Archive for April, 2007
DN Ep 033: Lee Meets the Psychics - Lee Kern
The first of our directors to return to the hot seat is Lee Kern, who joined us way back on DN006. It’d be easy to say that his new film, Lee Meets the Psychics pretty much does what the title suggests, but then if you’ve seen any of Lee’s work, you’ll know that four words [...]
DN Ep 032: The Shovel - Nick Childs
Director Nick Childs’ approach to adaptation holds a lesson for us all, as his choice of material centres on pieces which already have a strong cinematic spine within them and don’t need to be mangled into something unrecognisable to make it to the screen, which would explain why writer Steve Hamilton was willing to give [...]
The Shovel - Nick Childs
The Shovel (2006)
When weekender Paul Mullin discovers his neighbor digging a hole in the middle of the night, he writes it off as simply a bizarre encounter. Until the neighbour… and his cheating wife… disappear. Worried he’s stumbled upon more than he’s bargained for, he calls on the local sheriff to help unearth the truth. [...]
DN Festival: Birds Eye View 2007
Last month, London saw the welcome return of the Birds Eye View Film Festival, a festival which began life as an annual shorts programme, but has since grown to a fully fledge 6 day event in its own right, now in its 3rd and most ambitious year to date. For anyone not in the know, [...]
DN Ep 031: Now You See Me, Now You Don’t - Attila Szasz
When I first watched the 30 minute Hungarian short, Now You See Me, Now You Don’t directed by Attila Szász, I had a satisfying feeling that comes from watching a story where all the elements; direction, acting, cinematography, editing and score come together to do what they should, pull you into an entertaining story.
Now You [...]
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t - Attila Szasz
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t (2005)
It seemed like an ordinary day. Dad is experimenting in the lab. Mom is at home boiling water, while their six-year-old son, Alex, is playing around her. But this day is different. This day Dad brings something home from the lab. And the next morning…Alex becomes invisible. Is [...]
The Darkside - Shane Sheils
Discovering several great locations whilst on a shoot, director Shane Sheils worked backwards to create a script that would exploit them to the fullest. Marrying his dislike of the corporate office job to an Invasion of the Body Snatchers theme, The Darkside is a classic tale of a free spirit hunted down by a steadily [...]
DN Ep 030: To Shoot a Rurf - Shane & Paula Sheils
Today I’m joined by director Shane Sheils, who with his regular co-director and all round collaborative partner Paula Sheils, came early to the conclusion that if they wanted to get their 3d animation To Shoot a Rurf made, waiting around for funding or credit carding it wasn’t the way to go. Instead the duo harnessed [...]
To Shoot a Rurf - Shane & Paula Sheils
To Shoot a Rurf (2007)
This atmospheric dark-comedy tells the tale of a drunken man’s attempts to sober up after binging on mind-altering drink Rurf. To achieve this he must literally go inside his own head and seek the source of his headaches!
DN Ep 029: Trusted Computing - Benjamin Stephan & Lutz Vogel
To make up for the delay in getting this episode out, today I have not one, but two directors joining me from New York and Germany, making this our first tri-timezone episode! Benjamin Stephan & Lutz Vogel are the collaborative duo behind the Trusted Computing animated, documentary piece you may have come across a while [...]
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