Phil Mulloy
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Phil Mulloy (born 29 August 1948)[1] is an Irish-English animator. He was born in Wallasey, Merseyside and studied both painting and filmmaking. Mulloy worked as a screenwriter and director of live-action films until the late 1980s before becoming an animator. His animations have been described as "satirical grotesque"[2] and often portray the dark side of human nature and contemporary social, political, and religious values in a humorous and at times, shocking way. His visual style is distinctive in its use of primitive, often skeletal figures and minimalist backgrounds. Mulloy has made over 30 animated films many of which are in themed groupings based on Hollywood genres. Mulloy has won many international awards for his work and has conducted several workshops for young animators.
Early life
Mulloy was born in Wallasey to an Irish father, Michael Mulloy, who migrated to Liverpool to work on the docks and an English mother named Elizabeth.
Education
Mulloy studied painting at Ravensbourne College followed by film at the Royal College of Art graduating in 1973.[3][4]
Career
Early work
Mulloy's 1982 drama film Mark Gertler: Fragments of a Biography won the British Film Institute's
MTV Idents
Mulloy created many of MTV's iconic idents during the 1980s and 90s. These included the much lauded Boxers to Lovers in which two boxers, depicted as crude stick figures, stop fighting and embrace one another, only to find themselves engulfed by the furious crowd of spectators baying for blood.
Cowboys
Mulloy produced the Cowboys series in 1991 with funding from
Mulloy exploits many of the clichés of the
Mulloy, commenting on his creative approach said:
- “The audience is familiar with genres and clichés, and I take advantage of that fact. The viewers soon discover their position in the usual scheme of things, and become conscious of their role.”[3]
Music for the films was provided by Alexander Bălănescu and Keith Tippett.
The Ten Commandments
Mulloy created The Ten Commandments series between 1994 and 1996. The series consists of ten short 35 mm films based on each of the
The animations, created using brush and black ink on white paper in Mulloy's characteristic satirical grotesque style, employ
Mulloy, commenting on the series in 2006, said:
- "I had a structure I could work within and a set of ideas I could reinterpret for myself. Similarly reworking and playing with narrative structures creates ways of reinterpreting elements to do with my own thinking about and experiencing of the world.”[3]
The series won the Jury Award in Vila do Conde and a Special Award in Hiroshima.[6]
The Chain
The Chain was produced in 1998 for
Season's Greetings
Mulloy created Season's Greetings in 1999 for Animate Projects with funding from
Intolerance I – III
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The Christies
Mulloy created The Christies series in 2006 for Spectre Films. The series consists of twelve short films: Introduction, Family Values, The Language of Love, Tracey's Dream, The House Painter, A Song For Buster, The Confession, Natural Disaster, Mr. Yakamoto, Gary Challenger, Mr. Christie's Sex Manual, and The Day The Earth Moved.[7]
Mulloy produced the animated films on computer using the Buahaus Mirage 1.5 package.[3]
The series won the Mercury Filmworks Prize For Animated Feature in Ottawa, 2006.[7]
Current work
At present Mulloy is working on a trilogy based on the Christie family. Part 1, Goodbye Mister Christie, was completed in 2011. Part 2, Dead but not Buried, was completed in summer 2012 and won first prize at the Ottawa Animation festival. In 2013 he released Part 3, The Pain and The Pity.[10] His short film Endgame won Grand Prix for the best short at the 2016 edition of World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb.[11]
Personal life
His wife is the filmmaker
References
- ISBN 978-1-317-51988-1. Archivedfrom the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Phil Mulloy – Filmini festival special guest. Notes for journalists[permanent dead link] Retrieved December 2008.
- ^ a b c d Phil Mulloy: the dilemma of humanity[permanent dead link]. ThinkRED, (November 2005). Retrieved December 2008.
- ^ 30/30 – the CINEMANIAX! Human Rights Animation Project Archived 6 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 2008.
- ^ GRIERSON TRUST List of all winners Archived 25 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved January 2013.
- ^ a b c philmulloy.com Archived 30 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Official Site. Retrieved December 2008.
- ^ a b c d Animatica'07 programme notes Archived 27 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 2008
- ^ 30/30 – the CINEMANIAX! Human Rights Animation Project Archived 9 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 2008.
- ^ Animate Projects – Season's Greetings Archived 9 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 2008
- ^ "OIAF Review: 'The Pain and the Pity'". Cinemablographer. 21 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Animafest 2016 Awarded Films". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
External links
- philmulloy.tv Phil Mulloy’s Official Site
- philmulloy.com Phil Mulloy’s Former Official Site
- Season's Greetings Animate Projects
- Podcast of an interview by Frames Per Second Magazine
- Phil Mulloy at IMDb