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- DN EP 095: The Beangrowers: Not in a Million Lovers - Duncan Bone
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Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:19:09 +0000
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 Lovers for band The Beangrowers. The Beangrowers: Not in a Million Lovers Materials Production Sheet Showlinks duncanbone.com The Beangrowers Adobe After Effects Related Posts The Beangrowers: Not in a Million Lovers - Duncan Bone DN EP [...] - The Beangrowers: Not in a Million Lovers - Duncan Bone (45mb)
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:56:43 +0000
The Beangrowers: Not in a Million Lovers - Duncan Bone (2008) Duncan Bone’s relationship stillsfest for The Beangrowers’ Not in a Million Lovers. Related Posts DN EP 095: The Beangrowers: Not in a Million Lovers - Duncan Bone Moros Eros: On My Side - Jesse Ewles Menomena: Evil Bee - Stefan Nadelman Honey Honey: Homeless Heart - Michael Johnson Auto Pilot, Distortion, [...] - DN EP 094: Das Dores - Gabriel Tupinamba (34mb)
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:47:40 +0000
Sometimes I go after a director for one film and they’ll come back at me with another that completely trumps my already high appreciation of their work. This week is such a case with director Gabriel Tupinamba and his lyrical study on repetition Das Dores. Das Dores Materials Stills Script Storyboard, Shotlist & Lighting Plan Showlinks Nonada Filmes Das Dores Festivus Film [...] - And the Colors Are Like Summer & Das Dores - Gabriel Tupinamba (135mb)
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:11:29 +0000
And the Colors Are Like Summer (2006) And the Colors Are Like Summer is a short film that deals with the passage from hate to love and with the place that violence and aggression have in the sexual and love discourse, specially when taken to its limits. Das Dores (2008) Das Dores tells the story of two [...] - DN EP 093: Waiting for the Guards & The Stuff of Life - Marc Hawker (29mb)
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:31:04 +0000
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 week to discuss the Amnesty commissioned ad spots Waiting for the Guards and The Stuff of Life, which are part of their Unsubscribe movement designed to united people concerned [...] - Waiting for the Guards & The Stuff of Life - Marc Hawker (46mb)
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:28:04 +0000
Waiting for the Guards (2008) Waiting For The Guards is the first of 3 films commissioned by Amnesty to highlight the enhanced interrogation techniques used by the CIA in the ?War on Terror?. The Directors approached the making of the film in a way that has never been done before, choosing to show the reality of Stress [...] - DN EP 092: English Language (With English Subtitles) - Tim Plester (34mb)
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:06:34 +0000
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 wrote and stars in. English Language (With English Subtitles) Materials Stills & Storyboards Script Shotlist Music by Barbarossa Afterglow Music Promo Trailer Behind the Scenes Footage Showlinks timplester.com English Language (With English Subtitles) Blurring the Line KMIR6 Breakfast News Interview ‘Ant Muzak’, Blake?s Junction [...] - English Language (With English Subtitles) - Tim Plester (36mb)
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:58:30 +0000
English Language (With English Subtitles) (2007) A tenderly offbeat black-and-white romantic comedy… with subtitles. Meet Mulligan (a typically English man), Esther (his Scandinavian girlfriend), and the on-screen captions that happen to find themselves along for the ride. Related Posts The Upper Hand - Lana Schwarcz The Raftman’s Razor - Keith Bearden Filmstock #8 DN EP 092: English Language (With English Subtitles) [...] - DN Special: Wholphin (20mb)
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:17:58 +0000
There’s so much great work out there that even if I spent the full 24 hours a day on Directors Notes I’d still only be scratching the surface, which is why I’m so pleased that the mighty Wholphin DVD magazine exists to bring the best of it straight into our homes every quarter. I managed [...] - DN EP 091: Honey Honey: Homeless Heart - Michael Johnson (24mb)
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:43:06 +0000
