Filmmaker gary hustwit on virtual reality, typomania, and olympic architecture the acclaimed mind behind 2007s helvetica talks to curbed by jeremiah budin, zoe rosenberg. During the movie director gary hustwit interviews architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers. The film had its television broadcast debut on pbss independent lens, and was also broadcast in the uk, canada, denmark, norway, the netherlands, sweden, australia, latin america, and other territories. Sep 22, 2016 filmmaker gary hustwit on virtual reality, typomania, and olympic architecture the acclaimed mind behind 2007s helvetica talks to curbed by jeremiah budin, zoe rosenberg, and asad syrkett. I hadnt heard of gary hustwit, so im going to have to watch objectified and helvetica today as well. Objectified 2009 a documentary on industrial design by gary. Jun 23, 2016 gary hustwit to direct first feature documentary on dieter rams portrait by gary hustwit. Apr 16, 20 helvetica watch the design documentary here the second in our new view film season is a fascinating look at the most everyday of things.
It looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. This film was released in 2011 and it discusses why cities are planned and designed. The unfortunate reality in documentary filmmaking is that much more footage gets shot than is ultimately used in the film. In 2008, gary interviewed dieter for his documentary objectified, but was only able to share a small piece of his story in that film. Urbanized is a featurelength documentary about the design of cities that looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the worlds foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers. Helvetica watch the design documentary here film the. Hes now turned his lens on process behind product design in objectified. If youve never seen helvetica then objectified can be summarized as a film which describes the profession of industrial design. Helvetica is an independent featurelength documentary film about typography and graphic design, centered on the eponymous typeface. Jan 03, 2010 this was brought home to me earlier today when i was watching objectified, a documentary film by director gary hustwit, whos wellknown for his last film, helvetica. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the gary hustwitdirected movie via subscription can be challenging. Filmmaker gary hustwit on urban development and city.
Director of the films helvetica, objectified, and urbanized. Nov 29, 2011 hustwit is an independent media trailblazer. Objectified is a featurelength documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. A free epub sample can be downloaded from versions publishing here. Director gary hustwit helvetica looks at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets, profiling the designers who reexamine, reevaluate and reinvent our. The united states produces 390 billion pounds of garbage every year, and finding places to dispose of it is a serious environmental and economic challenge. Helvetica watch the design documentary here the second in our new view film season is a fascinating look at the most everyday of things. Objectified, fetishized, and sexualized and thats just. Good times will never be the same, and prom night in mississippi. He told dwell magazine, i like the idea of taking a closer look at the things we take for granted. Objectified falls into that category of introductions to a subject that only people already in it will care about. In case you missed it on the big screen, objectified is now available for download on itunes. Gary hustwit, maria balaska and felix white, the monocle. We talk about the trilogy and the new book he has up on kickstarter.
I dropped in on the ifp documentary labs a couple of times, and one of the highlights for me was the web tools for documentary workshop run by guest speaker gary hustwit, a filmmaker who used the web to great effect in the production and selfdistribution of his design trilogy of helvetica, objectified and urbanized. Objectified is a featurelength documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people. Its about the designers who reexamine, reevaluate and reinvent our manufactured. New video digital offers more cutting edge films and. Fans of gary hustwits design documentaries helvetica, objectified, and urbanized all itunes links will appreciate his new ibook, helvetica objectified urbanized. Any word on when the online version will be released. Objectified is a featurelength documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured. Feb 23, 2011 director gary hustwit is working on the post production of the third film in his design trilogy, but he needs your help to finish. I downloaded gary hustwit s very cool documentary about the functionality, serenity, power, mystery, and magic in a toothbrush, a chair, a potato peeler, and every object on earth thats designed by anyone. Jony ive and celebrated designer naoto fukasawa discuss. Maybe im just an exception, but i dont have any particular interest in design or fonts. A featurelength documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who. It syncs content to your ipod, iphone, and apple tv. Filmmaker gary hustwit on virtual reality, typomania, and.
Director gary hustwit helvetica looks at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets, profiling the designers who reexamine, reevaluate and re. It is also available of itunes for download and rent. As an example, let us consider the interview mentioned above with rams in objectified. Filmmaker gary hustwit joins us to discuss his documentary about influential german designer dieter rams. The realizations we emerge with might not be tangible at all. Director gary hustwit helvetica looks at the creativity at work. Its about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability. The complete interviews, featuring the full length and unedited interviews from those films. Oct, 2009 director gary hustwit helvetica looks at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets, profiling the designers who reexamine, reevaluate and reinvent our. I downloaded gary hustwits very cool documentary about the functionality, serenity, power, mystery, and magic in a toothbrush, a chair, a potato peeler, and every object on earth thats designed by anyone.
Its a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. Objectified 2009 stream and watch online moviefone. Director gary hustwit helvetica looks at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets, profiling the designers who reexamine, reevaluate and reinvent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. Urbanized is the third film that was released within a series called the design triology.
