Live Action Category

Live Action

Micmacs – Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Hitchcockian, Capraesque and Kubrickian are all terms used to describe the relative filmmakers’ distinctive styles, well maybe it’s about time we add

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Asides, Live Action

The Divine River Teaser

Dir. Ayz Waraich teases his forthcoming sci-fi thriller about a female time-continuum agent on the hunt for a dangerous time terrorist known as the fish.

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Live Action

A Conversation with Jack Thorne

When people knew I was talking to a writer who lives in Luton and has written for Shameless and Skins they assumed he moved here for material, but Jack Thorne,

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Asides, Live Action

Mixtape – Luke Snellin

I’m normally dubious of corporate short film competitions. You know, the ‘make a two second short featuring our brand in 14 minutes yada yada

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Awards, Live Action, Podcasts

DN157: Daniel Elliott Kickstarts Our Intellectual & Emotional Engines in Compelling Dilemma Short ‘Jade’

Daniel Elliott discusses his fruitful collaboration with Third Films & kickstarting audiences' emotional engines with his simple but compelling short Jade.

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Live Action

The Black Hole

A nice short with a brilliantly inventive, yet simple premise from creative duo Diamond Dogs. A sleep-deprived office worker accidentally discovers a black

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Live Action

Charlie Brooker – How To Report The News

Charlie Brooker shows us just how easy it is to make ‘News’. https://youtu.be/YtGSXMuWMR4

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN154: Panic Attack! – Fede Alvarez

It’s an oft quoted phrase that ‘Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity’, well this week’s guest Fede Alvarez is

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Asides, Live Action

Four Lions

To say I’m excited about UK japester Chris Morris’ foray in to features with Jihadist Comedy Four Lions would be the understatement of the decade

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Live Action

I'm (Almost) Here

Let’s face it, despite the love that we here at DN liberally pour on shorts, they largely go unnoticed by most folks. However take 1 part Spike Jonze,

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN151: COLIN – Marc Price

Get out there make the film you want, with the kit you have to hand and recognition will follow. Despite sounding like a fairytale that indie filmmakers tell

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Live Action

The Plague – Greg Hall

While the tiny £3,500 budget for Greg Hall’s debut feature about inner City London life, The Plague, may be visible through some of the cracks, there’s no

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