Brandon M. Arana

EDUCATION
University of Southern California
B.A. Cinema and Media Studies + M.S. Digital Social Media
Expected Graduation: December 2024
Honors: Dean’s List
Awards: First Generation Scholarship Recipient, Henry Mayo Scholarship Recipient

Work Experience

FilmNation Entertainment

Development Intern January 2024 - Present

  • ●  Company responsible for titles such as Arrival (2016), Promising Young Woman (2020), and Red Rocket (2021).

  • ●  Responsibilities include script coverage, sitting in on executive meetings, pitching projects and desk coverage.

    Thunder Road Pictures

    Development Intern
    August 2023 - December 2023

  • ●  Production company responsible for titles such as A Star is Born (2018), Sicario and the John Wick franchise.

  • ●  Covered 50+ books/scripts while covering phones, meeting with executives and managing the front desk.

    Highland Film Group

    Marketing Intern
    August 2022 - December 2022

  • ●  Film production and distribution company whose titles include One True Loves and The Black Demon.

  • ●  Responsibilities include putting together/presenting creative briefs to executives and formatting movie

    posters/designing marketing materials for 6 different feature films.

    MoJo Global Arts

    Development Intern May 2022 - August 2022

  • ●  Global Media Company responsible for films such as Ladies in Black and The Long Rider.

  • ●  Responsibilities included covering over 75 scripts, communicating directly with industry executives and representing

    the company at the Dances with Films festival in Hollywood.

    USC Admission Center

    Student Ambassador/Tour Guide October 2020 - Present

  • ●  Selected as 1 of 25 ambassadors out of a 450 person applicant pool.

  • ●  Provided over 120+ 90-minute campus tours to 2,000+ guests over a 4 year period.

  • ●  Office responsibilities include operating a high volume desk by covering phones, scheduling tours using office specific

    software, creating newsletters and processing application materials.

    SKILLS

● AVID Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, Script Coverage, Air Table, Covering Phones, Canva, Asana, Trello, Slate Check In Software, Google Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Celtx, WordPress, Air Table, Patreon & locating the nearest In N Out