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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.

Documentary, News

Help Build The 10th Lego Master

Seems that all of DN’s nearest and dearest are getting busy with the work of filmmaking – which is just as it should be! The freakishly tall and

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Animation

35mm

35 movies simplified down to their component parts over two minutes. I’m not revealing the pitiful amount I was able to spot, but feel free to list your

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News

DN Gear

Back in 2006 when I first launched DN I spent a massive chunk of my time hunting down information on podcast set ups in the hope of finding the

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Animation

Ballface

That’s Mr. Ballface to you! via @redazril

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN174: Out of Nowhere – Will Lamborn

The Sisyphean structure of Will Lamborn’s trapped in the desert short Out of Nowhere had me instantly hooked. Will joins me to discuss the tricky nature

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Animation, Documentary

Terminal Bar: Porters, Bouncers, and Bartenders

Isn’t that just the way; you wait seven years for the next Terminal Bar installment, then two come along at once! Stefan Nadelman introduces us to the

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Documentary

Isolation

In recent years we’ve become all too accustom to reports highlighting the ever increasing number of troop deaths arising from the global war on terror,

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Asides, Documentary

Jux-Tage episode # 2.1

I could (and have) watch Logan Triplett's skate videos for hours on end.

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Animation, Music Video

Cows & Cows & Cows

It’s strange what the bovine get up to when you’re not watching. via redazril

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Animation, Documentary

How to Feed the World?

Denis van Waerebeke demonstrates the power of motion graphics to make the complex digestible and entertaining. via The Curious Brain

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Animation, Art & Fashion

BIKES – Crashing into Love

A metaphorical short from Raoul Paulet about bikes, movement, freedom and love.

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN173: Leader of the Pack – Jason Michael Roberts

A great tagline can do wonders for piquing interest in a film whilst setting you up for what’s to come. One cash register, two robbers, and $3.50,

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