AI Filmmaking and Emerging Media
Alakai Productions AI is an AI-native film production studio focused on creating premium cinematic content for film, television, vertical drama, and digital platforms. We combine the craft of traditional filmmaking with emerging AI technologies to help studios, streamers, brands, and creators move from concept to screen faster than ever before—without sacrificing story, character, or emotional authenticity.
Whether developing original IP, producing proof-of-concept trailers, creating vertical dramas, or visualizing projects in development, our approach is rooted in the same filmmaking principles that have always driven great storytelling: compelling characters, thoughtful direction, cinematic design, and meaningful performances.
What We Do
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AI Film & Television Production
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Vertical Drama Production
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Proof-of-Concept Trailers
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Original IP Development
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Creative Producing
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AI Production Consulting
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Story Development
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Cinematic Previsualization
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Educational Workshops & Industry Training
Gilmore Girls - The Early Years
Fan PrequelTribute Trailer
Over 1 Million Views (IG, Youtube, TikTok)
65K+ Likes | 30K+ Shares
A cinematic AI proof-of-concept and heartfelt tribute to one of television's most beloved series, went VIRAL in one weekend on Instagram, demonstrated the power of cinematic AI filmmaking, meticulous world-building, and emotionally driven storytelling. AI was used to recreate the world 10 years before the series originally started.
Hawaii Kai
Episodic Family Comedy
A Native Hawaiian woman moves home to raise her family, only to discover her overenthusiastic mainland in-laws have followed them to paradise—and are determined to embrace island life in all the wrong ways.
STEEL & SOIL
***Raeann Giles was Selected as 1 of 9 filmmakers for Cinema Synthetica Season 3
Film Premiered at AI On The Lot 2026 at Amazon MGM Studios.***
Collaboration with creators: Justin Calen-Chenn and Richard Goforth
Tools: Dreamina (Seedance 2.0 - Omni-Reference), Elevenlabs, Final Cut Pro
Role: Story, Co-Director, Producer, Actor
Workflow: Script -> Visual Dev -> Live Filming --> Live ADR--> AI Animation -> Sound -> Edit
DESIGNER KIDS
Sloan Screenwriting Grant WINNER - UCLA MFA Screenplay
What happens when parenting becomes genetic engineering?
Written while earning my MFA in Screenwriting at UCLA, "Designer Kids" explores a future where genetic enhancement has become the norm - and one mother fights back against a world dividing children into the enhanced and the ordinary.
Tools: Dreamina, Runway (Seedance 2.0 - Multi-Reference, Nanobanana), Midjourney, Elevenlabs, Final Cut Pro
Original screenplay written prior to AI tools. *Featuring RaeannAI™
CLARE
Animated Family Fantasy Short Film
When twelve-year-old Sophia arrives at the Claremont Hotel for her mother's wedding, she discovers the ghost of her twin sister Clare and joins her on a magical mission to save their family before it's too late.
Tools: Dreamina (Seedance 2.0 - Omni-Reference), Elevenlabs, Final Cut Pro
Role: Writer - Director - AI Producer -
Workflow: Script -> Visual Dev -> AI Animation -> Sound -> Edit
Original screenplay written prior to AI tools.
Travel Ball
Live Action and AI Assisted Comedy Series
A mom enters the high-stakes world of travel softball expecting a kid's sport and discovers a fiercely competitive universe of obsessed parents, endless road trips, team politics, and enough drama to rival the pros.
Tools: Artlist, OpenArt AI, Dreamina (Seedance 2.0 - Omni-Reference), Elevenlabs, Final Cut Pro
Role: Writer - Director - AI Producer -
Workflow: Script -> Visual Dev -> AI Animation -> Sound -> Edit
Original screenplay written prior to AI tools.
Featuring RaeannAI™
BARREL OF LOVE
Trailer for a 15 minute short film as proof of concept of an original romantic comedy feature I wrote.
Tools: Runway (Seedance 2.0 - Multi-Reference, Nanobanana), Midjourney, Elevenlabs, Final Cut Pro
Role: Writer - Director - AI Producer - Actor
Workflow: Script -> Visual Dev -> AI Animation -> Sound -> Edit
Original screenplay written prior to AI tools.
*Featuring RaeannAI™
AI On The Lot Impossible Commute Challenge
Created for the AI On The Lot 2026 Impossible Commute Challenge, inspired the time-travel movies that made so many of us dream about the future.
Tools: Dreamina (Seedance 2.0)
Elevenlabs, Final Cut Pro
Process: Script (original) -> Visual Development -> Character Consistency -> AI Animation -> Sound Design & Music -> Edit
Written, Directed & AI Produced by Raeann Giles - All concepts, scripts, and prompts developed and executed independently.
AI On The Lot Impossible Commute Challenge
A fast-paced AI comedy short created for the AI On The Lot 2026 Impossible Commute Challenge, inspired by the very real chaos of balancing motherhood, acting, and filmmaking.
Tools: Dreamina (Seedance 2.0)
Elevenlabs, Final Cut Pro
Process: Script (original) -> Visual Development -> Character Consistency -> AI Animation -> Sound Design & Music -> Edit
Written, Directed & AI Produced by Raeann Giles - All concepts, scripts, and prompts developed and executed independently.
Featuring RaeannAI™
Creative Partner Promo
Tools: Elevenlabs, Dreamina (Seedance 2.0), Final Cut Pro
Written, Directed & AI Produced by Raeann Giles - All concepts, scripts, and prompts developed and executed independently.
Featuring RaeannAI™