Michael Risner

School of Rock (2016)
Television (Comedy, Family and Musical) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Misadventures of Dewey Finn, a rocker who poses as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school as he teaches his unconventional and overachieving students to play and love rock 'n' roll.

This Is Not Happening (2015)
Television (Comedy) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director A show hosted by Ari Shaffir in which his comedian friends tell true stories around a given theme.

The Haunted Hathaways (2013 - 2015)
Television (Comedy, Family and Fantasy) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director After being uprooted from New York to New Orleans, the Hathaways were ready to just get back to their normal lives in their new home, but little did they know that a family of ghosts had the same idea.

Sam & Cat (2014)
Television (Comedy, Drama and Family) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Sam Puckett has been touring the West Coast by motorcycle, and stops in Los Angeles. She witnesses Cat Valentine being thrown into the back of a garbage truck, and rescues her. They become friends, and Cat convinces her to become roommates after Cat's grandmother moves to a retirement home. To make money, rather than getting traditional after school jobs, they form an after-school babysitting business that leads them into a series of comical adventures. Also involved in their lives are Dice, their next door neighbor, who is notorious for aiding people for money, Cat's cheerful and supportive grandmother, Nona, who decided to move into "Elderly Acres", which is a home for the aged, and Goomer, a dim-witted professional MMA fighter whom Dice manages. Written by Anonymous

Anger Management (2013 - 2014)
Television (Comedy and Romance) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Divorced former baseball player Charlie Goodson is now an anger management therapist. He has a teenage daughter with obsessive-compulsive disorder and he has a purely sexual relationship with his therapist and best-friend Dr. Kate Wales. But soon his ex-wife and daughter become his past family, as they are being replaced by what is a non-official but real and much more close of a family to him: his anger management group. Written by Naw Neine

The Thundermans (2014)
Television (Action, Comedy, Family and Sci-Fi) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Meet The Thundermans, a typical suburban family that happens to have astounding superpowers. At the center of the action are the 14-year-old Thunderman twins, who share the same bathroom, the same school, and the same annoying little siblings. Their only difference? The sister is a super student with a super sunny disposition who super looks forward to being a superhero someday, and her twin brother is a super villain. Written by Nickelodeon

Twang (2013)
TV Movie (Comedy) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Four semi-spoiled children of a country music star are relocated from their privileged life in Los Angeles to their mother's childhood home in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee.

Heartburn (2013)
Film (Short, Action, Drama and Thriller) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director America has five branches of the military... Sixteen different intelligence agencies... A thousand elite police forces... And one woman keeps them all in line! HEARTBURN While investigating the disappearance of an US Marine recruit at a top secret SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance & Escape) training site, AVRIL HEART, an undercover Department of Homeland Security agent, endures 'enhanced interrogation' in order to learn the truth. After the death of another Marine cooperating with her investigation, Agent Heart discovers a shocking conspiracy that calls into question everything she is fighting for. Written by Anonymous

Jessie (2012 - 2013)
Television (Comedy and Family) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director The series follows Jessie Prescott, a young woman from a small town with big dreams who, rebelling against her strict father, decides to leave the military base in Texas where she grew up and moves to New York City. She accepts a job as a nanny and moves into a multi-million dollar penthouse on the Upper West Side with the wealthy Ross family which includes: jet-setting parents, Morgan and Christina; and their four rambunctious children: Emma, Luke, Ravi and Zuri; along with the family pet (and Ravi's companion) Mr. (later Mrs.) Kipling, a 7 ft (2 m) Asian water monitor, that was later revealed to be a female. With a whole new world of experiences open to her, Jessie embarks on new adventures in the big city as she grows to rely on the love and support of the children in her care. Assisting her are Bertram, the family's sarcastic butler, and Tony, the building's 20-year-old doorman. Written by Anonymous

Kings of Van Nuys (2012)
TV Movie (Comedy) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director The misadventures of two streetwise brothers and their aging grandfather as they concoct outrageous, morally questionable get-rich-quick schemes in their quest to become millionaires.

