A movie about fonts? Why not? Type is everywhere and is THE under appreciated art form. Everywhere, anytime, at any place, for any given reason....type is there. Where would we be without the art of typography? This documentary was produced as the senior project of Kenny Zhou and Chris DeFalco from South Side High School in Rockville Centre, NY.
Footage shot at: South Side High School, Columbia University in the City of New York, Morningside Heights, Long Island City, Queensboro Plaza, Midtown and Downtown Manhattan. Subway footage were shot on the 1, 2, 6, 7, B and R lines.
Special thanks to Rob Lichter and the South Side High School TV Studio for equipment and field guidance.
Director: Kenny Zhou
Assistant Director: Chris DeFalco
Written and Produced by Kenny Zhou and Chris DeFalco
Camera: Kenny Zhou, Scott Richman, Chris DeFalco
Graphics: Kenny Zhou
Interviewees:
Keith Gamache, IB Art teacher and typeface designer
Paul Sementilli, IB Art teacher
Lynn Strong, Computer Graphics/TV Production teacher
Elizabeth Nisler-Cross, ToK teacher
David Beinlich, Photography teacher and font junkie
Ben Moss, Guidance counselor
Katherine Scott, graphic design student
Allie Lucas, student
Ellen White, Centre Stage director
Cast: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890!@#$%^&*()==?/
Also Featuring:
The Legendary Tweets of @maireadmilan
Signage from the MTA Bergen Sign Shop
Silvia Bonanno, Spanish teacher
Todd Russo, Chemistry teacher
Michael Musilli, English teacher
Tom's Restaurant
Columbia University in the City of New York
FIT
My Cooper Union drawstring bag
Typefaces Featured: Gotham, Helvetica, Gamache Geometric, Avenir, Futura, Impact, Times New Roman, "The Disney Font," Klavika, Comic Sans, Akzindez-Grotesk
"The Day We Stop Needing New Type is the Day We Stop Needing New Stories and New Songs." - Tobias Frere-Jones, Typeface Designer
5 окт 2024
