Filmmaker gary hustwit is making his collection of design world documentaries including helvetica, urbanized, and rams available to stream for free during quarantine. 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 filmmaker gary hustwit takes viewers on a journey through the elusive world of industrial design and the interaction of people with the objects theyve brought into their lives in the documentary objectified, which features interviews with a number of major designers who discuss how products move from the drawing board to the marketplace, and the philosophy behind the look, feel. Filmmaker gary hustwit has thoughtfully made his design documentaries free to screenfor a limited time. Running out of things to watch during the lockdown. Objectified had its world premiere at the sxsw film festival in march 2009, and is currently screening at film festivals, cinemas, and special events worldwide. It looks at a single typefaceone that, for better or worse, has dominated the graphic arts world since its creation in 1957in a conversation about the way type affects our lives. Maybe im just an exception, but i dont have any particular interest in design or fonts. Official page of filmmaker and photographer gary hustwit. 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.
Filmmaker gary hustwit helvetica, objectified, urbanized follows the design and construction of the new york headquarters of rga, where the company explores the intersection of digital and physical space. Mar 14, 2009 m4ufree movies online for free, tvshow online for free. 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. So at 86 years old, why does he now regret being a designer. Objectified is about the people who reexamine, reevaluate and re. You can watch the films for free on oh you pretty things, or you an always pay to rent or buy the films via the links above, to support a fellow creative. Workplace is a documentary film about the past, present, and future of the office. Gary hustwit s objectified theres a new documentary at sxsw from the guy who made helvetica, and if that turns your head, then gary hustwit s objectified will not. With objectified, director gary hustwit helvetica wants to get viewers thinking about industrial design. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Dear leonard, you sound like the kind of jaded guy that did an law degree while your friends went to art school and left you behind.
Sep 20, 2011 by exploring a diverse range of urban design projects in dozens of cities around the world, from massive infrastructure initiatives to temporary interventions, urbanized frames a global discussion. 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. On one hand, they opened my eyes to the discipline of design. Objectified 2009 a documentary on industrial design by gary. To order this dvd andor other titles distributed by microcinema, go to. Heres nearly an hour of bonus footage from objectified, gary hustwits 2009 documentary about product design, featuring alice rawsthorn, naoto fukasawa. Gary hustwit objectified is a featurelength documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. Objectified is a featurelength documentary film examining the role of everyday nonliving objects, and the people who design them, in our daily lives. But more cars are not altogether a good thing, as gary hustwit argues in his new documentary urbanized, playing at the siskel center. Objectified, by filmmaker gary hustwit, is the second installment in his trilogy on design his first was helvetica. 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.
Helvetica encompasses the worlds of design, advertising, psychology, and communication, and invites us to take a second look at the thousands of words. Gary hustwit is an independent filmmaker based in new york and london. The second installment in hustwits trilogy on design the first was helvetica, objectified examines the hundreds of items we touch and use every day without giving a single thought to the people who created them. Objectified design documentary streaming for free for. Hes now turned his lens on process behind product design in objectified. A history of pandemics, part 1 this is one of my favorite channels on youtube.
Its a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. 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. Like helvetica, director gary hustwit s previous documentary triumph about the most prevalent typeface on earth, objectified sings the praises of those very people who, while not necessarily under. Objectified is a featurelength documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people. Also, being about designers, it has moments of intense navel gazing. Rams is a design documentary, but its also a rumination on consumerism, materialism, and. Director gary hustwit follows 2007s helvetica with another nonfiction work about the nature of art and taste, but objectified sets itself a far broader remit. The aim of design is to think critically about a problem and approach it from a beneficial angle. Objectified had its world premiere at the sxsw film festival in march 2009, and screened in hundreds of cities afterwards. Helvetica watch the design documentary here film the.
Gary hustwit get inspired by the worlds most creative designers in this book of unreleased interviews from the design film trilogy sessions. 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. Gary hustwit is raising funds for helvetica, objectified, urbanized. Gary hustwit is an american independent filmmaker, photographer, and vice president of. What can we learn about who we are, and who we want to be, from the objects with which we surround ourselves. Perhaps that was for the best, as hustwit s now working on a dedicated featurelength documentary on rams, where well get to hear about his philosophies, processes and inspiration indepth. Gary hustwit s new documentary, rams, profiles the famous product designer, who has some stern words about our endless quest to acquire shiny objects.
Its a watch objectified online vimeo on demand on vimeo. With paola antonelli, chris bangle, andrew blauvelt, erwan bouroullec. Gary hustwit, the director of helvetica, talks with dieter rams, marc newson, jonathan ive, and other renowned designers behind some of the worlds most iconic products. From the creator of the documentary helvetica comes objectified by gary hustwit. Gary hustwit is a producer and director, known for helvetica 2007, workplace 2016 and rams 2018. Join facebook to connect with gary hustwit and others you may know. Gary hustwit urbanized is a featurelength documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the worlds foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers. Watch flyps interview with gary hustwit, director of helvetica and objectified. A peek at the upcoming design documentary objectified, by gary hustwit, the director of helvetica.