Bad Wolf (2012)
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Men at Work (2012)
Television (Comedy, Drama and Romance) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director In this new comedy about four friends who work together at a magazine, the recently dumped Milo barely has time to nurse his wounds before his friends decide to help him get back in the game. Together, the four help each other navigate work, friendship and women. Written by Turner Publicity

Grey's Anatomy (2011 - 2012)
Television (Drama and Romance) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director A Medical-Based drama centered around Meredith Grey, an aspiring surgeon and daughter of one of the best surgeons, Dr. Ellis Grey. Throughout the series, Meredith goes through professional and personal challenges along with fellow surgeons at Seattle Grace Hospital.

Accidentally on Purpose (2009 - 2010)
Television (Comedy and Romance) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Billie, a woman in her 30's, wants to settle down and have a family. When she tells her boyfriend James this, he tells her he doesn't want that, so they break up. She gets drunk and hooks up with a guy named Zack. Upon discovering that she's pregnant, he moves in to try and help her. Written by tech support

Outlaw (2010)
Television (Drama) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director A former Supreme Court Justice starts his own law firm.

Ultimatum (2008)
Video (Short and Comedy) Producer One man's struggle with commitment.

Lindsay Fully Loaded (2007)
Video (Short, Comedy and Musical) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Lindsay Lohan's notorious drug-fueled antics get her into all kinds of trouble with the law.

Harry Potter in the Hood (2007)
Video (Music) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director A spoof of the Harry Potter films in the form of a rap music video featuring sexy dancers.

Paris in Jail: The Music Video (2007)
Video (Short, Comedy and Musical) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Famous and wealthy socialite Paris Hilton winds up serving time in jail after being arrested for driving while intoxicated.

Moonlight (2007)
Television (Drama, Fantasy, Horror and Thriller) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Over fifty years ago, Mick St. John was turned into a vampire. Now in modern Los Angeles, he is a private eye; working cases that often involve the undead. He uses his supernatural abilities to help mortals in need, a difficult task if he is to keep his own identity a secret. Mick's mentor is Josef, a powerful fellow vampire with many connections. One night, a case leads Mick to reporter Beth Turner, a beautiful human woman he feels bound to protect. But while he struggles with his romantic feelings towards Beth, he meets an enigmatic brunette who looks identical to his ex-wife Coraline --the woman who turned him into a vampire, a woman who was supposed to be dead... Written by L. Hamre

Showbiz Tonight (2007)
Television (News and Talk-Show) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director "Showbiz Tonight" takes on the most talked about stories in the entertainment industry with engaging, opinionated and often heated in-depth segments. The one-hour show also features revealing interviews with the world's top celebrities and newsmakers. "Showbiz Tonight" covers topics like no other entertainment news show, including these ongoing series: "Showbiz Weight Watch" -- Hollywood's obsession with weight and body image, airing Tuesdays and Fridays, and as developments warrant. "Rx for Rehab" -- The emotional stories of stars who are battling drug and alcohol abuse. "Showbiz Legal Lowdown" -- Investigative reports on celebrities who have shocking run-ins with the law or who are involved in nasty court battles. "Showbiz Truth Squad" -- Reports get to the bottom of Hollywood's biggest mysteries and set the record straight on entertainment rumors. "Showbiz Tonight" is the only entertainment news show to feature video e-mail, an exciting way for viewers to send in video of ... Written by Anonymous

Access Hollywood (2007)
Television (News) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Everybody wants to know more about the lives of their favorite celebrities, and this program provides all the news they could ask for. Following the ups and downs in the careers of Hollywood's top stars, viewers are given an up-close look at both the successes and the scandals. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>

Rules of Engagement (2007)
Television (Comedy and Romance) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Two couples and their single friend, all at different stages in their relationships, deal with the complications of dating, commitment and marriage.

Crumbs (2006)
Television (Comedy) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Mitch Crumb is a gay Hollywood screenwriter who returns to his hometown. His mother Suzanne,who tried to take out estranged husband Billy, is newly released and needs his help. They hangout at the family owned restaurant.

