Interview
DN245: A Shadow of Blue – Carlos Lascano
Ever since I (and 9 million+ others) saw Argentinean director Carlos Lascano’s A Short Love Story in Stop Motion I’ve been dying to get him onto DN for an interview. It may have taken four years, but Carlos finally made it on to discuss his newest piece A Shadow of Blue, a beautiful mix of [...]
DN244: Wishful, Sinful – Brad Bores
Self financed, shot at weekends with a skeleton crew and released online for free, Brad Bores’ Wishful, Sinful could be said to be the definition of the indie feature. Brad joins us this week to discuss finding your film cinematically during the production process and the need for honest festival feedback. You just wanna know [...]
DN243: JT vs. the Good Guys – Chris Shimojima
Chris Shimojima’s JT vs. the Good Guys turns the tables on what we’ve come to expect from the high school bully narrative. We speak to Chris about confounding audience expectations and why your mom might be the best location manager you can find. I wanted to tell the audience; Can you feel sympathy, can you [...]
DN242: BEAR – Carlos Lopez Estrada
Freshly returned from an inspiring trip to SXSW, director Carlos Lopez Estrada quickly gathered a team to create the stylised animation / live action piece BEAR. Carlos joins us to discuss the satisfaction to be had when you leave an audience with enough narrative room to interpret your story. I just felt like I needed [...]
DN240: Bruno – Alvaro San José
When I happened across Alvaro San José’s short Bruno I was totally taken by its lyrical, dialogue free beauty, even more so on discovering it was his debut film. Alvaro joins us this week to discuss putting together his first production and creating a story with enough space to allow the viewer to find their [...]
DN239: Fubar – HaZ Dulull
If like me it’s your natural instinct to avoid online cat movies at all costs, HaZ Dulull’s epic conspiracy, battlefield short Fubar is likely to make you re-evaluate that stance. HaZ joins me to discuss reissuing a redux version of Fubar closer to his original vision for the project and the social media and multi-platform [...]
DN238: Doctor Glamour – Andrew W Jones
Proving that he’s lost none of his crazy, imaginative approach to storytelling since he last joined us, director Andrew W Jones returns to DN with his rock n roll musical featuring the Techno Glove-o-Love wielding, transdimensional astronaut Doctor Glamour. We discuss why having a crew with absolute confidence, faith and unquestioning loyalty to the director [...]
DN237: A Morning Stroll – Grant Orchard
Grant Orchard’s animation A Morning Stroll has been making quiet a splash across the festival circuit, picking up awards at both BAFTA and Sundance, along with an Oscar nomination. Grant joins us to discuss creating the film with Studio AKA down time and why Zombie Breakdance might be the hottest waste of time making its [...]
DN236: Solipsist – Andrew Huang
Director Andrew Huang joined us in 2007 with his experimental short Doll Face. He’s back today with the online launch of his captivating art film Solipsist. We discuss meeting etiquette and drawing inspiration from a variety of sources, be they Buddhist sand paintings or fungal growths. I just wanted to make a project about the [...]
DN235: Chalk – Martina Amati
We’re joined this week by BAFTA winning director Martina Amati to discuss her recently BAFTA nominated short Chalk, set on the verge of puberty, within the confines of a gymnastic training camp. Martina discusses the disruption broken bones can cause to schedules and why she’s most comfortable working underwater with non-actors. Sometimes due to limitations [...]
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