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Camp kona
REtro - Scifi - Thriller
USC Animated Short Film
"LONELY KID FINDS AN UNEXPECTED FRIEND WHEN FORCED TO ATTEND A SUMMER CAMP WITH A DARK SECRET"
WELCOME TO CAMP KONA
After Kaia goes missing from camp Jasper enrolls and comes to discover a hidden secret about her disappearance
Camp Kona is a 3-5-minute long short animated film directed by Adriel Meka. The film is currently in production and was created as a thesis capstone project for the 2023 MFA Animation program at the University of Southern California
The film plays off of a lot of Spielbergian themes; playfully weaving together elements of monsters, suspense, lovable characters, and humor through the medium of short-form storytelling
STILLS
CHARACTERS
CAST LIST
JASPER WILSON - Young Boy. KAIA CAMPBELL - Young Girl MONSTER. BRENDA WILSON - Jasper’s Mom
TOD WILSON - Jasper’s Dad MR. MIKE DAVISON - Camp Counselor MS. DIANA GRAY- Camp Coounselor MR WES DUBOIS - Local OldMan/Janitor
BACKGROUND CHARACTERS
STORY
ANIMATIC SHOTS