MarBelle

Writer/Curator

Once upon a time I lived in a world free from the knowledge of that addictive thing known as 'independent film'. Then one night I stumbled upon Portishead's To Kill a Dead Man on Channel 4's late night short film showcase The Shooting Gallery and fell in love with these miniature narratives. Years later, a lone trip to see Vincent Gallo's Buffalo 66 had me in awe and addicted to the notion that directors were free to make their own rules when it came to filmmaking.

Since those early days I've steeped myself in film - working as Features Editor of Showreel magazine, Editor of Shooting People’s Filmmakers Bulletin and Editor in Chief of Directors Notes since 2006. It's never been enough for me to just watch great work; a good film has to be shared, dissected and discussed. It's a compulsion I’m pleased to be able to share here on No Film School.

Websites Directors Notes

NFS Score 293 (Sophomore)

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Recent Posts

Boards Comment – Report Bugs Here!

I'm getting the:

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whenever I try to add the Vimeo link. I've tried with and without the http:// and www. proceeding but it won't accept any form.

8 years ago

Article Comment – Carlos Lascano Talks 'Lila', the Mixed Media Finale to His Viral Hit Trilogy of Shorts

Hey, I'm unapologetically a fan of Carlos' work and have been for years.

That being said, aside from his films fitting into my personal taste of things I like to see on screen, if someone begins a trilogy with a short which clocks up 2.1M plays (& 6yrs on is still adding views at a rate of 4K per week) & then concludes that trilogy with a film which in 4 months has 459K Vimeo + 394K YouTube views, then I say it's a pretty big deal and, regardless of if you like the films themselves or not, is likely to be cited as a case study for online viral success.

8 years ago

Article Comment – Take a One-Shot Journey Through 6 Culturally Defining Media Icons

Opps, thanks for pointing that out Toby! Should have the correct video now.

8 years ago

Article Comment – Adam Magyar Measures Time in His Custom-Built High-Speed Camera Film Series 'Stainless'

Thanks D.B., glad you liked it. I really enjoy watching people break down the progression of a project/idea over time like Magyar does in the presentation, so you can see the logic jumps between the stages of finished work. Thought you guys would dig it too.

8 years ago

Article Comment – Graduate, Write a Black List Featured Script, & Reveal Mr. Christmas to the World

Hey Hussain, an off-topic complement is always more than welcome, thanks. The Battery was a good interview to jump in on. Stay tuned, I plan pull a stack of info from NFS guests in 2014!

8 years ago

Article Comment – The Andys & Unit Image Put the Pedal to the Metal for Ubisoft's 'The Crew' Cinematic Game Trailer

I loved that trailer - such a heartbreaking use of reverse time.

9 years ago