Films Directed by Mike L. Murphy
That was the first live-action film (well it’s a commercial, but you get the idea) that I ever directed!
It was absolutely thrilling to show up at the beach with a full crew, a rain machine, a giant green screen and a bunch of actors!
Things have only gotten larger and more complicated since then! I’ve gone off to direct a number of commercials and short films. You can see them with the links below.
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Hasbro’s Mr. Monopoly – Spot 4Here is the fourth of 4 Monopoly spots I directed for Hasbro and the Minnesota State Lottery. We shot the live action plates (fancy talk for backgrounds) in Santa Monica in one day. Then we spent about 8 days per a spot to complete the animation. This was a fun series to work on because ...
Hasbro’s Mr. Monopoly – Spot 3Here is the third of 4 Monopoly spots I directed for Hasbro and the Minnesota State Lottery. We shot the live action plates (fancy talk for backgrounds) in Santa Monica in one day. Then we spent about 8 days per a spot to complete the animation. This was a fun series to work on because ...
Hasbro – Mr. Monopoly Commercial – Part 02Here is the second of 4 Monopoly spots I directed for Hasbro and the Minnesota State Lottery. We shot the live action plates (fancy talk for backgrounds) in Santa Monica in one day. Then we spent about 8 days per a spot to complete the animation. This was a fun series to work on because ...
Hasbro’s Mr. Monopoly – Spot 1Here is the first of 4 Monopoly spots I directed for Hasbro and the Minnesota State Lottery. We shot the live action plates (fancy talk for backgrounds) in Santa Monica in one day. Then we spent about 8 days per a spot to complete the animation. This was a fun series to work on because ...
Trahm: Legacy – Short Animated FilmI directed this short film for Stun Creative. It was a viral spoof we created in 6 weeks (INSANE!) for the Rahm Emmanuel campaign. Roger Ebert gave it a thumbs up! Sweet! Read more about it here: http://www.screenmag.com/story/2011/mar/01/580/
Concept Car – Short Film TeasersHere are some fun teasers I shot for my upcoming short film ‘Concept Car’. My friends and I spent a few weeks animating and compositing the car into these background plates (that’s just a fancy way of saying backgrounds that the live-action film crew created for us to insert animation into). Teaser #1 Teaser #2 ...
Dirty Jobs – Dirty Presidents – RooseveltYet another Dirty Presidents bumper I directed for The Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs show.
Dirty Jobs – Dirty Presidents – Jimmy CarterAnother of the 12 Dirty Jobs animated bumpers I directed for Discovery Channel’s ‘Dirty Jobs’.
Dirty Jobs – Dirty Presidents – Abe Lincoln AnimationThis is one of the Dirty Jobs bumpers I directed for Buster Design/Stun Creative.
Home Depot – CommercialHere is a commercial I shot for Home Depot. I had a lot of fun on this. My friends at Weta Workshop built all the miniatures. The live-action was all shot on a soundstage in Van Nuys, while the miniatures and FX were produced in Wellington, New Zealand. I casted my friend’s Grandfather Mac to ...
Weather Channel – CommercialThis is the first commercial I ever directed! I was so nervous the 2 days we shot. I had no idea how a film set worked (I was just an animator!) but I knew I needed to get experience directing actors and live-action. We shot at a number of locations, including the state beach! Interesting ...
Get Lost- Short FilmI shot this film in my living room two days before moving to New Zealand! Don’t try that at home kids! The animation took 2 years to complete because I had to squeeze it in while animating on Lord of the Rings, which averaged 14 hour days! But suffice to say, follow your passions! This ...
Night of the Broccoli – Short FilmI directed this short film on a whim while living in New Zealand. I ‘storyboarded’ it out by roughly video taping my actors before I shot the final film. The DP (or Director of Photography) was the super talented Adam Clarke who also shot Rose. I spent 3 months rotoscoping the broccoli so they could ...
Concept Car: Previs SequenceHere is a presentation piece I created for a short film ‘Concept Car’ that I’m currently developing into a feature film. My big-shot screenwriter buddies Ron J. Friedman & Steve Bencich wrote the short and are developing the feature. This presentation is called ‘Previs’ or ‘Previsualization’. It’s essentially animated storyboards. This is what all the ...
Coca-Cola: Share the MagicI directed this spot for Coca-Cola. It was a lot of fun to work within the confines of an established brand and bring a painting to life. We shot the girl on a green screen stage and had to make sure the painting on the wall was the exact dimensions of the frame we built ...
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