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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

The Killer Inside Me

Every year there seems to be a film doing the circuit that is engulfed in controversy and elicits very strong reactions from its audience. Whether it’s Lars

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News

The Queen of Mumblecore

The Mumblecore movement seems to be going from strength to strength since Sound Mixer Eric Masunaga coined the term whilst working with the “Godfather of

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Music Video

How To Destroy Angels

Stunning, yet slightly disturbing video directed by Rupert Sanders, for How To Destroy Angel’s (Trent Reznor’s new band) haunting track, The Space

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Animation

Corridor

In a hospital, a man falls into a coma.

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Asides, Live Action

The Raven

Chris Black possesses a power that could lead to the destruction of the current regime, and they will stop at nothing to destroy him. The chase is on as Chris

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Live Action

3×3

Ever wanted to know how to shoot the perfect hoop?

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Music Video

Izabo – On my Way

Music video directed by Shushu E. Spanier, who casts the iPhone as his main star. There’s also a video board and a ‘Making of’, to show how

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Animation

T-SHIRT WAR 2

I never thought I’d feature a McDonalds’ advert on this site (and in a way it pains me to do so), but those who loved the infamous T-Shirt War will

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Animation, Asides

Paper Dreams

Floaty dreamlike animation from Kenneth Onulak. This is my Junior Degree Project that I worked over the Spring semester at RISD. I got the original concept of

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Live Action

Valhalla Rising

Sometimes I know I’m going to love a film just from seeing one still. Sure, sometimes this assumption can prove hideously wrong, but on other occasions it

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Animation

Tim Knol – When I Am King

Sometimes you have to admire an animator’s commitment and dedication to a project, this is definitely the case with Yellow Submarine’s labour of

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Animation, Art & Fashion

Loyal Divide – Vision Vision

It’s not often you’ll hear me describe stickman animation as genius, however, when you take a close look at BBGun’s video for Loyal

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