James Ford Murphy

James Ford Murphy is an American animator. He is the head of animation at Pixar Animation Studios. He directed the 2014 short film Lava.[1]

Filmography

Feature films

• Torin’s Passage – lead animator
• Toy Story: Activity Center – animator[2]
• A Bug's Life – additional character designer, animator
• Toy Story 2 – animator[3]
• Monsters, Inc. – animator[3]
• Finding Nemo – animator[3]
• The Incredibles – animator[3]
• Cars – directing animator
• Ratatouille – animator
• Up – production resources
• Brave – production resources

Short films

• For the Birds – supervising animator[3]
• Mike's New Car – animator
• Mater and the Ghostlight – supervising animator
• Partly Cloudy – special thanks
• Lava – director, writer, story, music, ukulele
• Miss Fritter’s Racing Skoool - director, writer

Documentaries

• The Pixar Story – himself (as Jim Murphy)

Video games

• Torin's Passage – lead animator (as Jim Murphy)

References

1. Godfrey, Alex. "Why 'Lava' might be Pixar's most ambitious short film ever". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
2. "Disney's Toy Story Activity Center credits (Windows, 1996)". MobyGames. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
3. "James Ford Murphy, Jour '86". www.marquette.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

External links

• James Ford Murphy at IMDb