Sep 24, 20 our guest today is gary hustwit, the documentarian behind the design trilogy which features the films helvetica, objectified, and urbanized. It examines all of the objects we use everyday and the people who design, redesign, and improve upon them all the time, constantly pushing us further into the future with new technology. View in itunes objectified is a featurelength documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. Created by gary hustwit in 2009, objectified examines the role in which everyday nonliving objects and the designers responsible for them, influence our lives. New video digital offers independent studios access to various download and streaming platforms like itunes, hulu. Objectified, fetishized, and sexualized and thats just the. The rapidly changing face of planet earth and how cities are being architected and designed and reinvents is the subject of this excellent documentary by gary hustwit well known for helvetica and objectified documentaries. The ipad and the academy times higher education the. This was brought home to me earlier today when i was watching objectified, a documentary film by director gary hustwit, whos wellknown for his last film, helvetica. The guitarobsessed director of the films helvetica, objectified. Through the late 80s and 90s he employed his largely selftaught skills in the music and publishing industries, focusing on artists and writers who.
Directed by gary hustwit, it was released in 2007 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the typefaces introduction in 1957 and is considered the first of the design trilogy by the director. There were a variety of tips and tricks coming from the panel, which featured elisabeth holm of kickstarter, filmmaker gary hustwit helvetica, objectified, julie labassiere of the cinetic digital sales arm filmbuff, mike knowlton of the interactive studio murmur him, her and them and the storytelling nonprofit storycode. Youll get a special thanks in the films credits, plus 10 posters, 10 tshirts, and a set of the limited silkscreen prints these all make good giveaways at the event. New video digital offers more cutting edge films and programming to the digital marketplace. Jul 14, 2010 although it is often more expensive to download films and television programmes to the ipod, iphone or ipad, one advantage is that the material is mobile. Gary hustwit is an american independent filmmaker, photographer, and vice president of he is best known for his design trilogy of documentaries, which examines the impact of european and american trends in graphic design, typography, industrial design, architecture, and urban planning.
It s an awesome film and is highly recommended for viewing. Gary hustwit is a producer and director, known for helvetica 2007, workplace 2016 and rams 2018. Looking to watch objectified on your tv, phone, or tablet. Our guest today is gary hustwit, the documentarian behind the design trilogy which features the films helvetica, objectified, and urbanized. Helvetica is a cinematic exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, and a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics behind their use of type. In his documentary objectified, director gary hustwit talks to wellknown product. Perhaps more importantly, objectified forces us as consumers to take a nosedive into the world of things. Youll get a private screening of urbanized or helvetica, or objectified, your choice for your group or company, anywhere in the world, hosted by director gary hustwit. Objectified is a documentary film that explores manufactured objects and the people who create them.
May 05, 2009 with objectified, the mammoth subject of industrial design and its place in modern western society is tackled. Fukasawa and ive were both interviewed for gary hustwits 2009 documentary objectified, where both mujis cd player and the design of the unibody macbook were shown. Official page of filmmaker and photographer gary hustwit. Sherman klump, a kind, caloricallychallenged genetics professor who longs to shed his 400pound frame in order to win the heart of beautiful jada pinkett.
Stream or download garys films now, from anywhere in the world. Brian eno is releasing his original soundtrack to rams. Gary hustwits documentary about the ubiquitous helvetica font was an instant classic for design geeks. Objectified had its world premiere at the sxsw film festival in march 2009, and screened in hundreds of cities afterwards. We talk about best worst movie, black wave, art and copy, objectified, a hard name, rembrandts jaccuse, ghost bird, brock enright. Gary hustwit may 02, 2017 by jaime derringer in clever, episodes, art filmmaker, photographer and perpetual entrepreneur gary hustwit connects the dots of his diydriven path through independent music, independent publishing, and independent films, to his current preoccupation with nonfiction vr. But what if we could change the way we think about garbage, from something to be disposed of to.
Objectified 2009 a documentary on industrial design by. Oct 26, 2009 in case you missed it on the big screen, objectified is now available for download on itunes. Fukasawa was again interviewed by hustwit for the 2018 film rams, a celebration of the career and impact of. Helvetica 2007 objectified 2009 urbanized 2011 gary hustwit seems to be a favorite amongst designers.
Hustwit explores objects around us, how theyre designed, and what they do. With objectified, the mammoth subject of industrial design and its place in modern western society is tackled. Gary hustwit, the director behind the design trilogy of helvetica, objectified and urbanized, has figured out a way to take the over 100 hours of footage that werent used in his films to the audience that he knows is super interested. Film fest notables like jcvd, starring jeanclaude van damme, feature length docs like objectified from director gary hustwit helvetica and comedies like visioneers starring zach galifianakis the hangover are just a few of the recently acquired indie films that new video digital will premiere on various digital platforms. Gary hustwit helvetica is a featurelength documentary about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. The director of the acclaimed design documentaries helvetica, objectified, urbanized, and. I wont be able to make it to one of the prescreenings. English, spanish, french, or portuguese subtitles available.
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