Archive for March, 2009
DN EP 127: September – Esther May Campbell
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Esther May Campbell’s 22 minute short September was one of the highlights of my siege on the London Film Festival last year, but my failing detective skills meant I hadn’t got round to tracking her down for a DN appearance until now. I’m sure you’ll agree the interview, [...]
September – Esther May Campbell
September (2008) Caught in an in-between world of flyovers, grass verges and dead-ends, where the motorway hum serves as a constant reminder of the speed of other lives, Marvin is not going anywhere. Into this forgotten corner of English countryside and motorway services arrives an extraordinary adolescent, changing his world forever.
Seeing Red
I’ve never been a big fan of TV, especially TV drama, I usually find it pales in comparison to film in all aspects of production. So when it comes to the choice of putting on a DVD or flicking through the endless channels of dross that we have available now, I’ll always reach for a [...]
DN EP 126: Who Killed Mrs De Ropp? – Sam Hobkinson & Trunk
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Rarely, the situation arises that for whatever reason (BBC refusing to give us permission to use any clips being an example!) I’ll record a great DN interview but can’t release it as our regular video/interview combo, meaning my guests’ words of wisdom don’t get to see the light [...]
These Are Your Friends & Islands – Trunk
Frustrated by the lack of creative freedom at their respective animation studios and a burning desire to work in music promos and stretch their design ideas and practices, Steve Smith, Layla Atkinson and Siri Melchior joined forces to create new design and animation studio Trunk. Friends from their time at the Royal College of Art, [...]
Paddy’s Day
Paddy Considine stuck in my head the very first time I saw him in Shane Meadow’s A Room for Romeo Brass and by the time he put in a terrifying performance in Meadow’s fourth feature, Dead Man’s Shoes, it was plain to see what a strong actor he was developing into. Not satisfied with being [...]
SotW: Oh, Diamond
Been holding onto this gem for a little while hoping for a DN interview with Nodern. Alas it wasn’t to be, so instead Oh, Diamond, Diamond, Thou Little Knowest the Mischief Thou Hast Done (to give it’s full title), has the pleasure of being my freaky Short of the Week pick. Hopefully I haven’t caused [...]
Riding High
If you would have said to me at the start of 2009, that by March, the best new film I’d have seen so far this year was screened straight onto Channel 4, I probably wouldn’t have believed you. Don’t get me wrong, I have seen some decent films at the cinema so far this year, [...]
DN EP 125: Globe Street Video Challenge – Sébastien Abes
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] This week director Sébastien Abes joins me to discuss his creative and sometimes experimental approach to shooting and editing skate videos. Showlinks Sébastien Abes Anagram Skateboards Fisheye Lens Rule of Thirds Canon HV30 Panasonic AG-HVX200 Fully Flared Alien Workshop: Mindfields Sony DCR-VX2000
Globe Street Video Challenge – Sébastien Abes
Globe: Street Video Challenge (2008) Sébastien Abes’ entry for the Globe video challenge, shot and edited in six days in Montpellier. Featuring skateboarders; Raphael Brunis, Julien Merour and Julien Bechet.
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