DN EP 077: The Take-Away Shows - Vincent Moon

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

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 [...]

DN EP 076: Duelity - Boca & Ryan Uhrich

Directors Boca & Ryan Uhrich describe their creative relationship as an ongoing tennis match in which each of them pushes the other to create the best work possible. Their animation Duelity presents the two main arguments for the origins of man as separate films which come together in a third split-screen piece to debate the [...]

Duelity - Boca & Ryan Uhrich

Duelity (2007)
According to the records of the General Organization of Development labs (GOD) it took a mere six days to manufacture a fully-operational universe, complete with day, night, flora and fauna, and installing Adam as its manager to oversee daily functions on Earth. That’s one story.
If thou shalt believe the Book of Darwin, t’is [...]

Robert Seidel Brings Painting to Life

Past guest Robert Seidel (DN065) puts his experimental approach to animation to work on a canvas worthy of his talent. In his own words: “processes: living paintings” is a 35 by 16 meter full facade projection with a corresponding light choreography, ambient music and synced sound effects shown on the 2/2/2008 in Jena, Germany.
Not satisfied [...]

DN EP 075: Doljer - Adam Procter

Doljer - Adam Procter

Doljer (2007)
A raccoon runs through an endless forest.

Meadows of the Past

If you know a little bit about us at Directors Notes, then you’ll know we’re big fans of British director Shane Meadows and whenever possible we try to cover his work and keep a beady eye on what he’s planning next. A quick glance at the top ten lists for 2007 will reveal that This [...]

DN EP 074: Drift - Max Hattler

A tip off from past guest Robert Seidel led me to the work of animator Max Hattler, who has been described by Dazed and Confused as one of “three of the world’s most exciting young animators”, next to PES and Model Robot. He joins us this week to discuss his experimental piece Drift.
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Drift - Max Hattler

Drift (2007)
A blue planet and some ‘air.