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MarBelle has a strange compulsion to watch as many films as he can get his hands on and find jobs that give him a legitimate excuse to drill filmmakers about their work. Directors Notes is the multi-decade incarnation of this disorder and remains so much cheaper than film school.

Live Action, News

Paranmanjang (Night Fishing) Teaser

I know I’m risking retribution from El Vez by beating him to the punch on this one, but news this good can’t wait around. You may have been aware

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Live Action

Dog Pound DVD

After successfully turning the très beau Vincent Cassel into a gurning, maleficent yokel in the teens dropping like flies horror flick Sheitan,

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Music Video

Trish Keenan You'll Be Missed

On Friday (14th January) I, along with many others was devastated to hear that Trish Keenan, one half of the band Broadcast, had died of pneumonia. Broadcast

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Music Video, Podcasts

DN191: Röyksopp – Senior – That Go

Noel Paul & Stefan Moore, the combined force known as That Go, return to DN to catch up and discuss their lastest project, Senior, a short film created

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Animation

Tous Des Monstres

Beautifully monstrous circus freaks break out the doors of Supinfocom in Tous Des Monstres. Created by Nicolas Deprez, Laurent Jaffier, Pierre Lippens and

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Animation

Google Demo Slam: Epic Docs Animation

Next time your boss complains about the amount of time you’re spending on that report, tell him he can have it quick or he can have it like this. A great

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Live Action

Small World Energy

On first look Niles Heckman’s self generated public service announcement film Small World Energy looks like a stunning piece of aerial tilt-shift

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Animation, Art & Fashion, Asides

Max Hattler + Ocusonic @ Videomedeja 2010

Our first Max Hattler post of 2011 is a hypnotic extract from the live visuals Max performed at Videomedeja back in December.

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Animation

Parkour Motion Reel / VIDEOGIOCO

Think flip book animation is boring? Think again! https://vimeo.com/7050373

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Live Action

The Chase Film

Inventive chase through a Windows desktop from Nexus’ Smith & Foulkes for Intel’s new ad spot.

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Documentary, News

Solace

Last year we were introduced to the work of Luke Seomore and Joseph Bull, collective known as the Institute For Eyes, through their feature documentary

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Animation, Art & Fashion, Podcasts

DN190: Eros – Tom Geraedts

Tom Geraedts’ mixed media short Eros takes us into the mind’s eye of a blind man’s perception after a chance encounter with a beautiful girl.

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