Author

About the Author /

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

DN127: September – Esther May Campbell

Esther May Campbell’s 22 minute short September was one of the highlights of my siege on the London Film Festival last year, but my failing detective

Read more

Animation, Podcasts

DN126: Who Killed Mrs De Ropp? – Sam Hobkinson & Trunk

Rarely, the situation arises that for whatever reason (BBC refusing to give us permission to use any clips being an example!) I’ll record a great DN

Read more

Animation, Music Video

These Are Your Friends & Islands – Trunk

Frustrated by the lack of creative freedom at their respective animation studios and a burning desire to work in music promos and stretch their design ideas

Read more

Documentary, Podcasts

DN125: Globe Street Video Challenge – Sébastien Abes

This week director Sébastien Abes joins me to discuss his creative and sometimes experimental approach to shooting and editing skate videos. Globe: Street

Read more

Live Action, Podcasts

DN124: Helen – Christine Molloy & Joe Lawlor

Christine Molloy & Joe Lawlor discuss how honing their community based approach to filmmaking culminated in the well regarded debut feature 'Helen'.

Read more

Animation, Art & Fashion, Music Video, Podcasts

DN123: Place – Matt Clugston

Set a film to the sounds of the never far from my recent playlist Boards of Canada and you run the risk of provoking hatred if you fail to do the track justice

Read more

Live Action, Podcasts

DN122: Spider – Nash Edgerton

Given the amount of time I spend watching films on my laptop or iPhone it’s easy to forget the role of cinema as a shared experience.

Read more

Animation, Podcasts

DN121: This Way Up – Smith & Foulkes

After years of following their commercial work from a distance, it’s great to be joined by the animation director team of Smith & Foulkes to discuss

Read more

News

Wallpaper* Wants You!

A few days ago Wallpaper* and partners Tudor watches launched their new film channel with coverage of the Wallpaper* Design Awards. Instead of hogging all the

Read more

Art & Fashion, Podcasts

DN120: The Arrow’s Paradox – Jorge Caballero

It’s rare (if ever?) that a short will take neo-classical economic theory as inspiration for its themes but this week’s director Jorge Caballero

Read more

Animation, Art & Fashion, Podcasts

DN119: Aanaatt – Max Hattler

I’m always pleased to catch up with past DN guests on the show as it means they’re still creating work I want to share, but this time round

Read more

Documentary, Music Video, Podcasts

DN118: Rockin’ Brooklyn – Wojtek Bozyk

The music world has always been prone to focus on particular areas across the globe as hot spots of talent at a particular time and in doing so identify a

Read more