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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.

Article, Live Action

Take Shelter

Fans of Martin Scorcese’s HBO series Boardwalk Empire won’t be surprised by the powerful performance Michael Shannon gives in Jeff

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Animation, Asides

Studio Shelter

Two fun animated shorts showcasing two totally different styles from South Korea’s Studio Shelter.

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Animation, Asides

Tribute to Drive

A stylish animated tribute to Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive by Jean-François directors Tom Haugomat & Bruno Mangyoku.

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Live Action

Another Earth

In this digital age, where computer generated graphics rule the big screen, subtle isn’t a word

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Music Video

Wild Man

  Layer upon layer of hazy animation combines through prolonged transitions to create an ethereal promo for Kate Bush track Wild Man.

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News

The Beauty of a Second

190 years ago Nicolas Rieusse recorded time to an accuracy of a fifth of a second. The chronograph was born. To celebrate Rieusse’s invention, Mont Blanc

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Animation

The Loner

With The Loner South Korean creative studio Sticky Monster Lab haven’t just created a quirky, stylish short, but a detailed animated world similar to the

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Animation

Fishscape

Creating ‘foodscapes’, Carl Warner has made a living ignoring the age-old “don’t play with your food” warning by sculpting

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Animation

Killer Toys

Created using Adobe Photoshop and Premiere, Dongjie Zhu’s graduating film from the China Academy of Art, Killer Toys takes us into the imagination of two

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Live Action

Terri

“Loser, Geek, Nerd, Weirdo”….whatever the label may be, the “Outsider” has become somewhat of a stalwart character in independent cinema. From the

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Art & Fashion, Music Video

Scale it Back

Ewan Jones Morris & Casey Raymond’s conceptual video for DJ Shadow’s Scale it Back sees its narrative created by Ben Pridmore’s unusual

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Animation

My Bloody Lad

A young boy’s joy at receiving a zombie as a birthday present is short-lived in this animation from a talented team of first year Les Goblins students.

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