The Mother Goose Club
Started as a YouTube channel in 2007, the Mother Goose Club became the “Preschool to the World” aimed to foster joyful learning anchored by a carefully crafted curriculum designed to develop reading readiness in young children. As the channel grew it branched out into multiple channels with millions of subscribers where I have made over 150 short videos across six channels. My responsibilities have ranged from storyboard and concept artist, animation and compositing, live-action prop building, and animation direction working with multiple production houses overseas in Europe and Asia.
animation director + storyboard artist + animator + compositor : Chris Timmons
client: Sockeye Media
Mother Goose Club Live-Action
For the Mother Goose Club channel’s live-action videos I work primarily drawing storyboards to plan the shots and follow up with animation and keying/compositing afterwards. Having the opportunity to be on set as we film the costumed actors and actresses is a game-changer allowing me to see what works and allows me to give input as issues arise to make sure we have the shot coverage we need so that I can efficiently animate the visuals later in post.
Mother Goose Club Toons
In-between the live-action shoots I enjoy digging in to animate original shorts based off of new characters both in and outside the Mother Goose Club universe. While the styles and characters vary, the overall vibe remains informative, exciting, and fun.
Expanding the Mother Goose Club Style
With the abundance of 3D animations on Youtube, I switched gears to storyboarding and animation direction for 35 music videos animated with Maya at Victon Studios in Korea. To help streamline the workflow I added as much detail and timing as possible to help keep everyone on the same page throughout the production.
