Aidan Gottdiener-Tan

UCLA student-run alternative film club dedicated to screening and discussing international, arthouse and avant-garde cinema.
- Developed and promoted a 9-week long film program via campus posters, email and Instagram.
- Launched a new film criticism newsletter online using Substack collaborating with 5 contributors.

Director for UCLA student-led experimental theater troupe specializing in plays and new musicals.
- Conceptualized an original production of Hamlet featuring drastic and radical cuts to the text.
- Organized rehearsals for a cast of 10 culminating in two 3-hour shows with extensive stage fights.
- Directed live video and edited video art projected during key scenes using Apple Final Cut Pro.

Research Assistant for Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology PhD candidate Gasser Elbanna.
- Transcribed words and non-word sounds using the ARPABET system for computational audition research.

Technical Editor for UCLA Musicology Department undergraduate research journal and conference.
- Assessed academic submissions for journal publication and annual conference presentations.
- Provided editorial feedback to student authors and guided manuscript development for publication.

Worked as Vice President at Platform Film Society.

Production Assistant for independent feature film Mind Games written and directed by JJ Lippman.
- Collaborated with Camera and Electrical Department to position equipment on set. 
- Supported 90-member cast and crew by attending to food and beverage needs during shoot days.

Dramaturg for original student play Tesla about inventor Nikola Tesla.
- Supported development of the full 90-minute show in a five-week rehearsal timeline.
- Edited 58 page script in collaboration with playwright. Revised dialogue for clarity and length.
- Provided feedback and notes to 7-member student cast during rehearsals.

Worked as Board Member at Platform Film Society.

Worked as Summer Intern at Pedro Giraudo.

Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Linguistics and Philosophy at UCLA, with expected graduation in 2026.