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Tasked with creating a dance-based promo inspired by the act of breathing, the animation director, aka Russ Murphy, explains how he used rotoscoped live action and hand-drawn animation to create his mesmerising music video for ANiML’s track Breather.

Ricardo Adolfo, ECD at TBWA\Media Arts Lab Tokyo and Seoul, has been announced as the chair for this year’s Young Director Award as the competition opens for entries.

We hear from Art Practice directing duo WAXXWORK consisting of Timothy Casten and Vikesh Govind. Here they talk about representation in music videos, the wonder of Google Docs, and watching their Director’s Label DVD collection.

With the ongoing wildfires affecting much of Los Angeles, here are a handful of ways those wanting to donate financial assistance can do so.

With a background in sound design, Emerald Pictures director Peter O'Brien has crafted sensitive and impactful campaigns for brands from the Irish Heart Foundation to Sky. Here, he discusses the people who inspire him, how great sound creates a story and why patience is a director’s greatest asset.