 His early attempts at animation date back to 1986 when he joined De Anza College.Murray created several short animated films, his most successful was made in 1987, which was a two-minute animated short titled "The Chore," which focused on a harried husband who uses his cat as a novel solution while not wanting to do a chore for his wife.He drew the scenes on typing paper and shot the scenes with 16 mm film.