Rams is filmmaker gary hustwits new documentary about legendary designer dieter rams. Rams, a documentary portrait of a design legend arun. Oct 20, 2009 objectified is a plexifilm release now available through microcinema dvd. The director of the acclaimed design documentaries helvetica, objectified, urbanized, and.
In his second film, director gary hustwit helvetica documents the creative process of some of the world s most influential product designers, and looks at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. 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. Rams is filmmaker gary hustwit s new documentary about legendary designer dieter rams. Get inspired by the worlds most creative designers in this book of unreleased interviews from the design film trilogy sessions. It is a documentary film encompassing the complexity in our relationships with manufactured, inanimate objects and thus also with their creators. Trailer for the design documentary objectified, by gary hustwit, the director of helvetica. The video features a number of the worlds top designers as they offer their. Gary hustwit s objectified examines our relationship with everyday objects and those who design them. Objectified is the second part of a threefilm design trilogy by gary hustwit and had its world premiere at the sxsw film festival in march 2009. Objectified full documentary hd 720p against design.
Its about the designers who reexamine, reevaluate and reinvent our manufactured. Gary hustwit of helvetica and objectified by flypmedia. Director of the films helvetica, objectified, and urbanized. Its too niche for the average person, yet its not informative enough for experienced designers. They showed me the complicated history and the people behind the objects in the world that.
This is objectified by gary hustwit parte 1 by soporte online bauhaus on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Stream or download garys films now, from anywhere in the world. English, spanish, french, or portuguese subtitles available. Designer dieter rams to take center stage in new gary hustwit. San francisco, caobjectified, by acclaimed filmmaker gary hustwit, gives new meaning to the term intelligent design. Jun 22, 2016 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. Moog, the documentary about electronic music pioneer robert moog. This is his third film, after helvetica 2007 and objectified 2009 to consider the role of design in our daily lives. Filmmaker gary hustwit on virtual reality, typomania, and.
An 80 minute film about a font may not at first sound like everyones up of tea, but gary hustwit s documentary helvetica is a great watch. He is best known for his design trilogy of documentaries, w. Its currently touring theaters, and will run on pbs this fall. Objectified encourages us to stop and notice our surroundings and to think critically about creativity and consumption. His first film, helvetica, focused on the history of the famous font. Gary hustwits objectified examines our relationship with. 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. 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. To that end, hes collected interviews with top minds from apple, ideo, smart, and others, tying them together into a freefloating discussion of designs past and future. Objectified falls into that category of introductions to a subject that only people already in it will care about. 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. Your movie made me physically sick, one audience member told gary hustwit left, the director of objectified, the eagerly anticipated film about industrial design, last night at a screening in. Jun 22, 2016 designer dieter rams to take center stage in new gary hustwit documentary.
Watch gary hustwits documentaries online for free still. Helvetica is a featurelength independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. In his second film, director gary hustwit helvetica documents the. He has produced eight feature documentaries, including the awardwinning i am trying to break your heart about the band wilco. Helvetica is an independent featurelength documentary film about typography and graphic design, centered on the eponymous typeface. Helvetica is a featurelength documentary about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. Gary hustwits documentary about the ubiquitous helvetica font was an instant classic for design geeks.
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. Hustwit followed up the success of helvetica with objectified. 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. Directed by gary hustwit helvetica, objectified, urbanized, rams is a documentary portrait of dieter rams, one of the most influential designers alive, and a rumination on consumerism, sustainability, and the future of design. Against design is pleased to share with you objectified, with subtitles in english, spanish, french and portuguese. Helvetica is about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture.
Every seven days he unlocks one, and for this week march 24th to 31st its objectified, his. Film premieres tuesday, november 24, at 10pm on the pbs series independent lens youll never look at your next toothbrush or your next any product in quite the same way after watching this astute, elegant inquiry into the purpose and process of industrial design. In his second film, director gary hustwit helvetica documents the creative. For over fifty years, rams has left an indelible mark on the field of product design with his iconic work at braun and vitsoe, and his influence on apple.
Rent objectified 2009 starring jonathan ive and marc newson on dvd and bluray. Apr 02, 2018 dieter rams appears sparingly in gary hustwit s objectified documentary on product design. The first two dealt with details, with the design of the most ubiquitous typeface of the century and with the packaging of consumer. In the case of helvetica, objectified, and urbanized, over 100 hours of conversations we filmed with an incredible group of designers.
That film and helvetica before it have had a tremendous impact on my life as a creator and designer. The objects dieter designed at braun and vitsoe have touched the lives of. Watch new release movies and popular tvshows online for free on m4ufree. Objectified is a documentary about industrial design. His newest, objectified, is about the process of consumer design.
He has produced eight feature documentaries, including the. Filmmaker gary hustwit on virtual reality, typomania, and olympic architecture the acclaimed mind behind 2007s helvetica talks to curbed by jeremiah budin, zoe rosenberg. Rent objectified 2009 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Nov 26, 2018 gary hustwit s new documentary, rams, profiles the famous product designer, who has some stern words about our endless quest to acquire shiny objects.
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