Lauren MacMullan
Lauren Hunter MacMullan (born April 30, 1964 in Boston ) is an American animator , television and film director .
Life
MacMullan graduated from Harvard University , where she also took animation classes. She first worked as a director for commercials from 1991 and worked at Olive Jar Studios. Among other things, she created films for MTV . In 1993 she moved to Los Angeles , where she directed the animated series The Critic . Between 1994 and 1995 she directed four episodes. Further directorial work for series followed, for example for Die Nanny as well as King of the Hill and Mission Hill . MacMullan also directed episodes of the popular animated series The Simpsons from 2001 . She received an Annie Award in 2006 for her directorial work for Avatar - The Lord of the Elements and was nominated for an Emmy in 2007.
In 2009, MacMullan joined Pixar , where she worked on the animated film Newt , but development was discontinued in 2010. She went to Walt Disney Animation Studio the following year and was involved in the film Ralph Enough as a storyboard artist. In the short animation film Get a Horse! she directed a film for the first time and was also the first female director of a Mickey Mouse film. MacMullan was chosen for Get a Horse! Nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Animated Short Film together with producer Dorothy McKim in 2014 .
Filmography
- 1994–1995: The Critic (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 1995: The Nanny ( The Nanny , TV series, episode)
- 1998: King of the Hill (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1999–2002: Mission Hill (TV series, four episodes)
- 2001–2004: The Simpsons ( The Simpsons , TV series, 7 episodes)
- 2005-2006: Avatar - The Last Airbender ( Avatar: The Last Airbender , TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2007: The Simpsons - The Movie (The Simpsons Movie)
- 2012: Ralph Enough (Wreck-It Ralph)
- 2013: Get a Horse!
Awards
- 2006: Annie Award , Best Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production, for Avatar - The Last Airbender
- 2007: Emmy nomination, Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour), for Avatar
- 2014: Oscar nomination, Best Animated Short Film , for Get a Horse!
Web links
- Lauren MacMullan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Drew Taylor: Awards Spotlight: "Get a Horse!" Animator Lauren MacMullan Reveals How Mickey Mouse Got the 3D Update in Classic Style . studiosystemnews.com, December 23, 2013.
- ↑ See short biography of Lauren MacMullan on sparkfx.ca
- ↑ Bill Desowitz: Immersed in Movies: Lauren MacMullan Goes Deeper into Mickey Mouse and "Get A Horse!" ( Memento of the original from October 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , indiewire.com, August 26, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | MacMullan, Lauren |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | MacMullan, Lauren Hunter (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American animator, television and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston |