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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.

Animation, Podcasts

DN034: Carlin – Brent Green

For any of you who’ve dug into our show archives, or stuck around for the last 6 months or so, you’ll already be familiar with returning Directors

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Documentary, Podcasts

DN033: Lee Meets the Psychics – Lee Kern

The first of our directors to return to the hot seat is Lee Kern, who joined us way back on DN006. It’d be easy to say that his new film, Lee Meets the

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN032: The Shovel – Nick Childs

Director Nick Childs’ approach to adaptation holds a lesson for us all, as his choice of material centres on pieces which already have a strong cinematic

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Film Festival, Podcasts

DN Festival: Birds Eye View 2007

Last month, London saw the welcome return of the Birds Eye View Film Festival, a festival which began life as an annual shorts programme, but has since grown

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN031: Now You See Me, Now You Don’t – Attila Szasz

When I first watched the 30 minute Hungarian short, Now You See Me, Now You Don’t directed by Attila Szász, I had a satisfying feeling that comes from

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Live Action

The Darkside – Shane Sheils

Discovering several great locations whilst on a shoot, director Shane Sheils worked backwards to create a script that would exploit them to the fullest.

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Animation, Podcasts

DN030: To Shoot a Rurf – Shane & Paula Sheils

Today I’m joined by director Shane Sheils, who with his regular co-director and all round collaborative partner Paula Sheils, came early to the

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Animation, Documentary, Podcasts

DN029: Trusted Computing – Benjamin Stephan & Lutz Vogel

To make up for the delay in getting this episode out, today I have not one, but two directors joining me from New York and Germany, making this our first

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News

Sorry I'm late :-(

Somehow I thought that I’d be able to decorate and move into my new house, finish at my job, try to sort out new work, record a couple new interviews,

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Animation, Art & Fashion, Podcasts

DN028: Stumble Then Rise on Some Awkward Morning – Kurtis Hough

We could all take a cue from director Kurtis Hough, who finds little difficulty being a one man idea machine, working across pretty much all the creative

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Art & Fashion, Podcasts

DN027: It’s Beautiful – Nicolas d’Haussy

Our guest director today Nicolas d’Haussy, is a master at keeping an eye on the minutia of a project, even when working with no budget and a volunteer

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Animation, Podcasts

DN026: Cities of the World – Robin Van Rijn

Our director interview today is with Robin Van Rijn whose work was first introduced to me through the stunning visuals he created for Bride of the Atom’s

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