Chris McKay
Chris McKay, also known as Chris Taylor, is an American film and television director, producer, editor, animator, and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing and editing three seasons of Robot Chicken and two seasons of Moral Orel. He worked as an animation co-director on The Lego Movie (2014) with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. He is currently directing The Lego Batman Movie (2017).
Early life and education
McKay was born in Winter Park, Florida, but spent most of his childhood in Chicago, Illinois. Growing up, McKay was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock films and decided to pursue film. He shot his earliest videos on his parent's Super 8 film camera. McKay attended Southern Illinois University for two years as a film student, and completed his degree at Columbia College Chicago. While studying in Chicago, McKay attended his first film shoot-for the 1989 comedy Uncle Buck.
Career
In his early career McKay worked at several video and equipment rental companies. After purchasing production equipment of his own, he worked for three years shooting and editing music videos, industrial videos and local films. Then he started an editing job at a production company where he completed his first film 2wks, 1yr. McKay started his career as an editor, after leaving that company he first edited a film of his friend, titled Kwik Stop.
'Chris Mckay' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:
MindField (2003)
Actors: Joel Thingvall (actor), Jason Bailey (producer), Jason Bailey (director), Jason Bailey (writer), Mike Hull (actor), Mike Hull (producer), Mac Welch (actor), Mac Welch (producer), Soshi (actor), Earnest Roberson (actor), David Bailey (actor), Matt Frank (editor), Amber Malott (actress), Bob Thomas (actor), Nathan Houseman (actor),
Plot: Chris McKay, a computer programmer for a shadowy government organization, makes a fatal mistake when he attempts to leave his work and begin a family with his wife Robyn. Soon, through a peculiar series of questionably dream-like events, Chris finds his life inexplicably intertwined with that of Dean Glass, a brutal serial killer. As Chris tries to elude authorities and figure out what has become of his life, he finds himself in the clutches of an interrogator who may have the answers to Chris' questions - if he can bear to hear them.
Keywords: dream, identityGenres: Crime, Drama, Thriller,
Taglines: Take away a man's life and he has nothing left to lose.
McKay, Chris Filmography
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2014, role: editor
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2011, role: director
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2010, role: producer
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2010, role: director
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2008, role: producer
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2007, role: editor
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2002, role: editor
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2002, role: writer
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2002, role: director
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2001, role: editor
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1998, role: editor
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1998, role: editor
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1997, role: editor
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1995, role: editor
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1989, role: miscellaneous crew
McKay, Chris Filmography
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2009, role: actor , character name: Himself
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2005, role: actor , character name: Himself - NASA
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2003, role: actor , character name: Himself
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1997, role: actor , character name: Himself
McKay, Chris Filmography
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2011, role: editor
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2010, role: editor
