Musings
Arden Avett’s Minimal Movie Posters
Glad to see that last year’s trend towards the stripped down movie poster is being continued into 2011 by Arden Avett with his series of Minimal Movie Posters.
Films of 2011
I know what you’re thinking….”haven’t they just done films of 2010?” Well don’t worry, I haven’t made a time machine and I can’t see into the future, this isn’t a list of the best films of 2011, just the ones I most looking forward to. Every year we do a restrospective of the 12 months [...]
VAMP Protests Against Prostitutes of God
Last week I posted a DN interview with Sarah Harris for her VBS documentary Prostitutes of God. A film examining the links between prostitution and religion, especially one which asserts that religious belief is facilitating and even encouraging young girls into a form of sexual slavery was always likely to be contentious. However, I don’t [...]
DN Gear
Back in 2006 when I first launched DN I spent a massive chunk of my time hunting down information on podcast set ups in the hope of finding the ‘perfect’ rig. Short answer, there is no one perfect solution, but there is a solution that will work for you. From time to time people ask [...]
Salt Films
When my designer of choice Chris Henley tells me he loves a website I check it out. I headed over to Salt Films website expecting to find something that looked gorgeous. The site does indeed please the eyes but there’s something more. Something, fun. It’s a simple idea beautifully realised and instantly Salt Films becomes [...]
Oh Vincent!
It’s a non too well kept secret round here that El Vez and I often get into tussles over who has the bigger man-crush on Vincent Gallo. The man is a skilled actor, musician (I dare you to tell me When isn’t a beautiful album), artist, sperm donor, and directed one of my favourite films [...]
Apps for Cinema Artists from FWD:labs
I thought @fwdlabs had put together a useful list when I saw it last year, but that was nothing compared to now. If you’re a filmmaker and looking for a little portable help in pre/production/post then chances are you’ll find it in the Apps for Cinema Artists. I know I can be a little iPhone-centric [...]
SXSW Here I Am…Where do I Begin?
After a few months of pondering whether to make the trip or not, followed by a period of intense anticipation, I’m finally here in Austin, Texas and ready to eat up as much of the South by Southwest Film Festival as my greedy little eyes can handle. There’s just one problem, where the hell do [...]
The Movie Title Stills Collection
You’ve probably gathered that we’re more than a little keen on movie title sequences here at DN; something about text making its way across the screen in ever inventive ways transfixes us. Well it appears that title cards are just as addictive without the motion. I defy you to pay a visit to Christian Annyas’ [...]
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 [...]
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