Author

About the Author /

Obsessed with film, the internet and WordPress, Directors Notes is the place Rob gets to brings all his interests together and really geek out. When not writing for DN he can be found on Short of the Week or Vimeo.

Film Festival, Live Action

Charlotte Regan Explores the Father/Son Relationship in B&W Short ‘Dodgy Dave’

London-based writer/director Charlotte Regan joins us to discuss how the parental relationships of friends & family inspired her LFF short 'Dodgy Dave'.

Read more

Film Festival, Live Action

Rob Savage Delivers Unrelenting Action & Adrenaline with Micro-Horror ‘Salt’

Director Rob Savage joins us to discuss working with Alice Lowe and staying one step ahead of his audience with Micro-Horror 'Salt'.

Read more

Animation, Film Festival

Chris Shepherd Embraces Stereotypes in his Satirical Animated Short ‘Brexicuted’

Filmmaker Chris Shepherd returns to Directors Notes to discuss the inspiration & process behind his topical animated short 'Brexicuted'.

Read more

Animation, Music Video

Joseph Wallace Pushes the Boundaries of Cut-Out Animation with ‘Chemicals’ Music Video

Filmmaker Joseph Wallace joins us for a third time to discuss his kaleidoscopic cut-out animation for Parker Bossley track 'Chemicals'.

Read more

Animation, Music Video

Heartbreak Gets Colourful in Moth Studio’s Conceptual Music Video for Sigrid

Moth Studio returns to DN to discuss creating colour schemes for internal organs in their poetic, conceptual music video for Sigrid track 'Focus'

Read more

Live Action

The Importance of Performance is Highlighted in Alan Friel’s Stark Short ‘Cake’

"I knew I needed strong actors to do it justice" - Alan Friel discusses casting Maxine Peake & Letitia Wright in his stark short 'Cake'.

Read more

Asides, Live Action

Wild Horses

A young girl struggles to deal with her illness, whilst also becoming obsessed with horses, in Rory Stewart's NFTS short.

Read more

The Happiest Guy in the World Lance Oppenheim

Documentary

Delve into the Headspace of a “Frequent Floater” in Lance Oppenheim’s ‘The Happiest Guy in the World’

Director Lance Oppenheim takes us behind the lens of his cruise ship set New York Times Op-Doc 'The Happiest Guy in the World'.

Read more

Animation, Asides

The Untangled Routine

A series of bizarre creations exist in an empty space in this oddly compelling piece of stop-motion from Bezalel Academy graduate Orit Oged.

Read more

Asides, Documentary, Music Video

High Diver

Music video and documentary collide in this fun tale of fearless high diver Dana Kunze from DH Jacobs and Dheff Films.

Read more

Hypertrain-Etienne-Kompis-Fela-Bellotto

Animation, Asides

Hypertrain

On a train trip through spatial and temporal dimensions the traveller suddenly comes across himself. #cat

Read more

Maria Constanza Ferreira Via

Animation, Asides

Via

Maria Constanza Ferreira mesmerises with 'Via' the result of her year-long investigation into how we connect with the material world through digital images.

Read more