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

Nickelodeon

When the producers of Nickelodeon’s The Loud House decided to do a special musical episode, they reached-out to a familiar team. Award-winning songwriters Michelle Lewis and Doug Rockwell collaborated on “The Loud House” theme song a few years ago. For the new special, Really Loud Music, Lewis and Rockwell crafted more than a dozen pop […]

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Google

In 2013, John Kahrs won an Academy Award for directing the acclaimed Disney short film Paperman. His latest animated short is Google Spotlight Stories‘ VR experience, Age of Sail. Kahrs and I set sail for a Q&A on one of the year’s most ambitious animated efforts: Jackson Murphy: This is a very specific story. It’s […]

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For the next several months, The Big Apple is the official House of Mouse. Disney has created a “Mickey True Original” exhibit celebrating the iconic character’s 90th birthday. I had the chance to check it out during its debut weekend. Here are the highlights: A Disney Cast Member greets you at the door. Groups are […]

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Illumination

It all began with the classic Dr. Seuss book. Then came the iconic TV special, followed by a popular live-action film (and even a Broadway show!). Now The Grinch is back – in the form of a feature-length animated movie from Illumination Entertainment. Directors Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier had the responsibility of making this […]

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Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs is making a live New York appearance (Nov. 8 and 9), in the form of the gorgeous stop motion sets and the creatives who brought Megasaki’s canines and humans to life. This includes an appearance by puppet fabricator/modeler extraordinaire Andy Gent – who works regularly with two of today’s great […]

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20 Years Of The Best Animated Feature Golden Globe

Best Animated Feature (a.k.a. Best Motion Picture — Animated) has now been a Golden Globes category for 20 years. Five years after it debuted at the Oscars, the then Hollywood Foreign Press Association felt it was finally time to give animation its own spotlight at the Globes.