UK Tag Archive

Animation

Return to the Clumsy Days of School Romance in Jack Bennett’s Charming Short ‘Not the End of the World’

Jack Bennett tells DN how a well placed tweet brought The Streets frontman Mike Skinner on board as narrator of his awkward school days romance animation.

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Animation, Music Video

Parallel Teeth Takes a Cosmic ‘Leap of Faith’ to the De La Solar System in Mr Jukes’ Psychedelic Promo

Parallel Teeth explains the technical challenges of creating hypnotic, seizure-free colour sequences in his psychedelic music video for Mr Jukes.

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Live Action

Bryan M. Ferguson Caters to All Your Self-Amputation Needs in Transgressive Alienation Short ‘Flamingo’

"The film induced panic attacks and caused some audience members to faint." Bryan M. Ferguson takes DN into the dark world of his self-amputation short.

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Animation, Music Video

Craig Murray Gives Birth to a Lost Love That Defies Time & Space in Practical Effects Music Video ‘Unarm’

DN digs into the labour-intensive techniques behind Craig Murray's apocalyptic, past future lovers music video for Ghost Against Ghost.

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Documentary, Podcasts

DN351: Future Shock! Paul Goodwin & Sean Hogan Unearth the Untold Story of Anarchic Comic 2000AD

Director Paul Goodwin & Producer Sean Hogan delve into the creation of their passion fuelled documentary history of the Galaxy's Greatest Comic, 2000AD.

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Documentary

Charlie Lyne Examines the Impact of Aspect Ratio on Cinema’s Emotional Experience with Video Essay ‘Frames and Containers’

Charlie Lyne returns to Directors Notes with 'Frames and Containers' - a video essay focused on Cinematic Aspect Ratios.

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Animation

Matthew Lawes Ventures Into the Enchanted Woods of W. B. Yeats for ‘The Song of Wandering Aengus’

Matthew Lawes tells DN how he gathered an all star group of award winning collaborators for his enchanting short based on W. B. Yeats' well renowned poem.

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Music Video

Crowns & Owls Set Out on a Beguilingly Journey of Rebirth for Hercules & Love Affair’s ‘Omnion’

DN caught up with Crowns & Owls to discuss their impressive mix of practical effects & imagination created for Hercules & Love Affair's story of rebirth.

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Animation, Art & Fashion

Noah Harris & Andy Biddle Traverse Man’s Vices and Virtues in Ambitious Stop Motion Series ‘Salvation’

Filmmakers Noah Harris & Andy Biddle create stop motion magic from the detritus of car boot sale bargains in Village Green's spectacular 8-part showcase.

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Documentary

Charlie Lyne Explains How a Friend’s Fishy Anecdote Became the Hook for Investigative Doc ‘Fish Story’

Charlie Lyne embarks on a doc quest to discover the origins of a fish-related surnames anecdote & tells DN what hooked him on this 'finteresting' topic.

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Live Action

Ben Mallaby Provides a Snapshot of a Dangerously Unhinged Marriage in ‘Polly, Ig & Me’

The ever-prodigious Ben Mallaby pauses between his busy slate of projects to discuss film marketing & the inspiration behind his new tri-lationship short.

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Live Action

A Car Thief Suffers a Last Minute Moral Crisis in Rene Pannevis’ ‘Jacked’

Rene Pannevis joins us to discuss his squabbling car thief short which sees the words of a dying man spark a morale crisis between friends.

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