Our guest Michael Johnson used his skills as an advertising writer to pursue his true passion for filmmaking by writing his own scripts to cut his teeth on whilst leaveraging his ad contacts into potential new projects. We sit down with him to discuss his take on Honey Honey’s Homeless Heart in his latest music [...] - Honey Honey: Homeless Heart - Michael Johnson (47mb)
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:03:45 +0000
Honey Honey: Homeless Heart (2008) Something’s a going down in Michael Johnson’s promo for Honey Honey. Related Posts DN EP 091: Honey Honey: Homeless Heart - Michael Johnson The Beangrowers: Not in a Million Lovers - Duncan Bone Moros Eros: On My Side - Jesse Ewles Menomena: Evil Bee - Stefan Nadelman Auto Pilot, Distortion, Ping Pong & Biker Mike - Mike [...] - DN EP 090: Anthropology - Victor Solomon (23mb)
Sat, 31 May 2008 08:57:06 +0000
Victor Solomon is a director in the rare and enviable position of being able to initiate his own projects through self-funding. He joins us this week to discuss his latest work Anthropology, a collection of five short films based stories from the Dan Rhodes’ book of the same name. Anthropology Materials Storyboards Scripts Showlinks Victor Solomon The Lovemakers Faux Fox Dan Rhodes A Fine [...] - Anthropology - Victor Solomon (77mb)
Fri, 30 May 2008 08:16:46 +0000
Anthropology (2008) Victor Solomon’s Anthropology series of films adapted from Anthropology, a book of short stories by Dan Rhodes. Related Posts DN EP 090: Anthropology - Victor Solomon Film Eight - Dan Gitsham _grau - Robert Seidel What We’ve Found Out About Stem Cells - Richard Fenwick Waiting for the Guards & The Stuff of Life - Marc Hawker - DN EP 089: Bendito Machine - Jossie Malis (20mb)
Wed, 21 May 2008 23:01:03 +0000
Jossie Malis joins us to discuss the first two episodes of his shadow play inspired ten part animation series Bendito Machine, which explore the ever problematic universal issues of power, corruption and religion. Showlinks Zumbakamera Bendito Machine Shadow Play Adobe FreeHand Adobe Flash AWN’s “Best of the Web” Showcase 2007 Related Posts Bendito Machine - Jossie Malis DN EP 076: Duelity - Boca & Ryan [...] - Bendito Machine - Jossie Malis (32mb)
Wed, 21 May 2008 09:20:33 +0000
Bendito Machine (2006) A primitive tale about power, corruption, religion and machines; as usual. Related Posts DN EP 089: Bendito Machine - Jossie Malis _grau - Robert Seidel What We’ve Found Out About Stem Cells - Richard Fenwick Virtuosi - Marcelo Garcia Trusted Computing - Benjamin Stephan & Lutz Vogel - DN EP 088: All The Drunken Horsemen - Tomas Leach (31mb)
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:10:34 +0000
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 the mountains of Guatemala to capture the preparations for its legendary annual drunken horse race. Showlinks Tomas Leach 3 Minute Wonders FourDocs Fabrica Related Posts All The Drunken Horsemen - Tomas Leach INSIDE THE CIRCLE Breakin’ [...] - All The Drunken Horsemen - Tomas Leach (44mb)
Tue, 13 May 2008 23:21:17 +0000
All The Drunken Horsemen (2007) High in the mountains of Guatemala lies the small Mayan town of Todos Santos. Each year, on November 1st the town celebrates its legendary drunken horse race. This film follows Ramon as he prepares to race on the town’s holy day for the first time. He follows 9 days of prayer, preparation [...] - DN EP 087: Sizzlean - Scott Keiner (25mb)
Thu, 08 May 2008 11:09:12 +0000
This week we’re joined by Scott Keiner whose career has seen him direct TV pilots, music videos for bands such as OK Go and the recent short Sizzlean, which is a prequel to the complete feature script of the same name penned by Scott. Sizzlean will be screening in the Cannes short film corner 20th - [...] - Sizzlean - Scott Keiner (48mb)
Tue, 06 May 2008 23:32:23 +0000
Sizzlean (2008) In a time when the world is emptied out, and only a few lost souls remain, a group of children sets out on a quest. Led by the Pirate Sizzlean, and the Captain who tells him what to dream, the children are on a quest most hope never to face, for these children [...] - DN Special: Joy Division - Grant Gee (32mb)
Sun, 04 May 2008 08:31:01 +0000
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 ‘07 actually listened and set me loose with a mic and contact details for some of their directors, which is how I got to spend the morning in Grant [...] - DN EP 086: Extraordinary Rendition - Jim Threapleton (31mb)
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:12:10 +0000
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 depicts the personal effects of a wrongly accused man caught up in a system with little regard for the rights of the individual. Extraordinary Rendition Materials Stills Showlinks Extraordinary Rendition Blog Trailer London’s Burning The Tell-Tale Heart Amnesty [...] - Extraordinary Rendition - Jim Threapleton (92mb)
