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A 40 second animation makes the dreaded task of filling in your tax return both straightforward and easy to understand.
Director: Sarah Randell
The 40 Seconds Straight film competition saw Direct Line team up with Raindance to look for short films that take one of life's many overly-complicated situations and make it straightforward.
The brief was for original content that celebrates simplicity; depicting a life without the complications and confusion that most of us are only too familiar with.
More information: http://www.directline.com/40secondsstraight/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj-F6WNHIqMA 40 second animation makes the dreaded task of filling in your tax return both... more
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A young woman is faced with a puncture while driving to a friend's house. With the prospect of being late, she soon comes up with a simple way of fixing the problem.
Director: Ian Harding
The 40 Seconds Straight film competition saw Direct Line team up with Raindance to look for short films that take one of life's many overly-complicated situations and make it straightforward.
The brief was for original content that celebrates simplicity; depicting a life without the complications and confusion that most of us are only too familiar with.
More information: http://www.directline.com/40secondsstraight/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDwYdzsswygA young woman is faced with a puncture while driving to a friend's house. With... more
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The evolution of the Earth and man is simplified in 40 seconds.
Director: Theodore Divanis
The 40 Seconds Straight film competition saw Direct Line team up with Raindance to look for short films that take one of life's many overly-complicated situations and make it straightforward.
The brief was for original content that celebrates simplicity; depicting a life without the complications and confusion that most of us are only too familiar with.
More information: http://www.directline.com/40secondsstraight/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPlr7kZBP1wThe evolution of the Earth and man is simplified in 40 seconds.
Director: Theodore... more
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A young girl is faced with the challenge of completing a Rubik's Cube until she thinks of a novel solution to the problem.
Director: Francesca Sophia
The 40 Seconds Straight film competition saw Direct Line team up with Raindance to look for short films that take one of life's many overly-complicated situations and make it straightforward.
The brief was for original content that celebrates simplicity; depicting a life without the complications and confusion that most of us are only too familiar with.
More information: http://www.directline.com/40secondsstraight/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPvxdVDPMbsA young girl is faced with the challenge of completing a Rubik's Cube until she... more
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Asking someone out on a date can be hard, so this film makes the dating game free from complications
Director: Peter Hein and Chris Polick
The 40 Seconds Straight film competition saw Direct Line team up with Raindance to look for short films that take one of life's many overly-complicated situations and make it straightforward.
The brief was for original content that celebrates simplicity; depicting a life without the complications and confusion that most of us are only too familiar with.
More information: http://www.directline.com/40secondsstraight/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1ChK1VGAZUAsking someone out on a date can be hard, so this film makes the dating game free from... more
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The complex opera Carmen is simplified into a 40 second animation.
Director: Jean-Pieree Jacquet
The 40 Seconds Straight film competition saw Direct Line team up with Raindance to look for short films that take one of life's many overly-complicated situations and make it straightforward.
The brief was for original content that celebrates simplicity; depicting a life without the complications and confusion that most of us are only too familiar with.
More information: http://www.directline.com/40secondsstraight/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRXQ2TzzqTYThe complex opera Carmen is simplified into a 40 second animation.
Director:... more
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A fast-track solution to being dumped by your girlfriend.
Director: Samuel Casserly
The 40 Seconds Straight film competition saw Direct Line team up with Raindance to look for short films that take one of life's many overly-complicated situations and make it straightforward.
The brief was for original content that celebrates simplicity; depicting a life without the complications and confusion that most of us are only too familiar with.
More information: http://www.directline.com/40secondsstraight/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2ycSEJp93QA fast-track solution to being dumped by your girlfriend.
Director: Samuel Casserly... more
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A couple come up with a simpler solution to a potentially messy and costly divorce.
Director: Khaliq Akbar
The 40 Seconds Straight film competition saw Direct Line team up with Raindance to look for short films that take one of life's many overly-complicated situations and make it straightforward.
The brief was for original content that celebrates simplicity; depicting a life without the complications and confusion that most of us are only too familiar with.
