James Ford Murphy Explained

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
• Finding Nemo – animator
• The Incredibles – animator
• Cars – directing animator
• Ratatouille – animator
• Up – production resources
• Brave – production resources

Short films

• For the Birds – supervising animator
• 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)

Notes and References

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