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: Steve Hunter and Max Sachar on Pixar’s Oscar Contending “Out”

Director Steven Clay Hunter and producer Max Sachar of Pixar’s SparkShorts installment Out are thrilled with the reaction their film has received since it debuted on Disney+ last May. Now, it’s one of the 10 finalists for the Best Animated Short Film Academy Award. Steven Clay Hunter: It’s crazy. (laughs) Max, you’ve said it the […]

INTERVIEW: Composer Uno Helmersson on Sundance Hit Animated Documentary “Flee”

Flee is one of the most talked about movies of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. This animated documentary feature about a man finally revealing some of the biggest secrets of his life is excellent. NEON and Participant will co-distribute the film later this year. Uno Helmersson is the composer of Flee. In this Animation Scoop […]

INTERVIEW: Mariusz Wilczyński on Oscar Qualified “Kill It and Leave This Town”

Kill It and Leave This Town is one of the 27 animated features that has qualified for this year’s Oscar category. It’s the culmination of a 14-year passion project for director Mariusz Wilczyński, who shares fascinating details about the inspirations and making of, as he declares, “the first feature animated art film in the history […]

INTERVIEW: Douglas Goldstein Fires Up SYFY’S “Devil May Care”

Three-time Emmy winner and two-time Annie Awards winner Douglas Goldstein (Robot Chicken) is the creator of the latest animated comedy series to debut on SYFY’s TZGZ lineup. Devil May Care, premiering this Saturday Feb. 6th at Midnight (technically Sunday morning), stars Alan Tudyk as the voice of the Devil, who gets a new, young assistant […]

INTERVIEW: Makers of Shorts Contender “WiNDUP” on Blend of Story and Technology

“WiNDUP”, an animated short from Unity, is vying for Academy and Annie Awards consideration. It’s about a sick girl, her dad and a significant, windup music box. Director Yibing Jiang (whose credits include Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph and Pixar’s Cars 2 & Monsters University) and animation director Jason Keane (of Blue Sky’s The Peanuts Movie and […]

Jackson Murphy

Editor

Articles By Jackson Murphy

INTERVIEW: Steve Hunter and Max Sachar on Pixar’s Oscar Contending “Out”

INTERVIEW: Composer Uno Helmersson on Sundance Hit Animated Documentary “Flee”

INTERVIEW: Mariusz Wilczyński on Oscar Qualified “Kill It and Leave This Town”

INTERVIEW: Douglas Goldstein Fires Up SYFY’S “Devil May Care”

INTERVIEW: Makers of Shorts Contender “WiNDUP” on Blend of Story and Technology

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