MEET THE FILMMAKER:
Alexandra Ochsner (professionally know as "Allie Drage") is a filmmaker from Los Angeles, CA who specializes in editing. She also has experience in the following positions:
· assistant editor
· sound editor
· colorist
· script supervisor
· director of photography
· camera operator
· 1st & 2nd AC
· digital imaging technician (DIT)
· production assistant
· casting assistant
Allie started creating films at a young age. After receiving her first camera at age 11, she went on to make many short films with her brother and friends. As she grew older, she started taking film production, photography, and acting classes in high school. In her senior year, she was recruited to help make her high school's graduation video and an advertisement for her school district.
She has since earned a Bachelors degree in Film Production, an Associates Degree in Fine Arts, and a Minor in Psychology — all of which she finished with a 4.0 GPA. She has also studied abroad at The Film Academy of Miroslav Ondříček in Písek, Czechia. While working on her Bachelors, she was awarded with the VCUarts Talent Scholarship and finished in the top 7% of her class.
Allie has interned for several companies, including Taublieb Films. Taublieb Films is an award-winning production company and creative agency behind films such as the $200 million worldwide grossing "The Vow". Here, she helped edit and create episodes for "Eco Hero Kids", a children's show highlighting the importance of taking care of the world around you. She has also interned for Anne Chapman Casting, who was the Casting Director behind films such as Harriet (2019), Loving (2016), and Lincoln (2012). While interning with Anne Chapman, she served as a Casting Assistant.
Since her graduation, she has worked on a feature film, television show, and numerous independent short films. Among these short films was "Let's Make Jam", which premiered on a YouTube channel with over 900,000 subscribers and singularly accumulated over 47,000 views. She also worked as a Lead Editor for season 1 of "Mad House", a reality TV show starring Abby Lee Miller from "Dance Moms".