sound like a baby crying.
Carly and Tarreyn traveled to Chicago for Slime Fest – Nickelodeon’s music festival, where mingled and had fun with the fans and interviewed actors and musicians. They also went to VidCon where participated in a Nickelodeon Scavenger Hunt that took them through the entire convention. The Double Dare episode is extra special since the game show has been around since the late 80s. Double Dare’s original host Marc Summers along with the new host Liza Koshy, take Carly and Tarreyn behind the scenes and behind the stage sharing all the tricks of the wildest, messiest game ever and even how the crew cleans up after each episode. For the season finale of Inside Nick, enjoy Carly and Tarreyn all dressed up as they provide season highlights and even cruise the town in style (spoiler alert, the special effects involve a pickup truck and box fans). Finally, get a good laugh with the blooper reel from throughout the season. Soooooo much fun!!! Carly and Tarreyn will never have a shortage of material for Inside Nick and they want their fans involved and welcome all suggestions for upcoming episodes. “We read every comment and really take them into consideration when writing new episodes. It’s important to us as creators that kids feel like they have a voice and get to go behind the scenes of the Nickelodeon they want,” shares Carly and Tarreyn.
All the episodes are currently available on both Carly and Tarreyn’s websites and on YouTube.
www.carlykaplancreative.com
www.tarreynvanslyke.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW-8MAYXgbU (episode 1)
