Ishu Patel

Ishu Patel (b. 1942) is an award-winning animation film director/producer and educator. Over a period of twenty-five years at the National Film Board of Canada, he developed animation techniques and styles to support his themes and vision.
In the early 1980s, he created several 15-second sand animal animation shorts, as well as storybook number animation shorts, for Sesame Street. Some of the shorts also appeared on Sesame Park.
Picture	Title/Topic 	Earliest Known Appearance	Description
 	It's a Crocodile	Episode 1663 	A crocodile is formed out of sand.
 	It's a Whale 	Episode 1684 	A whale is formed out of sand.
 	It's a Snail 	Episode 1711 	A snail is formed out of sand.
 	It's a Squirrel 	Episode 1736 	A squirrel is formed out of sand.
 	It's a Giraffe 	Episode 1752 	A giraffe is formed out of sand.
 	It's a Monkey 	Episode 1767 	A monkey is formed out of sand.
 	Four Genies 	Episode 2244 	Four genies carry the number 4 to the palace.
 	Five Ghosts 	Episode 2255 	Five ghosts carry the number 5 to the haunted house.
 	Two Wizards 	 	Two wizards carry a big red 2 to the castle
 	It's an Owl 	 	An owl is formed out of sand.
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Category:Animators