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:34:00 +0000
Extraordinary Rendition (2007) A man is abducted from the streets of London and transported via secret flights to an unknown country. Held in solitary confinement and cut off from the outside world, he is plunged into a lawless nightmare of detention without trial, interrogation and torture. Returned without explanation to the UK many months later, he [...] - DN EP 085: Hotel Harabati - Brice Cauvin (32mb)
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:45:31 +0000
After many years working in the French film industry as an assistant director on over 35 features, Brice Cauvin decided that it was time for him to step out and direct his feature debut Hotel Harabati, which despite (or perhaps due to) problems with financing he managed to complete on his own terms, remaining true [...] - Hotel Harabati - Brice Cauvin (28mb)
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:23:25 +0000
Hotel Harabati (2006) While waiting to catch a train from Paris to Venice, French couple Philippe and Marion pick up a bag left behind by a polite, vaguely Middle Eastern man. Inside, they find neatly bound bundles of foreign currency; on the tag, it reads ‘Hotel Harabati.’ At the last moment, they decide not to [...] - DN EP 084: Giraffes and Laughs and Feelings and Things - Matt Strachan (19mb)
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:54:57 +0000
Director Matt Strachan joins us this week to discuss his switch from writing to directing on his self-penned short Giraffes and Laughs and Feelings and Things. Giraffes and Laughs and Feelings and Things Materials Budget Lounge Floorplan Moodboard Production Breakdown Production Timeline Script Showlinks Giraffes and Laughs and Feelings and Things Matt Strachan The Room Lime Pictures Raindance Panasonic AG-DVX100 Shooting People Related Posts Giraffes and Laughs and Feelings and Things - [...] - Giraffes and Laughs and Feelings and Things - Matt Strachan (49mb)
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:28:22 +0000
Giraffes and Laughs and Feelings and Things (2008) Calum and Lucy, both twenty-something and ‘just good friends’, are forced to face up to the realities of life and love in a limbo landscape of their own memories. Related Posts DN EP 084: Giraffes and Laughs and Feelings and Things - Matt Strachan The West Side - Ryan Bilsborrow-Koo & [...] - DN EP 083: Escape From Luanda - Phil Grabsky (33mb)
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:28:18 +0000
Director Phil Grabsky has been working in the film industry for over 20 years, creating documentary programmes for BBC strands such as Timewatch and Reputations, as well as arts programmes for Channel Five. However, I first came into contact with Phil’s work through his 2003 feature documentary The Boy who Plays on the Buddhas of [...] - Escape From Luanda - Phil Grabsky (116mb)
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:23:04 +0000
Escape From Luanda (2007) In Luanda, one of the world’s poorest and most dangerous places, three students from Angola’s only music school work towards their end-of-year concert. The Music School is Angola’s first and only school of its kind. It houses some 80 students, most of them desperately poor. Many face disapproval and outright rejection [...] - DN EP 082: 1000 Journals - Andrea Kreuzhage (32mb)
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:02:39 +0000
As a producer with over 20 years experience in the business Andrea Kreuzhage was well aware of the advice against funding a pet project, but that didn’t stop her from selling her house to finance her directorial debut, the feature documentary 1000 Journals; an exploration in to the 1000 Journals project initiated in 2000 by [...] - 1000 Journals - Andrea Kreuzhage (51mb)
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:05:54 +0000
1000 Journals (2007) 1000 blank journals are passed from hand to hand throughout the world, collecting stories, pictures, collages — slices of the lives they touch. One came back, filled. Where are the other 999? 1000 Journals investigates their worldwide journeys, and chronicles the self-governed collaboration of thousands of random people who added to this global [...] - DN EP 081: My Paper Mind - Javan Ivey (23mb)
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:41:09 +0000
