March 2012 - Page 5 of 6 - Directors Notes

DCM: Day 3

Workshop with Tom Roberts Today was our final day of group workshops and today it was Tom Roberts we had to impress. In only three days the progression of all

Music

The Dø: Gonna Be Sick!

Nez sets The Dø’s Olivia Merilahti adrift on tempestuous, silent seas for the Gonna Be Sick! promo.

Animation

Pale Blue Dot

“The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.” Kevin McDowell mixes the sounds of Flying Lotus with Carl Sagan’s narration and a

Documentary

DCM: Day 2

After yesterday’s jam packed and very insightful sessions I awoke slightly jaded and had to energise myself with less chocolate and more fruit for breakfast.

Music

Bowerbirds: Tuck the Darkness In

A boy forms an aquatic bond stronger than death in Carlos Lopez Estrada’s promo for Bowerbirds Tuck the Darkness In.

Live Action

Life Just Is: Finishing the Film

Back in April 2011, I wrote a piece for DN detailing the journey that I undertook with my debut feature (as writer/director), Life Just Is, as we went From

Animation

Run with the Wolves

You’re either running with them or away from them! New micro animation from Vincenzo Lodigiani.

Documentary

DCM: Day 1

An Introduction to the Campus with Mark Atkin & Manuela Winkler We started the day with a bizarre breakfast of chocolate muesli and boiled eggs then made

Documentary

The Story of Keep Calm and Carry On

If you live in the UK you’re probably sick to death of the visual plague of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On‘ parodies assaulting you everywhere you

News

WeAreDN Hits 1000 Videos

Late to game, perhaps? Work shy, never! We may have only got our act together last September and finally launched the WeAreDN Vimeo Channel, but El Vez and I

Art & Fashion, Podcasts

DN236: Solipsist – Andrew Huang

Director Andrew Huang joined us in 2007 with his experimental short Doll Face. He’s back today with the online launch of his captivating art film

Documentary

DCM: Meet ‘n’ Greet

This is the first in a series of posts from Benjamin Wigley & Anna Griffin as they attend the Documentary Campus Masterschool to develop the feature

March, 2012 Archive