Erin directs and animates in the stop motion and 2D animated space.

She’s collaborated with dozens of illustrators to achieve a look unique to each project. 

Thinking about adding animation to your project? Reach out! 

Click on her animations to view each project!

9 Stylish house plants
(and how not to immediatEly kill them)

Winner of the 2018 Cynopsis Short Film Awards, Instructional Category

 

Collaboration with Apartment Therapy.

 

Directed by Erin Brown Thomas and Rebecca Blumhagen

Animated by Erin Brown Thomas

Illustrated by Bodil Jane

ORGANI-ZEN:
SPRUCE UP YOUR KITCHEN CUPBOARD

Erin has directed several episodes of Apartment Therapy’s Organi-zen stop motion series.  Here is one of her favorites.

Directed by Erin Brown Thomas

Art Direction: Theodore Wenger II

DREAM HOMES ACCORDING TO KIDS: EPISODE 1, MILO

Pilot episode from animated web-series

Official selection in a handful of film festivals.

 

Directed by Rebecca Blumhagen

Animated by Erin Brown Thomas

Illustrated by Penelope Dullaghan

HOW TO FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR RENTAL

Branded Content,  1 minute

Client: ForRent.com

 

Directed by Rebecca Blumhagen

Animated by Erin Brown Thomas

Illustrated by Meryl Rowin

THE HAPPINESS MACHINE

Erin animated several scenes for this award-winning documentary, working closely with the director to combine archival photos, blueprints and sketches with hand-drawn elements to create a unique texture for this meditative film.  The 23 minute film features over 4 minutes of animations.

Logline:

An inventor from rural Iowa explores what it means to pass on the gift of place.

 

Directed by Rebecca Blumhagen

Animated by Erin Brown Thomas

Illustrated by Georgie McAusland

Contact Erin to view film in its entirety.

THE NEW HOMESMITHS

The New Homesmiths offers portraits of six people exploring what home means outside the traditional sense of the word "home".  Erin animated multiple segments for this 6-part docuseries which she also edited. 

 

Watch all 6 episodes here!

 

Directed by Rebecca Blumhagen

Animated by Erin Brown Thomas

Illustrated by Sonia Hensler

9 HABITS FOR A HAPPIER HOME

Instructional, 90 seconds

 

Directed by Rebecca Blumhagen

Animated by Erin Brown Thomas

Illustrated by Danie Drankwalter

HOLIDAY TIPPING GUIDE

Instructional, 80 seconds

Erin combined live action footage of ink in water with illustrated elements to create a unique and whimsical “reveal” effect for this instructional video.

 

Directed by Rebecca Blumhagen

Animated by Erin Brown Thomas

Illustrated by Leah Samuelson

Food Truck Church

Client:  Ecclesia Hollywood

 

Directed by Erin Brown Thomas

Animated by Erin Brown Thomas

Illustrated by  Kenny Chapman