{"id":37247,"date":"2019-11-11T15:02:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T15:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?p=37247"},"modified":"2019-11-11T16:24:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T16:24:18","slug":"erin-kim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/erin-kim\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A with Erin Kim (‘Revenge Story’)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A graduate of California Institute of the Arts, during which time she made the several short films including <\/strong><\/em>Ear Fear<\/strong><\/a> (2015) and <\/strong><\/em>cycles<\/strong><\/a> (2016), LA-based storyboard artist\/animator Erin Kim<\/a> has since produced work for Cartoon Network, Capitol Records, Moving Colour and Storybots Inc. As well as self-started illustration and comics work including the web series <\/strong><\/em>Zero Empathy Boi<\/strong><\/a>, Erin recently completed her first independent short film <\/strong><\/em>Revenge Story<\/strong>, in which a mangled ballerina seeks revenge on the chiropractor she blames for ruining her career.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Featuring striking and impressive design work and a darkly witty edge to its storytelling, Revenge Story has screened at events such as Pictoplasma and Spark Animation Festival as well as our own upcoming Skwigly Screening<\/a> at the Manchester Animation Festival<\/a>. We spoke with Erin about her work so far, the challenges of taking on an independent short and her hopes for the future.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Erin Kim<\/p><\/div>\n

Can you tell us a bit about your background and early artistic interests that ultimately led to your work as an animator?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was born in Seoul, South Korea, and then I immigrated to Canada when I was 11. Growing up, I read Japanese manga and watched anime a lot. When I wasn\u2019t fluent in English, I spent so much time by myself drawing and watching anime, because I couldn\u2019t fit into the new environment. I did watch western animated films and TV shows as a kid but it was only during my late teen years that I finally started appreciating Disney films. Now as a professional, I realise that my core humour and visual style comes from the old manga and anime I was exposed to, but I utilise more western principles when it comes to creating a film.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What drew you towards studying at CalArts, and can you talk a bit about the work you produced during your time there?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was drawing all the time since I was a little kid, and it was clear to me that I was going to become an artist. Both of my parents encouraged me to pursue my artistic dreams. I didn\u2019t fully understand how big of a deal it was to go to CalArts until I got accepted. In fact, I didn\u2019t know that I had to make a film every year.<\/p>\n