Videographer

Arianna Shining Star

Biography

Arianna is a Los Angeles colorist for feature films, television, commercials, and music videos. Based at Apache in sunny Santa Monica, available remotely across the globe.

Arianna’s long form color grading includes feature films and television for Netflix, Hulu, and Quibi. Her narrative work has also premiered at acclaimed film festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, and Cameraimage.

Her commercial portfolio includes campaigns for Nike, Audi, Budweiser, Microsoft, Nintendo, and Coca-Cola. She has also brought her creative eye to MTV VMA nominated music videos "Wild Thoughts" for Rihanna, “Money” for Cardi B, and Justin Bieber's visual album for "Purpose", among many others.

Passionate about both the artistic and technical demands of color grading, Arianna draws from her background in painting, drawing, and photography to inspire her work in the color suite.

Aside from coloring, Arianna loves exploring Los Angeles, on a mission to find hikes with the best ocean views, and bakeries with the best chocolate chip cookies. With Northern California roots, her middle name comes from her parents who met at a Grateful Dead concert during the song “Shining Star.”

Testimonial

Having a quality monitor allows me to grade with confidence, knowing that each nuanced color choice I make is based on an accurate representation of the footage" - Arianna Shinning Star, Colorist.