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

Short Film

Memorable, from director Bruno Collet, is one of this year’s prime contenders for the Best Animated Short Film Oscar. It’s a powerful, complex story of an older couple dealing with the effects of dementia, paired with an artistic vision. Jackson Murphy: How does it feel to be nominated for the Best Animated Short Film Academy […]

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Anyone at Walt Disney Animation Studios could submit a blind pitch for a 2-3 minute short. The result: the first 14 films in Disney’s new Short Circuit collection. Originally meant to be kept inside the studio, all will now be available to watch on Disney+ starting January 24th. Terry Moews, a layout artist on such […]

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Disney

A new collection of animated shorts debuts on Disney+ next Friday, Jan. 24. “Short Circuit” is an experimental program that began in 2016 at Walt Disney Animation Studios. The concept: anyone in any department could send a blind email pitch (no name attached). If accepted, the filmmakers could work with anyone at the studio to […]

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Nickelodeon

Paddington is one of the most beloved characters of all-time. The two recent big screen adventures were big hits. And now Nickelodeon presents a new CG animated series The Adventures of Paddington, premiering Monday January 20th at 10:30am ET/PT. UK-based show directors Adam Shaw and Chris Drew share their love of the bear and… maybe… […]

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DreamWorks

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts is a new DreamWorks Animation series debuting January 14th on Netflix. Creator Radford Sechrist and Executive Producer Bill Wolkoff discuss the fantastical series, which they can’t wait for viewers to explore: Jackson Murphy: Rad, is it true that you wanted to do something along the lines of “Game of […]

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