UK Tag Archive

Animation, Art & Fashion, Podcasts

DN114: The Life Size Zoetrope – Mark Simon Hewis

We’ve featured several animations here on Directors Notes in past two years, but Mark Simon Hewis’ The Life Size Zoetrope stands out for its shear

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Documentary, Podcasts

DN112: Flowers Don’t Grow Here – Shira Pinson

Despite a firm warning against embarking on a debut feature amongst the homeless children of Kiev, when you don’t speak the language and have little to

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Documentary, Podcasts

DN108: We Dreamed America – Alex Walker

Not many directors can thank the lilt of the banjo for their move into feature projects, but this week’s guest Alex Walker – a self confessed indie

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Live Action

Eden Lake – James Watkins

I’ve literally stepped out of the Eden Lake screening 10 minutes ago and instead of a relaxing train ride back to Brighton with my TV choice de jour, the

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Animation, Podcasts

DN102: Sun in the Night Time – Anne Wilkins

A recent animation graduate, Anne Wilkins has hit the ground running with her film Sun in the Night Time, a study of childhood and the transformation of

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Music Video, Podcasts

DN095: The Beangrowers: Not in a Million Lovers – Duncan Bone

Director Duncan Bone joins us this week to discuss his multi-discipline career and recent move into music promos with the stop frame piece Not in a Million

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Podcasts

DN093: Waiting for the Guards & The Stuff of Life – Marc Hawker

Given last week’s UK parliamentary vote for a 42 day detention period, I’m especially glad to have Marc Hawker of Dark Fibre Films join us this

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN092: English Language (With English Subtitles) – Tim Plester

Tim Plester joins us this week to discuss his DVD released trilogy of shorts and directorial debut English Language (With English Subtitles), which he also

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Music Video

Taxi!!

Take one traditional London black cab, chuck a musician / artist / band in the back, set up a video camera and then cruise around London as they play an

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Documentary, Podcasts

DN088: All The Drunken Horsemen – Tomas Leach

Director Tomas Leach joins us to discuss his feature documentary All The Drunken Horsemen, which saw him travel to the isolated Mayan town of Todos Santos in

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Documentary, Podcasts

DN Special: Joy Division – Grant Gee

When I’m not working on Directors Notes you can normally find me trying to convince anyone and everyone that they really need a film podcast. CINECITY

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN086: Extraordinary Rendition – Jim Threapleton

Jim Threapleton joins us to discuss his directorial debut Extraordinary Rendition and the challenges of striking the correct balance of tone in a film that

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