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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, Podcasts

DN145: Ralph – Alex Winckler

It’s always daunting confessing undying love for the first time. Even more so when the girl concerned thinks of you as her ‘little brother’.

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Animation, Music Video, Podcasts

DN144: Moray McLaren: We Got Time – David Wilson

Animation can be a long, arduous process that requires God like patients, however after taking part in a real-time arts project, director David Wilson

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Animation, Podcasts

DN143: Subprime – Beeple

This week’s DN guest Beeple is a director who works across many areas of film, including live action, music promos and animation. For his latest piece

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Art & Fashion, Documentary, Podcasts

DN142: Jennifer – Stewart Copeland

After the passing of his mother, director Stewart Copeland embarked on the creation of the documentary Jennifer to address the issues of loss and how a

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Film Festival

Reading & Leeds 2009…Festival Time

It’s once again the day before what I consider to be the highlight of the summer calendar of endless music festivals, Reading & Leeds; which in

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Podcasts

DN Special: Fans Friends Followers – Scott Kirsner

This week I’m taking a break from the regular Directors Notes episodes to talk to journalist, blogger and author Scott Kirsner about his book Fans,

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Animation, Art & Fashion, Podcasts

DN141: Body – Zhivko Dimitrov

It’s often hard to pin down the original intentions behind an experimental piece of work, which can sometimes leave the viewer feeling perplexed and

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Music Video, Podcasts

DN140: Sour: Hibi no Neiro – Masashi Kawamura, Hal Kirkland, Magico Nakamura & Masayoshi Nakamura

Sometimes you find a piece that has you sharing it across the web before it’s even finished playing and the video for band Sour’s Hibi no Neiro

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN139: Leaving – Richard Penfold & Sam Hearn

Founding members of Omni Productions and directing duo Richard Penfold and Sam Hearn have for years employed their filmmaking skills as a tool for social

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Animation, Podcasts

DN138: Sebastian’s Voodoo – Joaquin Baldwin

Director Joaquin Baldwin joins us to discuss his award winning dark tale of self-sacrifice, Sebastian’s Voodoo. Sebastian’s Voodoo (2008) A voodoo doll

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Film Festival, News

Festivus Call for Entries

Oh how time flies! Seems like yesterday I got word about the brand new Denver based film festival, Festivus: The Film Fest for the Rest of Us. Well fast

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN137: Cerrado Al Publico – Poet Zero

Inspired by the creation of Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas’ American Zoetrope filmmaking collective back in 1969, some of Atlanta’s most

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