Archive for November, 2010
Organ
Love stories don’t usually feature an eerie sense of atmosphere or a great level of mystery, but Organ has both in an abundance. It also features stunning cinematography, a powerful soundtrack and some fine editing. For more of Michael Fisher’s powerful, dialogue free shorts, check out his Vimeo page ORGAN from Michael Fisher on Vimeo.
Warpaint
Today’s musical post is dedicated not to a single director but to Warpaint, one of the most interesting bands to come along in a while. I plan to lock them in a room and make my fortune by forcing them to produce endless film scores. via subssubs Elephants – Bruce Muller Undertow – Shannyn Sossamon [...]
Urban
It’s pretty impressive when a short film can open with a sprawling aerial shot and then launch straight into an adrenalin fueled parkour sequence. This is exactly what happens with Vladimir Teneslav’s Urban and the pace doesn’t relent throughout its 4 minutes. Looking through the hundreds of short films we’ve featured on Directors Notes, it [...]
Contakt
Joao Lucas’ experimental film exploring the transformations that ocur when different bodies are in contact. Contakt from Joao Lucas on Vimeo.
The Missing Sock & Two Sizes Too Big
Austin Hillebrecht’s animations may not be the richest in terms of story, but they display both an interesting visual style and a sense of dark fun which is more than enough to carry you through their short running time. In The Missing Sock Daniel Whitaker discovers the answer to the eternal problem that has plagued [...]
What makes your day?
It’s a simple question, but not one we ask regularly enough….What makes your day? WHAT MAKES YOUR DAY? from Napatsawan Chirayukool on Vimeo.
GrimmFest 2010: Amer
One of the best films DN caught at Manchester’s Grimm Up North horror film festival was barely a horror film at all, at least not in the modern sense, although it is certainly creepy and horrifying in places. Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s intensely sensual fantasy Amer is one of most beautiful and thought-provoking films [...]
SotW: Bro
I wrote a few words about Chris Dundon’s latest short Bro over at Short of the Week: When you’re a teenager it can often be hard to fit in. Snap decisions by your peers about any aspect of you can mean the difference between being welcomed into their social circle or becoming relegated to that [...]
POP – Abbey Lee Kershaw
A girl on a motorcycle. POP – Abbey Lee Kershaw from Robert Hamada on Vimeo. Ahh go then, I’ve got to also post the trailer for Jack Cardiff’s psychedelic 60s feature The Girl on a Motorcycle, that lent this promo for POP its audio.
DN UnderWire
Underwire Film Festival had its launch last Thursday and I had the pleasure of being there. A festival that aims to showcase the raw cinematic talents of female filmmakers, it focuses particularly on women at the beginning of their filmmaking careers. Receiving over 100 shorts in the two months they were open for entries, Underwire [...]
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