Editor - PRODUCER - VFX - STRATEGY - CONCEPT & Fabrication

ARDEN ARIEL ORELLANA

Arden is a NYC based full-spectrum producer and creative consultant. Her work spans independent narrative and documentary to commercial (Google, MTV, HBO). She has extensive experience in event production (House of Blues, Avalon/Limelight, Mercury Lounge), US Navy service and has designed and fabricated everything from costumes and sets, to boats and consumer electronic goods.

She studied creative writing and media production at Harvard University, and is a MOME/Made In New York post-production program grad.

She is the lead editor and co-founder of Kaleidoscope 9.

I'm an inventor and co-own an EdTech company, but I'm a creative at my core. Film is the sole field where I can use my entire skill set, make art in collaboration not isolation, and support incredible crew, cast & creators.
Film-Related EDUCATION

Harvard University 2021-2024
Creative Writing and Digital Media Production

Made In New York - Post Production Training Program, Cycle 20, 2024. Sponsored by the NYC Mayor's office of Media and Production

NYU Tisch - 2026 Modern Screenwriting

I make DAMNED NEAR ANYTHING

I have been a web and graphic designer since 1995. Following a career in Naval aviation electronics & compliance, I began large scale event production in the US and Europe.

I owned and operated a design and tech repair shop in Brooklyn for several years, before starting an education technology company. I have several years of small business and startup consulting

I hold a US patent for a consumer electronic device which I designed and brought to market in 2022, and is globally retailed/wholesaled.

PREVIOUS CAREER
ARDEN Uses AVID / FOUNDRY WOrKFLOW

AVID MEDIA COMPOSER - PRO TOOLS - NUKE X -DAVINCI RESOLVE - MAYA - BORIS - FULL ADOBE SUITE

* For Logic/FinalCut, Sound Design & Score go here

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