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

Independent

One of the most anticipated movies for animation fans at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival is ClayDream – about the life and career of claymation master Will Vinton. Director Marq Evans interviewed Vinton before he passed away in 2018. Evans gives us Vinton’s highs (like the California Raisins characters and winning an Oscar) and lows […]

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Emmy-winning animator Joe Mateo was at Disney for 25 years. But he left the Mouse House to work for a newbie in the animation space: Skydance. Mateo has directed his first animated short for the studio, Blush, which will be on AppleTV+ later this year. It’s about an astronaut who visits a planet and soon […]

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Netflix

Chris Appelhans is the writer and director of the animated adventure Wish Dragon. It’s about Din, a young man who looks to reconnect with an old friend with the help of a special genie dragon named Long. Wish Dragon is a Sony Pictures Animation feature that will be on Netflix this Friday June 11th. Appelhans […]

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Nickelodeon

Jonny Jonah and Matty Shapiro make up the popular, dynamic family music duo The BeatBuds. They now have their own animated characters and contribute songs to Nickelodeon’s new short-form series The BeatBuds, Let’s Jam! This week-long event kicks off this Monday June 7th at 9am on Nick, with two episodes each day at that time […]

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DreamWorks

DreamWorks Animation is opening two new animated movies in theaters over a five-week period. Sequel The Boss Baby: Family Business debuts on July 2nd. But first up – this Friday June 4th – is Spirit Untamed. Director Elaine Bogan re-imagines the popular Netflix Spirit: Riding Free TV series with this epic and heartwarming feature. She […]

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