THE DIRECTORS SERIES is an educational/editorial non-profit collection of video and text essays by filmmaker Cameron Beyl, dedicated to appreciating and deconstructing the work of contemporary and classic film directors. This ongoing project is made possible in part by our generous supporters on Patreon. Please visit our profile page to learn how you can become a patron: patreon.com/directorsseries 4.5: SCREWBALL SCOUNDRELS is the fifth installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of directors Joel and Ethan Coen, covering their brief foray into the slapstick caper genre with mass commercial appeal: -GAP "TWO WHITE SHIRTS" COMMERCIAL (2002) -INTOLERABLE CRUELTY (2003) -THE LADYKILLERS (2004) -PARIS JE T'AIME: "TUILERIES" (2006) THE DIRECTORS SERIES channel on Vimeo: The Directors Series Official Website: directorsseries.net Facebook: facebook.com/directorsseriesessays Twitter: @directorsseries About the author: cameronbeyl.com

A funeral campaign based entirely around survival. The more you live, the more you leave to remember. not-yet.ca Campaign Credits: Client: Mount Pleasant Group Agency: Union Creative Production Company: Tendril Director: Daniel Pommella Creative Director: Alexandre Torres Executive Producer: Kate Bate Producers: Mary Anne Ledesma, Priscila Conde Design: Emilie Muszczak, Rodrigo Rezende, Leandro Beltran, Daniel Pommella Animation: Gabriel Rocha, Leandro Beltran, Carlos Torres, Bruno Brasil, Samuel Bohn

A funeral campaign based entirely around survival. The more you live, the more you leave to remember. not-yet.ca Campaign Credits: Client: Mount Pleasant Group Agency: Union Creative Production Company: Tendril Director: Daniel Pommella Creative Director: Alexandre Torres Executive Producer: Kate Bate Producers: Mary Anne Ledesma, Priscila Conde Design: Emilie Muszczak, Rodrigo Rezende, Leandro Beltran, Daniel Pommella Animation: Gabriel Rocha, Leandro Beltran, Carlos Torres, Bruno Brasil, Samuel Bohn

I decided to build another shitty dolly since my old one is back in Sweden. I figured I might as well document the process. The posters: imgur.com/a/RXPuD

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The world of JOEY SHANKS.

The Katie Haines Memorial Trust approached Not To Scale to create "Cause for Alarm", an animation raising awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning - the silent killer which the founders lost their daughter to in 2010. Released in conjunction with the official Gas Safety Week, the short film details the risks of poisoning in the home, the importance of maintaining appliances and having a working detector to alert you to the presence of the invisible, odourless gas. Direction / Animation / Design - Matt Smithson Production Company - Not To Scale Producer - Kelly Ford Music - Josh Smoak / Eastward Music Design - Katie Smithson Character animation - Maki Yoshikura, Geoff McDowall, Pauline McDowall Animation assistant - Kehinde Omisore

10 Ways To Use A Whip / Indiana Jones. Footages from: "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" (Steven Spielberg, 1981), "Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom" (Steven Spielberg, 1984), "Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade" (Steven Spielberg, 1989), "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (Steven Spielberg, 2008). Check the My VCR Is Not DEAD YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCnNeH3EZlnm6iAvMd3TUKZQ?app=desktop

This is a storyboard-to-final-picture comparison of the Disney Mickey Mouse episode "Bottle Shocked" which I directed and storyboarded. Enjoy! If you like you can watch the entire cartoon at youtube.com/watch?v=nCOMWXLLjLg

A short montage celebrating the cinematography techniques of Sherlock (BBC tv series) and their use of symmetry. © 2016, Celia Gómez