Archive for January, 2010
SotW: I Met the Walrus
It’s that time again and my first pick for Short of the Week in 2010 is Josh Raskin’s innovative animated documentary I Met the Walrus. Based around a spontaneous interview with John Lennon over 40 years ago, Raskin weaves together tradition pen sketches with contemporary digital illustration, to create a unique and exhilarating short film. [...]
44 Inch Website
Feature film websites can often be pretty unimaginative things, but every now and then one comes along and provides a bit of a surprise. This is certainly the case with the website for 44inch Chest (you might want to put the sound down if you’re at work). If you’ve seen the film, the site will [...]
This Decade is About the Filter
Lance Weiler has a written a great article on filtering the social web for film over at Filmmaker Magazine.
The Third and The Seventh
The short film has taken many forms and styles through the years and with the rapid development of technologies and software over the past decade or so, we have seen the medium evolve to a whole new level. In recent years, the equipment needed to create films, whether live action or animation, has not only [...]
The Coming Revolution in Indie Distribution
Great piece from The New York Times on the state of play for indie filmmakers trying to get their films out to an audience. via @ryanbkoo
DN EP 152: Us Now – Ivo Gormley
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] I’m joined this week by director Ivo Gormley, whose documentary feature Us Now explores the ways in which Internet communities are able to share knowledge and form intelligent, collective decisions, and how this could translate to the governing of our lives and society as a whole. Showlinks Us [...]
Us Now – Ivo Gormley
Us Now (2008) Us Now takes a look at how the internet could allow us to do away with politicians and run the government ourselves. It tells the stories of the online networks whose radical self-organising structures threaten to change the fabric of government for ever.
The Red Riding Trilogy Hits Cinemas
Regular readers will know that we were massive fans of the Red Riding trilogy when Channel 4 first aired them as a three parter; 1974, 1980 and 1983 in March of ’09. Well it seems that IFC Films is set to give the trilogy a much deserved cinematic outing Stateside, kicking off on the 5th [...]
The Truth is Free to Watch
Over at Free Documentaries you can; ‘Download free political documentaries and watch many interesting, controversial documentaries that you wont find on TV.’ Even better, this is far from parade of unrecognised docs you’ve never heard of. The site’s catalog includes gems such as Super Size Me, Loose Change and Sicko for your viewing pleasure and [...]
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