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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.

Live Action

Lolita Lempicka

Director and musician Yoann Lemoine (aka Woodkid) carries on the stylish work he’s been creating for artists including Lana Del Ray, The Shoes and Moby

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Animation

Blade Runner Aquarelle Edition

Swedish artist Anders Ramsell recreates the opening of Ridley Scott’s 1982 science fiction classic Bladerunner from over 3000 watercolor paintings.

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Live Action

Grounded

Not content with showcasing his visual FX skills on debut short Grounded, VFX/CG Supervisor Kevin Margo takes on the roles of writer, director, producer and

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Live Action

Lost Memories

Francois Ferracci’s science-fiction short Lost Memories uses visual fx and analogue technologies to highlight modern day society’s over-reliance on

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Animation

Plot-oon

Fresh from his Red Bull Canimation win, animator Chris Butcher returns to DN with his latest production Plot-oon, a war film with a playful style, set in the

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Animation

Touche moi

Sexual frustration and masturbation are subjects not often covered in the medium of animation, EMCA student Dorian Lee’s latest film Touche moi tackles

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Animation

Lorn: Weigh Me Down

Animator and director Max Friedrich takes 8-bit animation to a new, darker level with his somewhat unsettling, totally original video for Lorn track Weigh Me

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Animation, Music Video

DJ Shadow: Listen

Director Franck Trebillac combines dance and stop-motion in this engaging promo for DJ Shadow track Listen.

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Animation, Asides

The Unconscious Homeless Man

Eoin Duffy’s quirky 'The Unconscious Homeless Man' may give a clear indication of the film’s subject, but it has a twist you just won’t see coming.

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Animation

Exoids

Writer and director Aristomenis Tsirbas and his production team at Gnomon studios create a visually stunning short featuring creatures battling for water in a

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Animation

Eric Ko

Eric Ko’s humorous black & white style has seen his latest film Troubleshooting screening online exclusively through Cartoon Brew’s 3rd

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Animation, Asides

Keith Reynolds can't make it tonight

Animator, writer and director Felix Massie employs a simple stickman animation to tell a gruesome, blood-splattered story in his 2007 graduation film Keith

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