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Animation, Asides

Peter Millard returns with his latest slice of unmistakable animation ‘Fruit Fruit’

Writing a synopsis for a short film can often be a difficult thing...with the work of Directors Notes favourite Peter Millard it often feels impossible.

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Live Action

Unravelling the Enigmatic Science Fiction Short film ‘Mouse-X’ with Writer/Director Justin Tagg

Listing '1984', 'Dance, Dance, Dance', 'The Matrix', 'Primer' and 'The Third Man' as just some of the works that have influenced its creation, Justin Tagg's

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Live Action

Archival footage and VFX combine in the History Channel’s ‘The Great Martian War’

On its 100th anniversary, The Great Martian War tells the story of the catastrophic events and unimaginable horrors of 1913-17, when Humankind was pitted

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Documentary

Christopher Lutterodt-Quarcoo Captures the Alienation of Musical Ear Syndrome in Short Film ‘Hertz’

Christopher Lutterodt-Quarcoo's black and white docu-drama 'Hertz' skilfully manipulates picture and sound to present the symptoms of Musical Ear Syndrome as

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Documentary

Director Alex Barrett on Composing a Modern Day Silent Film Ode to England’s Capital in ‘London Symphony’

Long time DN writer & filmmaker Alex Barrett joins us to discuss his new feature film project 'London Symphony', a poetic silent film about the culture and

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Art & Fashion

Reflecting the Essence of a Fashion Brand in Robert Hackett’s ‘Shrine’

We asked director Robert Hackett to share his reflections on the process and inspiration behind his Komana fashion film, 'Shrine'.

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Animation

RCA 2014: Sophie Koko Gate – ‘Half Wet’

"When we are born, we are about as wet as a banana" - Sophie Koko Gate explains how a friend's revelation on how she thought she would age inspired her RCA

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Music Video

Emile Rafael & MØ Rock Attitude with Style for Their ‘Walk This Way’ Music Video

Director Emile Rafael drops by to tell DN about his collaboration with MØ on the 'Walk This Way' music video and tease us with the promise of a new short

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Animation

RCA 2014: Joe Bichard – ‘The Waldgeist & Me’

Graduating RCA animator Joe Bichard gives us an insight into how collaboration became the most enjoyable and rewarding part of making his animated short film

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Animation

RCA 2014: Isaac Holland – ‘La Petite Maison’

Described by the filmmaker as "by the far the most challenging thing I’ve ever had to make", we caught up with graduating RCA animator Isaac Holland to

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Live Action

Claire Kurylowski Calls Everyday Sexism into Question in her Powerful Short ‘In Real Life’

Filmmaker Claire Kurylowski enters the debate about pervasive sexism with her feminist social enquiry short 'In Real Life'. She joins us to discuss what

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Animation

RCA 2014: Marcus Armitage – ‘My Dad’

The first in our series of interviews with Royal College of Art animators, we speak to Marcus Armitage about his graduation film 'My Dad' - a short that

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