MISS PERSONA (NELVANA)
PRODUCTION DESIGNER / DIRECTOR / ANIMATOR
Designed and constructed sets for season three of Miss Persona, an Emmy-nominated preschooler series with a tons and tons of heart and ART. Every episode Miss Persona takes on a new occupation or personality, and the fantastic and fanciful world changes alongside her. Many sets, many zany props, lots and lots of fun. I also directed over a dozen segments of the show, including a special crossover music video with The Wiggles, as well as animated music video content and interstitials.
Miss Persona is an industrious little lady with a big imagination. Her tippy-top number-one favourite activity in her tiny little world is to take care of the forest's creatures and look after every little thing, especially her best friend -- a loyal and shy teddy bear that loves bowties named Brandon who lives with her in her treehouse in the Fix-it-up Forest. Along the way Miss Persona encounters tricky problems that she must then figure out how to solve. The good news is problems aren't a problem for this peppy problem-solver. Miss Persona sees problems as fun challenges. She likes to look at her problems from different perspectives, so it's a handy thing she has such a magical imagination. She's found a unique and super- fun way to solve problems: she dresses up and pretends she is the type of person who normally solves the type of problem she currently has. When she can't find Brandon during a game of hide-and-seek, she becomes a special investigator, or when she and Brandon find a robot that won't power up she becomes a mechanic. The possibilities are positively plentiful for Miss Persona's personas. Brandon also does his very best to lend a furry paw, usually dressing up and joining in on the fun. When Miss Persona solves her problem, she can't wait to log on and tell her friends all about her latest adventure.