More information: http://www.directline.com/40secondsstraight/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-S7Iejai2oA couple come up with a simpler solution to a potentially messy and costly divorce.... more
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A man makes getting out of the house in the morning a whole lot more straightforward.
Directors: Benedict Smith and Daniel Wilby
The 40 Seconds Straight film competition saw Direct Line team up with Raindance to look for short films that take one of life's many overly-complicated situations and make it straightforward.
The brief was for original content that celebrates simplicity; depicting a life without the complications and confusion that most of us are only too familiar with.
More information: http://www.directline.com/40secondsstraight/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPw1g6Jd8ToA man makes getting out of the house in the morning a whole lot more straightforward.... more
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A man wakes up in a windowless room to be confronted with a ticking time bomb in front of him. He has 40 seconds to work out how to diffuse it...
Director: Jeff Lamb
The 40 Seconds Straight film competition saw Direct Line team up with Raindance to look for short films that take one of life's many overly-complicated situations and make it straightforward.
The brief was for original content that celebrates simplicity; depicting a life without the complications and confusion that most of us are only too familiar with.
More information: http://www.directline.com/40secondsstraight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFJkIqwgEG0A man wakes up in a windowless room to be confronted with a ticking time bomb in front... more
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TEA IS FOR TROUBLE
• New science shows why Britons reach for the kettle in a crisis
• Direct Line launches its own ‘Tea-mergency’ blend
A cup of tea can significantly calm Britons in a crisis, according to a new university study.
Commissioned by Direct Line to explore Brits’ responses to crises, the study, by psychologist Dr Malcolm Cross at City University London, confirms what millions of tea-lovers have long believed – that if you are upset or anxious, it pays to put the kettle on.
The study is supported by new research, which shows that 68 per cent of us turn to tea in a dilemma, leading experts to coin the phrase “tea-mergency” to describe the types of every day crisis that a calming cuppa can help to solve.
The insurer is now calling on those who are having a bad day - or are in the middle of a “tea-mergency” – to use Twitter to tell them all about it. The best anecdotes will receive a free box of Tea-mergency Tea, which has been specially blended by Direct Line to help solve an everyday crisis. Direct Line is also monitoring all mentions of tea on Twitter, plotting the nation’s obsession with the drink on an interactive map on a new microsite.
Master tea taster and blender Alex Probyn has created this Tea-mergency blend especially for Direct Line. A combination of North Indian Assam (warm, malty, rich and soothing), Sri Lankan Uva (light, refreshing and uplifting) and Kenyan (bright, strong and rejuvenating), the tea has been created especially is for times of need.
Matt Owen, spokesperson for Direct Line comments: “We wanted to explore the phenomenon of tea-drinking as a solution to a problem, looking at the reasons why this habit seems to be so deeply stitched into the fabric of British culture.
“Putting the kettle on to help solve a problem is something that pervades soap operas, films and literature alike. Whether that’s Hugh Grant in Notting Hill repeatedly offering tea to a frazzled Julia Roberts or the trip to the local café by Sir Alan’s would-be Apprentices before facing a boardroom grilling.”
Direct Line is scouring social networking site Twitter until the end of August, looking for people across the nation who are having a tea-mergency. Those who are deemed most in need of a calming cuppa will be sent a box of tea in the post on the same day, with selected Twitterers also being rewarded with afternoon tea at the Ritz hotel in London.
Those who are in need of a calming cuppa are being asked to tweet about it, marking messages with the #teamergency hash-tag to ensure that they are spotted.
Whilst Facebook group ‘A Cup of Tea Solves Everything’ has the fanatical support of 221,946 members, ‘tea-mergencies’ are generally considered to be more moderate and everyday occurrences. According to new research by Direct Line, the kinds of daily dilemmas a cup of tea can solve includes:
1. A stressful day at work (63 per cent)
2. Office politics (56 per cent)
3. An argument with a friend (27 per cent)
4. Missing a train or a crucial deadline (22 per cent)
5. A broken heart (21 per cent)
For more information and to win free tea, please visit www.teamergency.com or Twitter.com/teamergency on Twitter.
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