Mark Paterson (animator)

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Mark Paterson is an animator, character designer, writer, and director from New Zealand. After working on multiple animated shows, he created the main character design for the pilot of the Peabody Award-winning Australian animated television series Bluey (TV series). [1]

Career

Paterson attended Yoobee College of Design in Auckland. [2]

Paterson met Joe Brumm while they were both working on Charlie and Lola in the UK and discussed the plot for Bluey. [2] [3] Paterson eventually created the main character design for the pilot and continued to work as an animator when Bluey was ordered working remotely with the team in Australia from Auckland, New Zealand. [2] [4]

He was the director of 10 episodes of WTF 101, an animated series on Dropout. [5] Other shows he has worked on include Little Princess (British TV series), Friends and Heroes, and the Cramp Twins. [5] He is also the animation director at Studio JoHo which he runs with Brumm. [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ Reif, Alex (15 June 2023). "Annecy 2023 Recap: The Story Behind "Bluey" with Joe Brumm, Richard Jeffery, and Mark Paterson". LaughingPlace.com. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 McMullan, Sarah (26 November 2021). "The Kiwis behind the kids' show that knocked Peppa Pig off top spot". Stuff. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Pobjie, Ben (12 April 2023). "'It's going to go out of control': How Bluey's creators knew they'd made a hit". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  4. ↑ The Aussie cartoon getting a kiwi takeover (News). TVNZ 1. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2025– via Facebook.
  5. 1 2 "Mark Paterson | Animation Department, Director, Writer". IMDb. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "about us". Studio Joho. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Whittock, Jesse (10 April 2024). "'Bluey' Creator Joe Brumm On Making A TV Juggernaut, Not Compromising His Vision & The Heeler Family's Future". Deadline. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
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