“Making anything is such hard work and if I can’t pour my heart and soul into something then I tend to say no. You have to dedicate everything to it, and if you don’t believe in it why would the audience?” -Udayan Prasad

“Making anything is such hard work and if I can’t pour my heart and soul into something then I tend to say no. You have to dedicate everything to it, and if you don’t believe in it why would the audience?” -Udayan Prasad

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“I’ve never been intimidated by the idea of making a film in my 50s. The idea of somebody saying to me that women in their 50s can’t make feature films? I mean, honestly… That just pumps me up to move them out of the way really.” Jules Williamson

“The idea of somebody saying to me that women in their 50s can’t make feature films? I mean, honestly… That just pumps me up to move them out of the way really.” -Jules Williamson

#FromOurArchives from 2021 when we spoke to director Jules Williamson on her film Off The Rails: ow.ly/cVQT50XnHPw

"The thing that I enjoy about directing is it's all just so different. I love immersing myself in different worlds. Constantly learning and being curious is one of the reasons I feel privileged to direct.” Julie Anne Robinson

"Constantly learning and being curious is one of the reasons I feel privileged to direct.” -Julie Anne Robinson

#FromOurArchives from when we spoke to the directors behind Bridgerton all the way back in 2021: ow.ly/OkwU50XmZtU

“You sometimes have subjects who are just really natural and are not really bothered by the camera, but then you have other people who are really affected by it. As a director, you have to respond to that. I made an effort to bring people onto set when everything was ready to go so they weren’t sat there feeling self-conscious for too long.” #FromOurArchives — Rebecca Coley on documentary filmmaking

“You sometimes have subjects who are just really natural and are not really bothered by the camera, but then you have other people who are really affected by it. As a director, you have to respond to that."

#FromOurArchives — Rebecca Coley on documentary filmmaking

“I would never have thought they had three directors in Eurovision, but I can totally see why, because there’s a lot of work to do.” Richard Valentine

Enormous amounts of work goes into directing Eurovision Song Contest for our screens.

#FromOurArchives, we had the pleasure of speaking to multi-cam directors Nikki Parsons, Ollie Bartlett, and Richard Valentine, about the work that goes into directing #Eurovision.

Read Now: ow.ly/FevH50VTObf

From the archive - "Directing 2nd Unit you have to go with your gut. You have to be very clear and concise in your direction, take only the essential time that you need and most of all prioritise." - Claire Tailyour.

“Directing 2nd Unit you have to go with your gut. You have to be very clear and concise in your direction, take only the essential time that you need and most of all prioritise.”

#FromOurArchives — Claire Tailyour on directing 2nd Unit for #WildBill

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“I think it’s important to work with people who can draw on their life experiences, their own ideas or feelings. It was a tricky process; for me personally as a director and as a wider creative team with James, Stephen and Hannah, we wanted actors who were able to improvise and be comfortable working in this way.” Philip Barantini

“I think it’s important to work with people who can draw on their life experiences, their own ideas or feelings ... we wanted actors who were able to improvise and be comfortable working in this way.”

#FromOurArchives — Philip Barantini on casting #BoilingPoint

THEY DESERVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR, TOO 🐾

Here are some steps you can take to make sure your pets welcome 2025 safe and sound.

#FromOurArchives: www.rappler.com/moveph/117171-new-year-c...

Fossil Angels: Reinventing the Arte of Magick as the Magic of Art - The Daily Grail Regard the world of magic. A scattering of occult orders which, when not attempting to disprove each other’s provenance, are either cryogenically suspended in their ritual rut, their game of Aiwaz Say...

Fossil Angels: the great Alan Moore writes about reinventing the arte of magick as the magic of art.
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www.dailygrail.com/2020/04/foss...

Rappler: REAL NUMBERS, REAL PEOPLE.

A dark period in Philippine history, Martial Law under the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos led to human rights abuses and rampant corruption. #ML52 #NeverForget

#FromOurArchives: trib.al/cQpZAwp