JARED LOUIS
STORYBOARD ARTIST | 2D ANIMATOR | 2D FX ARTIST
The Pākalā Kids (2020)
5 minutes
Synopsis
On the run from her mom in Pākalā Village, Kauaʻi, 11-year-old Hawaiian girl, Lani, takes her best friend Dixie, a spunky Asian girl, on a hike up Waimea Canyon. Hoping to make the most of this day, Lani, who’s love of her culture perhaps exceeds her actual knowledge of it, attempts to share her traditions with Dixie, who would much rather fool around. These two conflicting egos must put aside their differences and celebrate their friendship before the day draws to a close.
Credits
Written and Directed by
Gavin Arucan
Executive Producer:
Lisette Flanary
Produced by
Tiffany Ganti
Gavin Arucan
Cast:
Kalilinoe Detwiler as Lani
Chris Dang as Dixie
Nale Donlin as Leialoha
Background Artist
Suky Zhao
Animators
Gavin Arucan
Jared Louis
Sophia Whalen
Sound by
Vicky Liu
Assistant Recording Engineers
Timothy Manamtam
Timothy Hurley
Screenings and Awards
HIFF 2020
WIA Class of 2020 Showcase
2019 Abernethy Screenwriting Competition Award WINNER
Pua Warriors (2020)
7 minutes 30 seconds
Synopsis
Pua Warriors is an ‘magical girl’ animated short film about Leilani, a quick tempered Hawaiian girl, and her friends, Ayaka and Jasmine, who need to prevent a sludge monster from destroying their hometown on Hawaiʻi island. But when Ayaka eats all of Leilani’s food, Leilani’s anger prevents her from using her full power to defeat the monster.
Credits
Directed and Produced by
Sophia Whalen
Written by
Sophia Whalen
Gavin Arucan
Executive Producer:
Lisette Flanary
Cast
Danae Naone as Jasmine
Sophia Whalen as Ayaka
Sydnee Lum as Leilani
Alex Nelson as Sludge Monster
Molly Tapken as Additional Voices (Leilani)
Music Composed by
Michael-Thomas Foumai
Edited by
Alex Nelson
Art Director
Gavin Arucan
Animation Supervisor
Chandelle Oliver
Visual Development
Sophia Whalen
Gavin Arucan
Storyboard Artists
Sophia Whalen
Jared Louis
Chandelle Oliver
Background Artist
Gavin Arucan
Kelsey Kato
3D Modeler
Alex Nelson
VFX Supervisor
Jared Louis
VFX artist
Jared Louis
Alex Nelson
Roberto Renteria
Original Dialogue Recording Engineer
Timothy Manamtam
Rough Animators
Sophia Whalen
Gavin Arucan
Jared Louis
Chandelle Oliver
Alex Nelson
Londy Tong-Lee
Sean Sugimoto
Cleanup Animators
Sophia Whalen
Gavin Arucan
Jared Louis
Alex Nelson
Londy Tong-Lee
PR Manager
Tiffany Ganti
Screenings and Awards
HIFF 2020
WIA Class of 2020 Showcase
Written and Directed by
Gavin Arucan
Produced by
Sophia Whalen
Executive Producer:
Brittany Biggs
Starring:
Justin Bendo
as Angel
Music by
Joshua Namba
Animation Director:
Chandelle Oliver
Credits
Story Artists:
Jared Louis
Kalilinoe Detwiler
Sophia Whalen
Gavin Arucan
Stop Motion Animators:
Bobby Renteria
Jayme Sugitaya
Jared Louis
VFX Supervisor
Alexis Nelson
“The Summoning” Cast
Jack Detwiler
Brenda Detwiler
Brandon Bravo
Original Dialogue Recording Engineer
Devon Lafoga
Assistant Dialogue Recording Engineer
Tim Hurley
Sound Editor
Alexis Nelson
Background Artists
Gavin Arucan
Kalilinoe Detwiler
BG Line Artists
Jayme Sugitaya
Alexis Nelson
Bobby Renteria
3D Model Artists
Bobby Renteria
Chandelle Oliver
Alexis Nelson
2D Animators
Chandelle Oliver
Sophia Whalen
Kalilinoe Detwiler
Alexis Nelson
Jared Louis
Gavin Arucan
Bobby Renteria
Jayme Sugitaya
Rotoscope Animator
Kalilinoe Detwiler
3D Animator
Alexis Nelson
VFX Artist
Alexis Nelson
Gavin Arucan
Kalilinoe Detwiler
Jared Louis
Additional Colorists
Tiffany Ganti
Mia Clause
Danae Naone
Molly Tapken
Daniel Oka
Noah Domingo
Nalu McFadden-Rios
Londy Tong-Lee
Blythe Yoshikane
SIGGRAPH 2019
Hawaiʻi International Film Festival 2019
Animation celebration Fest 2020
Florida Animation Festival 2020
Open World animation Festival 2020
ACM Awards 2020:
Best Animated Film
Best Comedy
Best Directing
Best Character Animation
Best Character Design
Best Cinematography
Best Production Design
Best Editing
Best Sound
Audience Award
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Screenings and Awards:
Midnight Showing (2019)
10 minutes
Synopsis
Midnight Showing is a wacky animated horror film following Angel, an utterly exhausted movie theatre usher, on the most frightening closing shift of his life. When nobody arrives for a midnight movie premiere, Angel eagerly closes up early, angering a menacing phantom that haunts the theatre.
Rekindling (2019)
2 minutes 15 seconds
Synopsis
When a young college student is unable to see the color in life an old friend gives him what he needs to lead a colorful life.
Credits
Written and Directed by
Jared Louis
Executive Producer
Brittany Biggs
Produced by
Jared Louis
Music Composed by
Bobby Renteria
Sound by
Jared Louis
Background Artists
Cori Tsurumaki, Jared Louis