Monday, July 25, 2011

hillmancurtis :: film and video :: Artist Series: Lawrence Weiner :: 917 679 2725


hillmancurtis :: film and video :: Artist Series: Lawrence Weiner :: 917 679 2725

Source: HillmanCurtis.com 2011, HillmanCurtis Artist's Series - Lawrence Weiner, viewed 26 July 2011,


This video is fantastic. Its part of the Hillman Curtis Artist's Series. James put me onto these as a source of interest for my work this semester. I have seen a few of these before but it was definitely a helpful recap. Curtis has managed to really capture the essence of Weiner on this video. The use of slow cinematography, panning and dolly shots and the use of slow motion coupled with a slow piano soundtrack. Surprisingly supplied by nine inch nails, this video shares the wisdom and experience that Weiner has lived through. It explains, through imagery of his work and close ups of his face, accompanied with voice-over, the philosophies of a man who has worked in design since the 1960's. The mood and feeling of the video, guided by Weiner's voice of reason really speak to you. I can see this was a very carefully considered piece. Its beautiful to watch. The quality of the video and sound are amazing. Hillman obviously knows his stuff.


David Hillman Curtis's Bio

David Hillman Curtis is a filmmaker, designer and author. His film work includes "Ride, Rise, Roar", a feature length documentary on David Byrne which premiered at SXSW 2009, as well as several national commercials for Ogilvy/IBM, online commercial work for Rolling Stone, Adobe, Sprint, Blackberry and BMW and the popular documentary series “Artist Series”. He has also produced nine short narrative films; "Bridge", was selected as one of only seven shorts for the GenArts 2009 festival in New York, "Embrace", and "Spinal Tap" each won "Best Dramatic Short" Webby Awards.

As a web designer David has designed sites for Yahoo, Adobe, Aquent, the American Institute of Graphic Design, Paramount and Fox Searchlight Pictures among others.

His three books on design and film have sold close to 150 thousand copies and have been translated into 14 languages.

David Hillman Curtis’ work has been featured in numerous design publications worldwide. He has also lectured extensively on design and film related subjects throughout Europe, Asia and the USA. He was nominated for the Cooper Hewitt National Design award in 2009.

He generally goes by his middle name, Hillman.

(Hillman Curtis, 2011, Hillman Curtis About, viewed 26 July, 2011,

http://www.hillmancurtis.com/index.php?/about/)



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