October, 2011 Archive

Documentary, Film Festival, Podcasts

DN LFF2011: Superheroes – Michael Barnett

Some are called, some are chosen but all attempt to work for the greater good of their communities. No it’s not the synopsis for Kick-Ass 2, but rather

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Music Video

Summer Camp: Down

Down from London director/animator Chris Boyle is a great Halloween party promo that finally justifies the existence of looping animated GIFS – the video

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2011: Li and the Poet – Andrea Segre

Andrea Segre’s debut feature Li and the Poet tells the story of Shun Li, a Chinese woman working off her debt to a better life in Italy and the forbidden

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Animation

Pythagasaurus

Voiced by comedians Bill Bailey, Martin Trenaman and Simon Greenall, Pythagasaurus the new animation from Aardman directed by Peter Peake, not only delivers

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Animation

French Movie

“I was in a French movie and I only had 9 hours to live…and I knew it!”

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2011: Natural Selection – Robbie Pickering

Although I’ve been chasing Robbie Pickering for an interview since seeing his multi-award winning Natural Selection at SXSW, it was the London Film

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Music Video

The Black Keys: Lonely Boy

Jesse Dylan (son of Bob) shows that less is more, with just a static camera and a grooving man employed for his video for The Black Keys.

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2011: The Dish and the Spoon – Alison Bagnall

Alison Bagnall’s The Dish and the Spoon features a woman betrayed, who takes a romantic English teen on her journey through blind rage. Alison and I

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Animation, Music Video

DyE: Fantasy

  An illicit late night swim gets very, very messed up. NSFW animation from Jérémie Périn for DyE’s Fantasy promo.

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Documentary

Motion plus Design: What is Motion Design?

We’re massive fans of motion design here at DN, but when the question, What is Motion Design? comes up I tend to grope at title sequence examples –

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Documentary, Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2011: How to Re-Establish a Vodka Empire – Daniel Edelstyn

I’m pretty sure that Daniel Edelstyn is the only director I met at the London Film Festival this year who’s the rightful heir to a Russian vodka

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Animation, Music Video

Jim Bianco: Elevator Operator

Baby said she wants to be an elevator operator…. Fun animated career aspirations from Caroline Attia.

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