Brain Freeze

puppets greenscreen Children's Television science

Brain Freeze is a science-based kids comedy show presented by the anchoring duo Dr Sorcha Knowles and Professor Mike McCork. The show aims to help answer a variety of questions puzzling child viewers. Knowles and McCork are joined by a guinea pig floor-manager named Colin, who, aided by a production crew of TV robots, grapple with ‘Today's big questions’, such as ‘What Is The Oldest Living Thing?’, ‘Why Do We Dream?’and ‘Do Aliens Exist?’

As Director, I was responsible for all visual aspects of the show, starting with designing and building the puppets of the main characters, which I made using copious amounts of foam, glue and the odd garment borrowed from my three year old's wardrobe. Then came set design, storyboarding, backgrounds, acting, filming on green screen and animation. The entire process involved countless hours and a group of very diverse and talented people who were a joy to work with.