Mitchell Kriegman

Mitchell Kriegman (born June 4, 1952) is an American television writer, director, producer, video artist, and author.

He is the creator of Clarissa Explains It All (1991) for Nickelodeon, Bear in the Big Blue House (1997) and The Book of Pooh (2001) for Disney Channel and It's a Big Big World (2006) for PBS.

Filmography Kriegman’s video-art works are in the Castelli-Sonnebend collection, and creator of the Montecito Journal Morning Mojo.

Innovation

Kriegman is credited with the patented design of the hybrid special-effects technique called Shadowmation, that combines live action puppets, animatronics, and computer animation utilizing video game engines and virtual environments.