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Jason Smith on a David Lynch conference call

Jason Smith explains why the “dark psychosis” of his directing hero’s films continues to influence the way he creates Who would you say is your creative hero?  David Lynch How long has he been important to you and what are your first memories of coming across his work? I first saw ‘Eraserhead’ in 1985 when […]

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Documentaries

Leading director of televised long form documentaries at Presence, Tanya Stephan, discusses her favourite and most hated creative productions, and the work that has inspired her through her career Tanya Stephan is a leading director of long form documentaries for TV. She’s directed high profile singles and series for Channel Four, BBC One, BBC Two and […]

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Avril Furness Directors Directors Writing Immersive Magazine

From Advertising Creative to Immersive / 360 and Virtual to Mixed Reality filmmaking.

By Avril Furness. I have been fortunate to have worked with some of the most talented creative folk in the industry starting out as a Junior Creative with my Copywriter partner Miles at London Agency Fallon in 2010. Hiking up a Chilean mountain with an 8 foot inflatable character we called Walter, shooting an ad […]

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Directors Directors Writing Kieron Hawkes Magazine

The Trans Siberian Railway

A Photo Journal by Presence Director Kieron Hawkes. For as long as I can remember I wanted to do the Trans Siberian Railway. This obsession followed me into adulthood. In 2018, after finishing directing Fortitude 3, I finally decided to do it. The route I decided to take was the Trans Siberian to Lake Baikal […]