Typography: The Overlooked Art HD

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!@#$%^&*()==