Ken Williams

Notions

Ideas, references and things noticed. On advertising, film, formats and the rest.

  1. What people said about The Break

    Twelve years and more than 100,000 views on, the comments still get me.

  2. Hertford skies: October 2026

  3. Villans 2 Villains* 1

  4. Farewell, Carol Feeley

    One of the best to ever do it.

  5. Copywriter love

  6. Poem of the month: Another September

    Every September, the same poem: Thomas Kinsella’s.

  7. Poem of the month: Asleep and Dreaming

    August’s poem is by Stephin Merritt.

  8. Poem of the month: Heat

    July’s poem is by H.D.

  9. Hert of the Town screening at Beam, Hertford

    What started as a short web series became a 90-minute feature documentary.

  10. Poem of the month: Summer

    June’s poem is by Carlo Betocchi, translated by Geoffrey Brock.

  11. The Scribbling Squire

  12. Poem of the month: A poem about lettuce

    May’s poem is by Edward Lear.

  13. Poem of the month: The Journey

    April’s poem is by Mary Oliver.

  14. Factoclock 2.0 starts here

  15. Poem of the month: Motto

    March’s poem is by Bertolt Brecht.

  16. Ugly Commuter #2

  17. Poem of the month: Mirror in February

    Every February, the same poem: Thomas Kinsella’s.

  18. Poem of the month: Imagination

    January’s poem is by James Baldwin.

  19. Poem of the month: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

    December’s poem is by Robert Frost.

  20. Every scene

  21. Blanket makes the Shiny List

  22. Cheap engagement

  23. Poem of the month: Sea-Weed

    August’s poem is by D.H. Lawrence.

  24. Poem of the month: Like a Heatwave Burning

    July’s poem is by John Stammers.

  25. Poem of the month: Corduroys

    June’s poem is by John Kenney. It’s a doozy.

  26. When I’m stuck

  27. Poem of the month: Mother to Son

    April’s poem is by Langston Hughes.

  28. Poem of the month: The Point

    March’s poem is by Kae Tempest.

  29. Thanks for your feedback

  30. RIP Jon Kenny

  31. Starburster

  32. Poem of the month: The Glass Essay

    May’s poem is by Anne Carson.

  33. Where everyone plays

  34. Hot take: “must have agency experience”

  35. The poisoned chalice

  36. Bob’s back

  37. One of the best things about this country

  38. Together we go further

  39. God bless corner shops

  40. Scorsese at 80

  41. RIP Tony Cullingham

  42. Channel 4, again

  43. The Break passes 100k views

  44. Harmony on set

  45. A brilliant night for Irish film

  46. An Oscar nominee in the cast

  47. Our top 10 films of 2022

  48. Nigella loves Ocado

  49. Marty and Doc

  50. RIP Dan Wieden

  51. Two weeks

  52. Our top 10 films of 2021

  53. Nicely done, Channel 4 News

  54. Listen to Frank

  55. Welcome Home

  56. RIP Robert Hershon

  57. Here’s to your dream

  58. Best Actor for Brian Robinson

  59. Whatever’s comfortable

  60. Feeding the nation

  61. The Break, in lockdown

  62. Blanket at St Patrick’s Film Festival London

  63. Blanket at Back to Front 2020

  64. Cultured, day 3

  65. Cultured, day 1

  66. Another Whopper on the side of a bus

  67. War is hell. People are great.

  68. Lift in the Irish Times

  69. Karen Barry on The Six O’Clock Show

  70. Back to the Richard Harris Film Festival

  71. The poster for Lift

  72. Blanket shortlisted at the Kinsale Sharks

  73. Lift in the Irish Examiner

  74. The first poster for Blanket

  75. That’s a wrap on Blanket

  76. Gustav at Oxford International Film Festival

  77. Gustav at Palm Springs ShortFest

  78. Gustav at the Young Directors Awards

  79. Gustav wins Best Film at Assurdo

  80. Best International Director at Portland

  81. Gustav at Irvine International Film Festival

  82. Back home in Cork for the film festival

  83. Best Director at the Richard Harris International Film Festival

  84. The Final Fairytale in Västerås

  85. The poster for Gustav

  86. The Final Fairytale, at 35,000 feet

  87. One Minute Wonder

  88. Gustav’s world premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh

  89. The Final Fairytale is off to Santa Barbara

  90. The Dawn O’Porter Show, live

  91. Good luck Justin