Official video for kick-ass soul diva Sharon Jones. Role: Art Director.

Full Credits:

Artist: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Label: Daptone Records

Production Company: Slanted Studios
Executive Producer: Michelle Higa Fox

Director: Lizzi Akana
Art Director: Erin Kilkenny
Technical Director: Michelle Higa Fox
Additional Design: Josh Goodrich
Animation: Josh Goodrich, Shixie Shi, Tim Beckhardt, David Hobizal, Leah Shore, Gabriel Pulecio, Nika Offenbac
Watercolor Animation: Leeanne Brennan
FX Animation: Matt Timms
Special Thanks: Futurestack, Merlin, Olive, and the Fig Tree

This past year, I co-directed a short film (with the psycho-talented Jake Armstrong) for the independent animation compilation Late Night Work Club – Ghost Stories. Our short is called Mountain Ash and it's about a snowstorm.

You can currently watch our film on the interwebz as part of the LNWC compilation, which is full of amazing work. 

There's also an NYC screening at BAM on Dec 19th, complete with Q&A and afterparty!

Full Credits:

Directors: Jake Armstrong & Erin Kilkenny
Sound Design: David Kamp 

Thanks: Fran Krause, Barbara Benas, Charles Huettner, Joseph Bennet, Mikhail Shraga, Marina Press, Lizzi Akana, Peyton Skyler, Christie Brown, Xilia Faye, Patrick Mellon, Chris Lenox Smith, Benjamin Reynart, Scott Benson, Celeste Lai, Carol, Jesse Armstrong, Paul Snodgrass, Kat Morris, Chantal Lee, Alex Grigg, Aleth Romanillos, Mary Nash

Late Night Work Club 2013

watchyulelog.com –  2014

Thanks to the genius of Dan Savage, Oddfellows, and Wondersauce, I had the opportunity to live out a lifelong dream: making my own version of the Yule Log.

The original channel 11 holiday classic – essentially a video of a log burning endlessly, backed by christmas music – is considered by none other than my dad to be the pinnacle of television as a medium. So when I was asked to take part in this 2014 animated re-thinking, I couldn't refuse.

See all 70+ logs at watchyulelog.com – killer work by super talented people, and the perfect backdrop to your holiday party.

Web video campaign for fashion brand Coach. Role: Art Director

Honors:

Nominated: Animated Fashion Award, Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film
Official Selection: KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival 2013
Published: STASH 99

Full Credits:

Production Company: Slanted Studios
Director: Michelle Higa Fox
Producer: Nika Offenbac

Art Director: Erin Kilkenny
Illustrator: Liz Hur
Design: Alex Mapar, Elliot Blanchard, Sean McClintock
Cel Animation: Efrain Cintron, Lizzi Akana, Shervin Etaat, Harry Teitelman
Additional Animation: Matt Canale, David Hobizal
Compositing: Alex Mapar, Elliot Blanchard, Sean McClintock
Music/Sound Design: Huma-Huma

Coach, Inc:
Executive CD: James Spindler
Executive Producer: Bridget Sheils

Role: concept / design / art direction

Studio: Leroy + Clarkson

3D Production: Speedshape

Ridiculously epic promos for Childrens Hospital and NTSF:SD:SUV.

Role: Art Direction, Design, Animatics (both), Animation (NTSF:SD:SUV)

Full Credits:

Client: Adult Swim

Agency: Boss Creative
Creative Director: Daniel Garcia
Illustrator:: Paul Shipper

Production Company: Slanted Studios
Director: Michelle Higa Fox

Childrens Hospital:

Art Director: Alex Mapar
Cel Animation: Harry Teitelman
Design: Erin Kilkenny
Animation: Shixie Shi

NTSF:SD:SUV:

Art Director: Erin Kilkenny
2D FX Animation: Matthew Timms
Additional Animation: Xiangjun Shi

Official music video for Gary Wilson, a strange and brilliant musician with a longtime cult following.

Full Credits:

Album: Electric Endicott
Label: Western Vinyl
Link: westernvinyl.com/catalog/WV79.html

Director: Kyle McKeveny
Producers: Kyle McKeveny and Quay Quinn- Settel
Camera: Erin Kilkenny and Max Porter
Art Director/Production: Emilia Costa
Editor: Christie Brown
Art Direction/Post: Erin Kilkenny and Christie Brown

A while back, I did a metric boatload of background design (and a bit of collaborative character design, too) on this mystery project about a kid with a case of near-mythic tallness. Unfortunately, the whole thing wound up getting killed, so I can't tell you anything else about it.

Studio: Hornet

Directors: Mixtape Club

The USA Network worked with photographer Nigel Parry to create a series of quirky-yet-stylish photos of their roster of talent. They then gave us the opportunity to mold them into an upbeat video for their 2012 Upfront event. We channeled our inner editorial designers and ended up with a classy-as-hell montage.

Role: Art Director

Studio Leroy + Clarkson
 

Credits:

Executive Creative Director: Daniel Fries
Executive Producer: Elena Olivares
Producer: Rosanne Raposo
Senior Art Director: Laura Reiland
Art Director: Erin Kilkenny
Designers: Erin Kilkenny, Vincent Dega
Animators: Chris Harmon, Jared Williams

Design boards for a Showtime Sports promo showcasing their full lineup of shows. Two directions – First, a smoky, sparkly type treatment burns white-hot. Second, gritty and authentic cracked paint titles.

Studio: Leroy + Clarkson

Styleframes for a Maryland Powerball ad.

Studio: Hornet

Directors: Santa Maria

This spot, which for a while was ALWAYS on TV, is all about what to do when you move and want to take your DirecTV with you. So, you know, moving = boxes. 

Role: Concept / Design

Studio: Leroy + Clarkson

Design boards for the title sequence of HBO's documentary on MLB player Curt Flood, whose Supreme Court case led directly to the creation of free agency for professional athletes.

Studio: Leroy + Clarkson

Design boards for a series of Food Network holiday spots.

Studio: Leroy + Clarkson

3D cookies modeled by Ronn Lueangwattanakij

Large photocopy poster. Based on a quote from a television show - if you know which one, color me impressed.

Welcome to the Graveyard... it's where dead frames go. More directly, it's a special place for the ghosts of projects past – one-offs, failed experiments, incomplete pitch directions, and abandoned projects. Spooky, eh?