Brianna Arends
NJ/NY-based creative
non-scripted story crafting
What I did
- Took 2+ hours of unscripted user testimonial footage and crafted a compelling over-arching narrative
- Created caption typography/animations in Final Cut Pro
- Designed end card in Final Cut Pro
- Color correction
- Vocal enhancement
- Music choice and mixing
What I did
- Sorted through hundreds of user submitted videos and created a narrative, with dialogue and B-roll
- Created cycling graphic design templates in Final Cut Pro
- Color correction
- Vocal enhancement
- Music choice and mixing
What I did
- Took 5+ hours of unscripted user testimonial footage and crafted a heartfelt over-arching narrative
- Caption typography
- Color and audio correction for video call footage
- Music choice and mixing
immersive sound design
What I did
- Sourced stock sound effects for sound design
- Mixed sound effects
What I did
- Created immersive experimental soundscapes, fast-paced for beginning and calm for end
- Sourced stock footage and sound effects and cut them into montage
- Created typography and animations in After Effects and Final Cut Pro
- Color correction
- Vocal mixing and enhancement
What I did
- Cut together ASMR-style ad from raw footage
- Recorded sound effects
- Mixed sound effects
- Color correction
- Created typography and graphic design
Clean, compelling motion and remapping
What I did
- Time mapped raw slow-mo footage in Final Cut Pro to make the animations bounce back and forth to the beat of the music in Final Cut Pro
- Masked out props against solids or green screens
- Color correction
- Music choice and mixing
What I did
- Masked out and time mapped each individual clothing item to make them come in, overlap, and go out cleanly in Final Cut Pro
- Created graphics and typography
- Color correction
- Music choice and mixing
What I did
- Created frame for base advertisement in Final Cut Pro
- Added repeated brand name motif inside frame graphic
- Masked out, time mapped, and keyframed props in and out of the outer frame at different intervals
About Me
Hi, I’m Brianna! I’m ready to help you tackle your next creative project and bring your vision into reality.
I’m a 2022 graduate from Emerson College, where I graduated with a Visual and Media Arts degree focused on audio engineering. I also participated in their Emerson Los Angeles “study abroad” program, where I earned an internship with the production company Partizan Entertainment as a PA working on several large-scale commercial sets, as well as contributing to business as usual in between filming.
As of 2023, I have been doing work for VideGro, an ad production company based in Beacon, NY, as a PA and video editor. Here, I work with a small crew to create social media and TV ads of varying genre and complexity. My software expertise is specifically in Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro, but I am always excited to learn new things and adapt quickly. In my editing work, I am often given a lot of creative freedom, and am able to create a compelling end result from the materials I have and minimal guidance. I really enjoy taking raw footage and crafting a story and an engaging end result with it, it’s one of my favorite things about the creative process!
In addition to editing, I have experience with audio recording and engineering in various contexts. From recording audio for microbudget short films to working the sound board for a local theatre’s musical production to mixing ASMR-style sound design in social ads, I have a natural ear for what sounds good and love putting it to use.
In addition to my technical skills, I am highly personable and make it a priority to ensure crew, talent, and clients feel supported and heard, especially in unfamiliar and stressful environments.
I take pride in my work and really enjoy the process of telling stories and get my work across the screens of people from all walks of life. After the 10 years I’ve been using editing software, it still delights me when something really comes together perfectly, as if it were the first time all over again.