It’s not often a director gets to come up with his own type of animation, but after experimenting with the Strata-cut method Javan Ivey combined his love of working with paper and developed a technique dubbed as Stratastencil on his experimental piece My Paper Mind. Showlinks Javan Ivey Indie Mogul interview Pratt Institute X-Acto Strata-cut animation Tunnel Kids Replacement Animation The Principles of Animation Adobe [...] - My Paper Mind - Javan Ivey (9mb)
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:05:12 +0000
My Paper Mind (2007) An experimental animation exploring the “Stratastencil” technique devised by director Javan Ivey. Inspired by the Stratacut technique, Stratastencil is an additive process. Stratacut removes material to reveal another layer, while this technique adds another layer while still showing the layer before it. Related Posts DN EP 081: My Paper Mind - Javan Ivey _grau - [...] - DN EP 080: Gardens By the Bay - Squint/Opera (19mb)
Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:03:29 +0000
Squint/Opera are well known for their work operating in the space between the film industry and architectural practice, realising commissions as hybrid visualisation/motion graphics pieces for their clients. Co-founder Jules Cocke joins us to discuss the company’s award winning piece for the 2006 Gardens by the Bay Master Plan Design Competition in Singapore. Showlinks Squint/Opera Gardens By [...] - Gardens by the Bay - Squint/Opera (59mb)
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:05:55 +0000
Gardens by the Bay (2006) A film showing the development of the design ideas behind the winning entry to the landscape architecture competition in Singapore. Related Posts DN EP 080: Gardens By the Bay - Squint/Opera Trusted Computing - Benjamin Stephan & Lutz Vogel To Shoot a Rurf - Shane & Paula Sheils Stumble Then Rise on Some Awkward Morning - [...] - DN EP 079: Menomena: Evil Bee - Stefan Nadelman (24mb)
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:22:39 +0000
Stefan Nadelman made a splash back in 2002 with his stills animated documentary Terminal Bar. Since then he’s gone on to create a host of personal, collaborative, and commercial work, and joins us to discuss his first outing into music videos with Menomena’s Evil Bee promo. Menomena: Evil Bee Materials Animatic Showlinks Tourist Pictures Sundance Film Festival Terminal Bar Adobe Flash Latin Alive Resfest VH1 Curious [...] - Menomena: Evil Bee - Stefan Nadelman (55mb)
Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:32:27 +0000
Menomena: Evil Bee (2006) Stefan Nadelman reveals the hard life of worker bees in his promo for Menomena’s Evil Bee. Related Posts DN EP 079: Menomena: Evil Bee - Stefan Nadelman Moros Eros: On My Side - Jesse Ewles Auto Pilot, Distortion, Ping Pong & Biker Mike - Mike Chan _grau - Robert Seidel What We’ve Found Out About Stem Cells - [...] - DN EP 078: Garage - Lenny Abrahamson (31mb)
Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:14:37 +0000
Following an almost interview at last year’s London Film Festival I finally got a chance to see Lenny Abrahamson’s second feature Garage which was the most successful film of 2007 in its native Ireland and critically well received throughout its festival run, picking up prizes along the way. Lenny joins us today to discuss [...] - Garage - Lenny Abrahamson (27mb)
Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:03:40 +0000
Garage (2007) Regarded by his neighbours as a harmless misfit, Josie has spent all his adult life as the caretaker of a crumbling petrol station on the outskirts of a small town in the mid-west of Ireland. He is limited, lonely, yet relentlessly optimistic and, in his own peculiar way, happy. Garage is the story of [...] - DN EP 077: The Take-Away Shows - Vincent Moon (27mb)
Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:30:41 +0000
Chances are that if you’re into music, but have had your fill of the sanctioned, glitzy, over produced pop promo you’ve at some point stumbled over the work of director Vincent Moon co-creator of The Take-Away Shows (Concerts A Emporter). Beginning back in his photography work and now in video, Vincent has re-define the approach [...] - The Take-Away Shows - Vincent Moon (147mb)
Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:10:34 +0000
The Take-Away Shows: #83.3 - Sidi Toure - Part 3 & #78.3 - Scout Niblett - Nevada You meet a band. You take them outside, in the streets, and ask them to play there, shoot the movie in one unique shot, whatever happens. Those are the Take-Away Shows, the weekly Video podcast from french weblog La [...]
