Makena Costlow is a Visual Effects Editor at FuseFX and Short Film Director. At FuseFX, Makena has worked on FX’s American Horror Story, Hulu’s Pam & Tommy, Amazon’s Modern Love, and HBO’s Emmy Award winning show, The Flight Attendant.
She previously worked as a Visualization Editor at The Third Floor, Inc. in which she edited the visualization for HBO’s Lovecraft Country, Marvel’s Loki, WandaVision, and Hawkeye, and DC’s Stargirl. She began her career at The Third Floor, Inc. in the marketing department, editing sizzle reels for all of my company’s internal and external content.
Makena received a formal education in film directing at Chapman University. She graduated with a B.F.A. in Film Production with an emphasis in directing and minor in Music Technology. Her senior thesis film, “Mother of the Year”, made its west coast debut at the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival and won Best Student Film at the Brightside Tavern Film Festival.