Saffron Hefta-Gaub

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Video and Audio Editor

Actual Play Performer

Fan Studies Scholar

Cosplayer

Creative Director of Midnight Ceremonies Media

Co-Host and Producer of It's Giving Camp

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Saffron Hefta-Gaub's Editing Portfolio

Narrative Films

Sashimi

Currently on Festival Circuit
Directed by: Hao Zhu
Post-Production Sound Mixer: Saffron Hefta-Gaub
Made as part of the ACTION! Apprenticeship Program, Northwest Film Forum, June– September 2025

Butterfly

Currently on Festival Circuit
Directed by: Fabiola Liaño
Sound Designer and Mixer: Saffron Hefta-Gaub
An Emerson MFA thesis film made January 2025

Sisyphus

Released: December 2021
Directed by: Devyn Moore
Produced and Edited by: Saffron Hefta-Gaub
Written and Production Designed by: Fabiola Liano
Cinematography by: Hana Cho
Starring: Natalie Maggs and Di' Anna Bonomolo
Made with Smith College's student-run filmmaking club Don't Blink Media

Just A Click Away

Released: September 2020
Directed and Edited by: Saffron Hefta-Gaub
Produced by: Bailey Dickman and Fabiola Liano
Written by: Veronica Cashman, Casey Fleming, Zola Hefta-Gaub, Emma Lewis, and Bailyn Handler
Featuring Music by: Harrison Lurie and Willa Barnett
Featuring Art by: Cal, Cita A F, lisa, and Zola Hefta-Gaub
Starring: Ori Gambardella, Emma Lewis, Cameron Fraser, Casey Fleming, and Saffron Hefta-Gaub

Experimental/Documentary Films

I am a teenage witch

Released: October 2024
Directed, Edited, and Starring: Saffron Hefta-Gaub
Featuring the TTRPG: Teen Witch by Avery Alder
Made for the Rainbow Roll Pilot Jam 2023-2024
Nominee for Outstanding Fantasy Actual Play (Video) and Winner of Best Premise of an Actual Play at New Jersey Web Fest 2024
Official Selection Rainbow Roll Fest 2024 and Minnesota WebFest 2025

Connected

Released: July 2021
Directed and Edited by: Saffron Hefta-Gaub
Starring: Saffron Hefta-Gaub, Nour, Robin Wyllie-Scholz, Hannah Holmberg, Laney, Chrome Román, Trevor Jackson, Louis Heck, Madison Coombs, Jenny Wang, Emma Logsdon, Dov Cassidy, Zola Hefta-Gaub, Jess Buslewicz, and Casey Fleming
Made for Smith College's Advanced Video Production class

Narrative Podcasts

Rolling Midnight: 30 Candles (Festival Cut)

Released: June 2024
Directed by: Talon Cruz, Saffron Hefta-Gaub, and Casey Fleming
Audio Editing by: Zola Hefta-Gaub, Cat, Saffron Hefta-Gaub, and VJ Harris
Sound Design and Mixing by: Casey Fleming, Saffron Hefta-Gaub, and Mitchell Jung
Music Composed by: Jared Charney Cohen, Harrison Lurie, and Owen Prendergast
Animation by: Emma Brand
Video Editing and Captioning by: Saffron Hefta-Gaub
Starring: Talon Cruz, Alyssa, Tanith, Quin Borozin, Arcadia Reeves, Saffron Hefta-Gaub, Bee Alexander, Cat, Kendo, Percival Walter, Zola Hefta-Gaub, Casey Fleming, Lucy Cavener, Esther Wallace, Jules Pincus, Enzo Palermo-Kent, and Karina Revilla
Featuring the TTRPG: 30 Candles by Stephen Dewey
Winner of Outstanding Horror Actual Play (Podcast) at New Jersey Web Fest 2024
Winner of Outstanding Original Music at Rainbow Roll Fest 2024
Nominee for Best Original Music in an Actual Play, Best Premise of an Actual Play, and Best Sound Design of an Actual Play at New Jersey Web Fest 2024
Nominee for Best Actual Play (Podcast) at Apulia Web Fest 2024
Official Selection for New Zealand Web Fest 2024

Excerpt from The Valkyrie Cycle Episode 13: Cause and Effect

Released: March 2023
Directed by: Saffron Hefta-Gaub and Catherine Rohert
Produced by: Casey Fleming
Audio Editing by: Zola Hefta-Gaub
Sound Design and Mixing by: Saffron Hefta-Gaub
Art by: Arcadia Reeves
Video Editing and Captioning by: Saffron Hefta-Gaub
Starring: Catherine Rohert, Victoria Nielsen, Percival Walter, and Karina Revilla
Featuring the TTRPG: Monsterhearts 2 by Avery Alder
Winner of Best Original Music (Podcast) and Best Player (Podcast) at Rainbow Roll Fest 2023
Winner of Best Chemistry of a Cast in an Actual Play at Baltimore Next Media Webfest 2023
Winner of Best NPC at CRIT Awards 2023
Finalist for Best Host of an Actual Play at New Zealand Web Fest 2023
Official Selection for Sydney Web Fest 2023

