Mark Risley

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Mark Risley is a writer, producer and Emmy winning director [1] specializing in children's television. His work includes various films and commercials as well as episodes of the television series Rugrats, The Wild Thornberrys, Rocket Power, As Told by Ginger and DreamWorks' Father of the Pride.

In 2005 he directed the pilot, Kitty's Dish (see below) for Walt Disney Television Animation and wrote and directed the documentary San Diego Zoo Animal Explorer.

In 2006 he directed selected episodes of Nickelodeon's, Tak and the Power of Juju and in 2007 he is directing the upcoming series The Mr. Men Show for Cartoon Network.

[edit] Kitty's Dish

Kitty's Dish is an animated television pilot created by the San Francisco, California animation studio Wild Brain for Walt Disney Television Animation. The story centers around a teenage girl, Kitty, and her friends Lily and Josh. Kitty writes a blog about the goings on at her local junior high school and is quick to give sensible advice, but unlikely to apply it to her own life.

Kitty's Dish was directed by Mark Risley, written by Elaine Aronson, art direction by Nick Hewitt, storyboarded by Tron Mai and Frank Jen and produced by Jeff Fino & Richard Quon. The cast included Amanda Michalka, Dion Quon and Adam Wylie.

The pilot was created using multiple animation techniques; Kitty's world was brought to life with CG animation and the blogosphere, in which she interacted, was produced using 2D and Flash animation.

[edit] External links

• Mark Risley at the Internet Movie Database
• San Diego Zoo Animal Explorer at the Internet Movie Database
• Kitty's Dish at the Internet Movie Database
• As Told By Ginger at the Internet Movie Database
• Tak & the Power of Juju at the Internet Movie Database
• The Wild Thornberrys at the Internet Movie Database
• Rugrats at the Internet Movie Database
• Rocket Power at the Internet Movie Database
• Father of the Pride at the Internet Movie Database