Graphic Design in Film
March 17, 2008
For those of us who missed the sold-out screening of Helvetica in 2006, the film returns to the Rochester area as part of the upcoming Dryden Theatre film series A Curious Type: Graphic Design in Film
“For this series, we’re hoping to uncover the elements of graphic design in cinema by exploring artists and examples that exhibit great design.” – Michael Neault, Associate Programmer, Motion Picture Department
The program includes:
- Thursday, April 3 — a program of short films by Bauhaus masters Hans Richter and László Moholy-Nagy
- Thursday, April 10 – British Television Advertising Awards 2007
- Thursday, April 17 – The Films of Charles & Ray Eames
- Saturday, April 19 – Helvetica — With 7:00 pm lecture by Charles Bigelow
- Sunday, April 20, 5:00 pm — Helvetica
- Thursday, April 24 — Saul Bass and the Art of Title Design, followed by Bass’ award-winning short, Why Man Creates?
All films are screened at 8 pm, with the exception of Helvetica (shown at 5 pm) at the Dryden Theatre, located at 900 East Avenue, Rochester, NY.
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