Mark Risley
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 helmed 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 is directing Nickelodeon's first in-house CG series and 30th Nicktoon, Tak and the Power of Juju.
Early Career
Mark Risley's early career consisted of experiences as an animator and storyboard artist. Some of this work includes the TV series Attack of the Killer Tomatoes [2], Gladiators 2000, and the CBS primetime special, The Magic Paintbrush.
Kitty's Dish
Kitty's Dish is a 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, 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.
Collaborators
- Bianca Sanchez [3]
- Emily Kapnek [4]
- Kate Boutilier [5]
- Cheryl Holliday [6]
- Elaine Aronson [7]
- Michael Daedalus Kenny[8]
- Frank Marino [9]
- Jeff Fino [10]
- Tron Mai [11]
- Frank Jen [12]
- Al Zegler [13]
- Pablo Solis [14]
- Max Martinez [15]
- Dean Criswell [16]
Trivia
- Mark Risley played the part of Kraven the Hunter's gorilla in an upcoming Spider-Man DVD.
External links
- Mark Risley at IMDb
- Kitty's Dish at IMDb
- San Diego Zoo Animal Explorer at IMDb
- As Told By Ginger at IMDb
- Tak & the Power of Juju at IMDb
- The Wild Thornberrys at IMDb
- Rugrats at IMDb
- Rocket Power at IMDb
- Father of the Pride at IMDb
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes at IMDb
- Gladiators 2000 at IMDb
- The Magic Paintbrush at IMDb