Mark Taylor (television)
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Mark Taylor is an animation director
with the Bristol
-based animation company A Productions. He created and directed the children's series Rubbish, King of the Jumble
for ITV
and was nominated for a BAFTA
in 2002-03 for the BBC
pre-school animation series Boo!
which he directed. He is also credited as animation director on the Cbeebies show the Tweenies, on the Citv show Jim Jam & Sunny and on the DK Disney series amazing animals.
He is also credited on the Aardman Animations
film 'Chicken Run
' for his work on the story reel.
Mark is also director on the pre school show 'Driver Dan's Story Train
' which is currently shown on CBeebies
, ABC in Australia, and on PBS Sprout in the US.
Animation director
An animation director is the director in charge of all aspects of the animation process during the production of an animated film or animated segment for a live-action film...
with the Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
-based animation company A Productions. He created and directed the children's series Rubbish, King of the Jumble
Rubbish, King of the Jumble
Rubbish King of the Jumble was a children's animated television series on CITV created by Mark Taylor and featured the voice of Alexei Sayle. It was also produced by A Productions for HTV.-Series:...
for ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
and was nominated for a BAFTA
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is a charity in the United Kingdom that hosts annual awards shows for excellence in film, television, television craft, video games and forms of animation.-Introduction:...
in 2002-03 for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
pre-school animation series Boo!
Boo!
Boo! is a children's television series shown in the United Kingdom on the CBeebies channel, and originally on BBC Two. It features several cartoon characters who play a game similar to hide and seek in a variety of settings. The commentary is performed by an adult narrator and a chorus of children...
which he directed. He is also credited as animation director on the Cbeebies show the Tweenies, on the Citv show Jim Jam & Sunny and on the DK Disney series amazing animals.
He is also credited on the Aardman Animations
Aardman Animations
Aardman Animations, Ltd., also known as Aardman Studios, or simply as Aardman, is a British animation studio based in Bristol, United Kingdom. The studio is known for films made using stop-motion clay animation techniques, particularly those featuring Plasticine characters Wallace and Gromit...
film 'Chicken Run
Chicken Run
Chicken Run is a 2000 British stop-motion animation film made by the Aardman Animations studios, the production studio of the Oscar-winning Wallace and Gromit films...
' for his work on the story reel.
Mark is also director on the pre school show 'Driver Dan's Story Train
Driver Dan's Story Train
Driver Dan's Story Train is a children's CGI animated story series. It is currently being shown by PBS Kids Sprout and ABC2 and CBeebies. It is produced by Twofour54 and Its first series was launched on CBeebies in January 2010....
' which is currently shown on CBeebies
CBeebies
CBeebies is the brand used by the BBC for programming aimed at children 6 years and under. It is used as a themed strand in the UK on terrestrial television, as a separate free-to-air domestic British channel and used for international varients supported by advertising, subscription or both...
, ABC in Australia, and on PBS Sprout in the US.