The Unexpected Knock on the Door.

I wrote a post last year about the all-important neurochemical responses that make a certain type of storytelling so persuasive and influential to audiences. One of the key neurochemicals involved in that......

We went to Norway on a shoot. Someone died. This is the story..

I don't like heights. No. You're not listening. I really don't like heights. So when Pete asks me to make a film about a wingsuit basejumper who would......

Make 2017 the year of the mini-doc – new duckrabbit course dates available….

We are kicking off the year with our first two day mini-documentary production workshop of 2017! It will take place in......

duckrabbit goes Rogue With Werner Herzog.

There’s a moment on the third morning of Rogue Film School where the great film-maker Werner Herzog asks a shy,  super talented young man about his use of visual effects. “We filmed them......

Professional darkroom practice...

It was only as I was washing the second set of films from the Hinterlands that I realised I had no more film clips. Hey ho. A 17mm spanner, a 1/4' drive extension......

Danfung Dennis wins all the prizes at Sundance..

Well, nearly. He won two at least. Hats off to Danfung and huge congratulations for winning the following prizes in the Sundance festival awards. Very impressive. Nearly as impressive as his work. Winner of the......

Photog Bites Off Video (and chews).

Making the transition from still photography to videography is bloody hard. There are no short cuts.  But rarely has someone made the transition so convincingly as Chinese based photographer Sean Gallagher. Armed with......

‘The Fallen’ – this is why the BBC matters.

Benjamin I pretty much never watch TV. For most of my life I haven't even owned one.  Not that I have anything against TV, I love it. That's the problem.  No TV, problem solved. Saturday......