Excerpt from The Cromwell Chronicles Episode 5: I'm Magic Too

Released: January 2022
Directed by: Saffron Hefta-Gaub
Produced by: Casey Fleming
Audio Editing and Sound Mixing by: Catherine Rohert and Saffron Hefta-Gaub
Music Composed by: Quin Borozin
Art by: Arcadia Reeves
Video Editing and Captioning by: Saffron Hefta-Gaub
Starring: Saffron Hefta-Gaub, Arcadia Reeves, Quin Borozin, Karina Revilla, Casey Fleming, Catherine Rohert, and Victoria Nielsen
Featuring the TTRPG: Monsterhearts 2 by Avery Alder

Commentary Podcasts

The How Many CTOs Does It Take? Podcast

Releasing since: February 2025
Co-hosted by: Scott Porad and Brad Hefta-Gaub
Edited by: Saffron Hefta-Gaub

It's Giving Camp Podcast

Releasing since: May 2022
Co-hosted and Edited by: Saffron Hefta-Gaub and Fabiola Liaño

Social Media Posts

Sea Drift Trailer for RedShift Audio

30 Candles Trailer for Midnight Ceremonies Media

Released: March 2024
Directed by: Talon Cruz, Saffron Hefta-Gaub, and Casey Fleming
Audio Editing, Sound Design and Mixing by: Saffron Hefta-Gaub
Music Composed by: Jared Charney Cohen, Harrison Lurie, and Owen Prendergast
Animation by: Emma Brand
Video Editing and Captioning by: Saffron Hefta-Gaub
Starring: Talon Cruz, Alyssa, Tanith, Quin Borozin, Arcadia Reeves, Saffron Hefta-Gaub, Bee Alexander, Cat, Kendo, Percival Walter, Zola Hefta-Gaub, Casey Fleming, Lucy Cavener, Esther Wallace, Jules Pincus, Enzo Palermo-Kent, and Karina Revilla

Promotional Video of The Valkyrie Cycle for Midnight Ceremonies Media

Released: Februrary 2023
Directed by: Saffron Hefta-Gaub and Catherine Rohert
Produced by: Casey Fleming
Audio Editing by: Karina Revilla
Video Editing and Art by: Saffron Hefta-Gaub
Starring: Catherine Rohert and Quin Borozin

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Saffron Hefta-Gaub's Fan Studies Samples

Essays

TTRPG & Actual Play Annotated Bibliography

Written: December 2021

Platoon of Power Squadron Fan Auto-Ethnography

Written: March 2021

Critical Role: When Passionate Fans Come Face-to-Face with a Streaming Service Dragon

Written: December 2019
Presented at 5C Film and Media Studies Undergraduate Conference, March 2020

Video Essays

Podcast Guest Appearances

Girl Mode #3: Jennifer's Body (feat. Fabiola Liaño and Saffron Hefta-Gaub)

Released: October 2024

VJ Talks S2E8. Valkyrie Cycle, Fan Studies Scholar & More

Released: May 2023

(Not As) Young Adult Podcast 6. Teens, Trauma, and Therapy! with Saffron Hefta-Gaub

Released: September 2021

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Saffron Hefta-Gaub's Acting Portfolio

Actual Play Series

November Vance in Eat Your Young

Released: November 2024
Producer: Queen's Court Games
Starring: Jien Birb, Vee Locke, Saffron Hefta-Gaub, Dusty Hill, Aubrey Knotts
Featuring the TTRPG: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Roleplaying Game

Herself in I Am A Teenage Witch

Released: October 2024
Starring: Saffron Hefta-Gaub
Featuring the TTRPG: Teen Witch by Avery Alder
Made for the Rainbow Roll Pilot Jam 2023-2024
Nominee for Outstanding Fantasy Actual Play (Video) and Winner of Best Premise of an Actual Play at New Jersey Web Fest 2024
Official Selection Rainbow Roll Fest 2024 and Minnesota WebFest 2025

Goblin in Darkest Days Podcast

Released: April 2024
Starring: Hannah, Johnny, Saffron, Enzo
Featuring the TTRPG: BREAK!!
Winner of Crowd Favorite Performance by an Ensemble Cast on Friday
and Crowd Favorite Player on Friday for Rainbow Roll Fest 2024