Transgressions (2006)
Film (Short, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director "A Clockwork Orange" meets "Pleasantville" in this sci-fi short set against the backdrop of a dystopian society that idolizes celebrity assassins called Agents. Carl Phillips dreams of giving his young son a 'better' life by sending him to Agent Training Camp. His wife, Sophie, doesn't share the same dream and does the unthinkable to save her son from a life of murder. Written by Antonio DaSilva

The Frank Anderson (2006)
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Wanted (2005)
Television (Crime, Drama and Thriller) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director An elite team of crime fighters from various federal and local law enforcement agencies track down the city's 100 most wanted fugitives.

The Shield (2004)
Television (Crime, Drama and Thriller) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact. Written by <jgp3553@yahoo.com>

The Third Wheel (2002)
Film (Comedy and Romance) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director The clumsy and shy Stanley is a nice fellow, beloved by his colleagues in the office. He has a crush on the gorgeous new-hire Diana, but he has difficulties to get close to her. When Stanley finally invites Diana for a date, he hits the homeless Phil with his Taurus and his planned night turns upside down. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

9mm of Love (2000)
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The View from the Swing (2000)
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ER (1999 - 2000)
Television (Drama and Romance) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Michael Crichton has created a medical drama that chronicles life and death in a Chicago hospital emergency room. Each episode tells the tale of another day in the ER, from the exciting to the mundane, and the joyous to the heart-rending. Frenetic pacing, interwoven plot lines, and emotional rollercoastering is used to attempt to accurately depict the stressful environment found there. This show even portrays the plight of medical students in their quest to become physicians. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>

Judging Amy (1999 - 2000)
Television (Drama) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director A family drama focused on three generations of women living together in Hartford, Connecticut. Amy Brenneman plays Amy Gray, who left New York City behind and now works as a family court judge. Karle Warren plays Lauren, Amy's daughter; Tyne Daly is Maxine, Amy's tough, opinionated mother. Written by Anonymous

NewsRadio (1996 - 1999)
Television (Comedy and Romance) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director The workplace sitcom "NewsRadio" explores the office politics and interpersonal relationships among the staff of WNYX NewsRadio, New York's #2 news radio station. Beleaguered news director Dave Nelson (Dave Foley) tries his best to manage a staff that includes egotistical anchors Bill McNeal (Phil Hartman) and Catherine Duke (Khandi Alexander), ambitious supervising producer Lisa Miller (Maura Tierney), who also happens to be his on/off girlfriend, hapless reporter Matthew Brock (Andy Dick), sardonic secretary Beth (Vicki Lewis), and tech-happy electrician Joe (Joe Rogan), while also answering to the station's intimidating and eccentric owner Jimmy James (Stephen Root). Written by Jennifer

The Battery (1998)
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Cybill (1997 - 1998)
Television (Comedy) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Cybill Sheridan is a 40-something actress living in Los Angeles. Past her prime and working in an industry that worships youth, Cybill has the remnants of her two failed marriages all around her. Her ex-husbands, stuntman Jeff and novelist Ira, are always hanging around, sometimes sleeping on the couch. Also present are her two daughters, a grandson, and Cybill's hysterical and slightly alcoholic best friend, Maryann. Written by Jwelch5742

Mary & Tim (1996)
TV Movie (Drama and Romance) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Another adaptation of the novel "Tim", about the love that develops between a mentally challenged young man and the older, lonely widow who takes him under her wing. Written by Derek Chong <d2chong@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>

House Arrest (1996)
Film (Comedy and Family) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director High-schooler Grover Beindorf and his younger sister Stacy decide that their parents, Janet and Ned, are acting childishly when they decide to divorce after 18 years of marriage, so they lock them up in the basement until they'll sort out their problems. Their schoolfriends also decide to do the same with their parents to solve their respective problems. Written by Anonymous

Twister (1996)
Film (Action, Adventure, Drama and Thriller) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms sweeping across Oklahoma, has other plans. Soon the three have joined the team of stormchasers as they attempt to insert a revolutionary measuring device into the very heart of several extremely violent tornados. Written by Martin H. Booda <booda@datasync.com>

