Jackson Murphy

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Jackson Murphy is an Emmy-winning film critic, content producer, and author, who has also served as Animation Scoop reporter since 2016. He is the creator of the website Lights-Camera-Jackson.com, and has made numerous appearances on television and radio over the past 20 years.

Articles By Jackson Murphy

Interview With The Dreamworks Director Trio on “Bilby”

After years of producing award-winning feature-length films, DreamWorks Animation announced they were getting into the “shorts” business in November 2017. And this year their first two short films have made it onto the finalists list for the Best Animated Short Film Oscar. One of the entries is Bilby, which emerged from the DWA feature “Larrikins”, […]

AWARDS WATCH: Louise Bagnall on her Oscar Shortlisted “Late Afternoon”

After years of working on acclaimed animated movies, Dublin, Ireland’s Louise Bagnall decided to take a chance and make a short film of her own. The result? Late Afternoon, which has not only been wowing fans and juries at film festivals throughout the world, but is also one of 10 finalists on the 2019 Oscars […]

INTERVIEW: Trevor Jimenez on his Annie-nominated Short “Weekends”

Pixar story artist Trevor Jimenez worked on his Annie-nominated short Weekends, on and off, for the past 10 years. Some would call that a ‘passion project’. But for the Canadian filmmaker, this story of a young boy dealing with life following the divorce of his parents is even more personal than that. Jackson Murphy: Where […]

INTERVIEW: Producer Christina Steinberg Crosses Into the “Spider-Verse”

It may be the last major studio animated movie release of 2018 (opening Dec. 14th), but Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is also one of the most original and highly-anticipated. Combining a wide variety of narrative and artistic techniques, this film takes Spider-Man/Marvel fans places never previously imagined. Producer Christina Steinberg was part of this highly-ambitious […]

SHORTS WATCH: Animator Perry Chen on “Changyou’s Journey”

Perry Chen began his journey in the world of animation as a film critic. Today, the 18-year-old freshman at U.C. Irvine is the director of an acclaimed animated short film about the life of his father. Chen is hoping Changyou’s Journey continues to have an impact on audiences and makes it all the way to […]

Jackson Murphy

Editor

Articles By Jackson Murphy

Interview With The Dreamworks Director Trio on “Bilby”

AWARDS WATCH: Louise Bagnall on her Oscar Shortlisted “Late Afternoon”

INTERVIEW: Trevor Jimenez on his Annie-nominated Short “Weekends”

INTERVIEW: Producer Christina Steinberg Crosses Into the “Spider-Verse”

SHORTS WATCH: Animator Perry Chen on “Changyou’s Journey”

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