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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.

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Live in the UK? love Mogwai & Zinedine Zidane?

Live in the UK, love Mogwai & Zinedine Zidane, check out Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait on iPlayer while you can (it’s available until 5:59am

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Live Action

Tell-Tale

It’s not often you come across a short that’s describing itself as an ‘erotic film noir thriller’ and I must admit, this description

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Animation

Stuff & Things

Those of you that loved the 8-Bit world of MARS! that featured on Directors Notes recently, will be giddy with excitement when you check out Stuff & Things

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Live Action

The Brothers Bloom

When Rian Johnson’s Brick came out in 2005, the class and confidence shown in the young filmmaker’s directorial debut blew me away. For those of you

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Animation

The Subway Time

Stunning animation from Dongzhen Li which uses a variation of styles and techniques to create a unique looking short.

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Animation

Koncert

An abstract animation featuring a bizarre orchestra.

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Animation

Time & Again

Beautifully playful animation from Jacques Khouri, exploring a man’s daily life and how it is boring and quite repetitive. The animation is quite

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Art & Fashion, Music Video

Koch - Ouverture

Koch is a project developed by Jean-Baptiste Di Marco as a crossover between audio-visual practices. Koch - Ouverture introduces a progressive audio-visual

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Animation

Giant Army

First episode of a series created about Giants, the idea is to travel through the world of the Giant and discover the untold truth about them and their

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Animation

Worth waiting for

I had the unfortunate pleasure of sitting through Ridley Scott’s pretty pointless Robin Hood recently and after suffering through 99% of the

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Animation, Music Video

Benga: Baltimore Clap

This funky, slightly disturbing animation for Benga’s dubstep track Baltimore Clap comes courtesy of Kristofer Ström at the prolific Blinkink (the

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Animation, Asides

Life is Sweet

Possibly the greatest advert for a Chocolate bar you’ll ever see!

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