3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
Television (Comedy, Family and Sci-Fi) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director A group of aliens has come to Earth to learn about its population, customs, etc. To avoid detection, they have taken on human form which gives them human emotions, physical needs etc. WITHOUT the understanding of what they mean or the inhibitions normally present in humans. Their leader takes the position of a college professor, their military expert as his sister, their intelligence expert, supposedly oldest of group takes form of his teenage son. The uninhibited reactions turn everyday events into unusual situations. Written by Jim Brawn <jim_brawn@amuc.mtroyal.ab.ca>

Murder, She Wrote (1995)
Television (Crime, Drama and Mystery) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Former high school English teacher and famed mystery writer Jessica Fletcher has a gift for solving mysteries. You see, it seems murder follows her around, whether it be to the houses of her seemingly endless number of friends, nieces, and nephews, or right in her hometown of Cabot Cove, Maine. Jessica is sometimes assisted by her friend Dr. Seth Hazlitt or the local sheriff, Amos Tupper and Tupper's successor, Mort Metzger, a former New York City cop. Sometimes, later in the series, Jessica would only serve as narrator. In later seasons, Jessica moved to Manhattan to teach criminology at fictional Manhattan University. Written by Mike Hatchett <hatchetts13@webtv.net>

The Net (1995)
Film (Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery and 1 More) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Angela Bennett's a software engineer type who works from home and has few friends outside of cyberspace. Taking her first vacation in years, she becomes embroiled in a web of computer espionage. Written by Rob Hartill

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1995)
Television (Drama, Family and Western) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director The fifth daughter of a wealthy Boston physician, Michaela Quinn defies the conventions of post-Civil War society by following in her father's footsteps. After his death, 'Dr. Mike' leaves Boston and moves to the frontier town of Colorado Springs, where she finds the citizens less than thrilled by the concept of a woman doctor. While she struggles to earn their trust, Mike's life is complicated by a growing relationship with mountain man Byron Sully, and the unexpected responsibility of raising three orphaned children. Written by Marg Baskin <marg@asd.raytheon.ca>

Models Inc. (1994)
Television (Drama) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Spin-off to Melrose Place transplanting Amanda Woodward's mother Hillary Michaels to this show. Set in Los Angeles, it revolved around Hillary's company Models, Inc and the employees including alcoholic Sarah Owens and bitchy Julie Dante. Mid-season the show was retooled adding to the cast African-American Cynthia and mysterious nightclub owner Adam Louder who was attempting to get rid of his scheming ex-wife Grayson. Written by mw_uk

Less Than Perfect
Television (Comedy) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Huge egos. Backbiting assistants. Screaming deadlines. Claudia "Claude" Casey has moved up in the secretarial world of television news, from permanent floater to the anchor's desk. It's a short elevator ride from the depths of the mailroom to the executive summit, but still the ice queen assistants give her a chilly reception. Now, can this perky former temp's warmth and humanity melt the hearts of the competitive up-and-comers? Written by Christy Varner <cavarner21@pennswoods.net>

Star Trek: Enterprise
Television (Action, Adventure, Drama and Sci-Fi) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director The year is 2151. Earth has spent the last 88 years since learning how to travel faster than the speed of light studying under the wisdom of their alien ally called the 'Vulcans'. Now, the first crew of human explorers sets out into deep space on a ship called the 'Enterprise' to see what is beyond our solar system.

Star Trek: Voyager
Television (Action, Adventure and Sci-Fi) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director The Federation starship USS Voyager, chasing a band of Maquis rebels, enters the dangerous space nebula known as the Badlands. Both ships are transported by a distant space probe to the Delta Quadrant, 75,000 light-years from Federation space. Voyager's crew and the Maquis form an uneasy truce to rescue crewmen of both ships, kidnapped by the probe's builder, the powerful, dying Caretaker. The Maquis ship is destroyed in a battle with the warlike Kazons. To prevent a Kazon aggression against a helpless world, Voyager destroys the space probe. Without the probe, it will take 75 years for Voyager to travel back to Federation space. With the differences between them rendered meaningless by time and distance, The Federation and Maquis crews unite aboard Voyager. Together, they embark on their new mission: to boldly go - home. Written by Anthony Bruce Gilpin <agilpin@pacbell.net>

Work Mom
TV Movi (Comedy) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director A young recently promoted woman hires her recently unemployed mother.