DANNYKILN

DANNYKILN

Hi 👋 I'm Danny

With 11+ years in design & creative, I've created work and workflows for brands like Warner Bros, Sky Cinema, Nespresso, The European Space Agency, The Sunday Times & more. I specialise in motion graphics, social design, 2D animation, video editing and print.


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Mickey 17
Odeon, Leicester Square, London
Mufasa: The Lion King
Cineworld, Leicester Square, London
A Minecraft Movie
Odeon, Leicester Square, London

Red Carpet GFX

motion graphics
For film premieres, I create stings - along with countdowns, namecards and slates - that are broadcast simultaneously on outdoor screens at the cinema as well as on a social live stream

Opening Credits
I led the team to rebrand film production company, Gold Rush, and created their animated title sequence
Score Breakdown
A breakdown of Hans Zimmer's score for Sky TV series The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Puzzle Pieces
A unique take on how to introduce the characters and the story of Sky Cinema's Marlowe
Book Breakouts
One in a series of character hero assets for Sky Cinema's The Amazing Maurice

Film & TV

CreativeArt DirectionVideo Creation
As Creative Lead I have worked extensively across entertainment digital marketing campaigns, for clients such as Sky, Amazon, Elysian, Studio Ghibli, New Pictures and more. I manage teams, resource and priorities while working on multiple large campaigns concurrently

Fenne Lily Winking Head

do your :bit Challenge

animationcopywriting
To raise awareness of OKdo's role in the global 'do your :bit' challenge, I storyboarded, copywrote, illustrated and animated this hero video for both their B2B and B2C audiences

≈ 4000 entries

All Blessed
Album trailer

Faithless

art directionvideo editing
I was the lead creative on Faithless' latest album social campaign, their first release in over a decade. To introduce their new music and to highlight its themes, I created an album trailer featuring their new songs and lyrics which was the heart of the awareness and sales campaigns. Featured in Music Ally's "Campaigns of the Year"

#6 in the UK album charts
53,500+ album trailer engagements

Bloomsbury Publishing
For book launches I've made animations, online display ads, window stickers, bookmarks and more
Made In The UK
Part of a carousel for new songs added to a Ministry of Sound playlist
Game Trailer
A Christmas game that I concepted and designed then worked with developers to create

Brand Socials

animationvideo creation
From working in social creative for many years I've researched, strategised, copywrote and designed everything from organic videos and carousels to A/B testing and paid campaigns. Clients include: Bloomsbury Publishing, The Science Museum, Counter Terrorism Police, Ministry of Sound, RS Components and more

Facebook Illustration for The Sunday Times Uber Illustration for The Sunday Times
Fraud Texts
To accompany a story about receiving fraudulent messages within your bank's message feed

The Sunday Times

publishing
At The Sunday Times I worked across their mobile, tablet, online and print editions. I designed pages and illustrated long-read articles in the main books of the paper, and also pushed to use more digital-first social assets to improve engagement

Euro 2024 Wallchart
Euro 2024 Wallchart
I like to make a wallchart for every international football tournament
Wet floor
Part of a series of animations bringing signs to life
Year of the Rat
Every 🐀 has it's day

Personal Projects

animationillustration
A small selection of some of my favourite personal projects

Let's work together 🤙
hello@dannykiln.com | @dannykiln