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. Objectified is a featurelength documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. The director of the acclaimed design documentaries helvetica, objectified, urbanized, and. 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. The realizations we emerge with might not be tangible at all. Objectified is a featurelength documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured. Helvetica is an independent featurelength documentary film about typography and graphic design, centered on the eponymous typeface.
In case you missed it on the big screen, objectified is now available for download on itunes. Its about the designers who reexamine, reevaluate and reinvent our manufactured. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the gary hustwitdirected movie via subscription can be challenging. Gary hustwit is a producer and director, known for helvetica 2007, workplace 2016 and rams 2018. Helvetica encompasses the worlds of design, advertising, psychology, and communication, and invites us to take a second look at the thousands of words. 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. During the movie director gary hustwit interviews architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers. English, spanish, french, or portuguese subtitles available. 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. Helvetica 2007 objectified 2009 urbanized 2011 gary hustwit seems to be a favorite amongst designers. With objectified, the mammoth subject of industrial design and its place in modern western society is tackled.
May 05, 2009 with objectified, the mammoth subject of industrial design and its place in modern western society is tackled. View in itunes objectified is a featurelength documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. Maybe im just an exception, but i dont have any particular interest in design or fonts. 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. 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. Helvetica watch the design documentary here the second in our new view film season is a fascinating look at the most everyday of things. Its a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. Brian eno is releasing his original soundtrack to rams. Fans of gary hustwits design documentaries helvetica, objectified, and urbanized all itunes links will appreciate his new ibook, helvetica objectified urbanized. Objectified 2009 a documentary on industrial design by gary. 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. Hes now turned his lens on process behind product design in objectified. Any word on when the online version will be released. Stream or download garys films now, from anywhere in the world.
Filmmaker gary hustwit on urban development and city. We talk about the trilogy and the new book he has up on kickstarter. Through the late 80s and 90s he employed his largely selftaught skills in the music and publishing industries, focusing on artists and writers who. Objectified is a documentary film that explores manufactured objects and the people who create them. In 2008, gary interviewed dieter for his documentary objectified, but was only able to share a small piece of his story in that film. If youve never seen helvetica then objectified can be summarized as a film which describes the profession of industrial design. 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. I hadnt heard of gary hustwit, so im going to have to watch objectified and helvetica today as well. 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. 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. New video digital offers independent studios access to various download and streaming platforms like itunes, hulu. Its about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability. Helvetica watch the design documentary here film the.
I wont be able to make it to one of the prescreenings. 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. Filmmaker gary hustwit on urban development and city design. Jony ive and celebrated designer naoto fukasawa discuss. A free epub sample can be downloaded from versions publishing here. Objectified, fetishized, and sexualized and thats just. Sep 24, 20 our guest today is gary hustwit, the documentarian behind the design trilogy which features the films helvetica, objectified, and urbanized. 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.
It is also available of itunes for download and rent. Filmmaker gary hustwit on virtual reality, typomania, and. It syncs content to your ipod, iphone, and apple tv. Objectified 2009 a documentary on industrial design by. New video digital offers more cutting edge films and. 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. Good times will never be the same, and prom night in mississippi. 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. We talk about best worst movie, black wave, art and copy, objectified, a hard name, rembrandts jaccuse, ghost bird, brock enright. 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. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. 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.
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. 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. Gary hustwit, maria balaska and felix white, the monocle. 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. Urbanized is the third film that was released within a series called the design triology. Filmmaker gary hustwit on virtual reality, typomania, and olympic architecture the acclaimed mind behind 2007s helvetica talks to curbed by jeremiah budin, zoe rosenberg. 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. Oct 26, 2009 in case you missed it on the big screen, objectified is now available for download on itunes. Gary hustwit helvetica is a featurelength documentary about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. 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. Filmmaker gary hustwit joins us to discuss his documentary about influential german designer dieter rams. Jun 23, 2016 gary hustwit to direct first feature documentary on dieter rams portrait by gary hustwit.
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. Official page of filmmaker and photographer gary hustwit. Fukasawa was again interviewed by hustwit for the 2018 film rams, a celebration of the career and impact of. A featurelength documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who. Our guest today is gary hustwit, the documentarian behind the design trilogy which features the films helvetica, objectified, and urbanized. 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. 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. New video digital offers more cutting edge films and programming to the digital marketplace. Both are available for download on the itunes store. Created by gary hustwit in 2009, objectified examines the role in which everyday nonliving objects and the designers responsible for them, influence our lives. Perhaps more importantly, objectified forces us as consumers to take a nosedive into the world of things. 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.
Objectified is a featurelength documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people. Gary hustwits documentary about the ubiquitous helvetica font was an instant classic for design geeks. As an example, let us consider the interview mentioned above with rams in objectified. He told dwell magazine, i like the idea of taking a closer look at the things we take for granted.
Nov 29, 2011 hustwit is an independent media trailblazer. Looking to watch objectified on your tv, phone, or tablet. Eleven songs from the film on white vinyl includes a download code too, available exclusively in shops worldwide for record store day, which has been rescheduled to june 20. Objectified 2009 stream and watch online moviefone. Sherman klump, a kind, caloricallychallenged genetics professor who longs to shed his 400pound frame in order to win the heart of beautiful jada pinkett. The complete interviews, featuring the full length and unedited interviews from those films. But what if we could change the way we think about garbage, from something to be disposed of to. Hustwit explores objects around us, how theyre designed, and what they do. Objectified had its world premiere at the sxsw film festival in march 2009, and screened in hundreds of cities afterwards. In his documentary objectified, director gary hustwit talks to wellknown product. Exploring toothbrushes to complex technological devices, objectified goes deep into the creativity involved with manufactured objects. Director of the films helvetica, objectified, and urbanized. Objectified falls into that category of introductions to a subject that only people already in it will care about. 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.
View in itunes eddie murphy gives the performances of his career playing no less than seven roles in this uproarious jekyllandhyde comedy from imagine entertainment. It s an awesome film and is highly recommended for viewing. Objectified, fetishized, and sexualized and thats just the. 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. 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. The ipad and the academy times higher education the. 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.