ASKlabs works collaboratively with artists, scientists, and engineers to tell inspiring stories of creativity and innovation for public audiences. We help share their amazing stories of process and discovery by creating engaging digital content and programs for public audiences, from digital content to events and exhibitions. Our award-winning films have screened internationally on screens large and small. We've documented a Feminist Hackathon at the MIT Media Lab, Richard Serra's largest outdoor work to date, and the creation of the world's largest kinetic lightning machine. Explore our film and video projects below:
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CAPSTONE VIDEO EVENT: THE MIT EUGENE MCDERMOTT AWARD IN THE ARTS 2020
ASKlabs produces the capstone video program to celebrate the MIT McDermott Prize during the global coronavirus pandemic. Congratulations to McDermott Prize 2020 recipient, British Designer Thomas Heatherwick. Produced in collaboration with the Arts at MIT, MIT Productions, and Heatherwick Studio.
"THE MIT MCDERMOTT PRIZE 2020: DESIGNER THOMAS HEATHERWICK"
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR ALBERTA CHU (2020)
Running Time: 40 minutes
The Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT is MIT's most prestigious art prize, awarded bi-annually.
The 2020 Capstone Event video program highlights include: welcome by MIT President Rafael Reif, MIT Productions' mini-documentary of Heatherwick's MIT Residency in MIT Design 4.022, a conversation between MIT Dean of Architecture Hashim Sarkis and Thomas Heatherwick, and Heatherwick's acceptance speech from London.
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The MIT Live Webcasts held on December 8, 9, 10, 2020 with a festive (remote) Filmmaker Q&A after the December 9th screening event. Thanks to all who joined to celebrate Thomas Heatherwick, the Arts at MIT, MIT Architecture, and innovation in design, technology, and engineering.
FILM CREDITS
The McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT 2020 Sponsors
Brit d’Arbeloff, Gala Chair
Colleen & Howard Messing
Jane & Neil Pappalardo
Anne & Kurt Locher
Nancy Lukitsh
Lore Harp McGovern
Susan Whitehead
Karen & Greg Arenson
Ann & Graham Gund
Philip S. Khoury
The Sherry & Alan Leventhal Foundation
Joyce Linde
Bethany & Robert Millard
Melissa Nobles
Hyun-A Park & Jacob Friis
Susan & Bill Poduska
Cynthia & John Reed
Barbara & Martin Rosen
Hashim Sarkis
Caroline Schill & Marcel Botha
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Ann C. Allen
Lisa Frye Ashe & Reid Ashe
Mel & Hope Barkan
Ellen Berman & Roy Cohen
Lois & Jim Champy
Larry & Atsuko Fish
John Frishkopf & Brett Mattingly
Wendy & Philip Kistler
Flora Major & the Kutya Major Foundation
Helen & William Pounds
Virginia & Richard Simmons
Terry & Rick Stone
Katherine & Glenn Strehle
Doreen & Kenneth Wang
Peter J. Wender
Katie & Paul Buttenwieser
Ann Beha & Robert Radloff
Janet & Irving Plotkin
4.022 Design Challenge
Instructor: Jeremy Jih
Teaching Assistants: Daniel Griffin, Alexandra Waller
4.022 Students: Tommy Adebiyi, Omoruyi Atekha, Layal Barakat, Ningxin Chen, Sabrina Cheng, Amy Fang, Emily Genevriere, Sabrina Hare, Nina Huttemann, Allison King, Josephine Kuchta, Stephanie Li, Yanjun Liu, Cristian Martinez Herrera, Chloe Nelson-Arzuaga, Mao Otsuki, Marina Rogers, Rebecca Sholler, Rebecca Slater, Jordan Tappa, Nicole Teichner, Sally Thach, Janice Tjan, Alexander Tsao, Lila Wine, Diego Yanez-Laguna, Jenny Zhang
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PRODUCTION CREDITS
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Alberta Chu
Producer/Director
Stephanie Munroe
Editor
MIT Video Productions
Joe McMaster, Producer/Director
Jean Denoyer, Editor
Directors of Photography
Stephen McCarthy
Wesley Isaac Richardson
Marcus Hawk
Field Sound
Steve Bores
Andy Turrett
Motion Graphics by James Carlsen
Music by Titlecard
Post-Production Finishing by Modulus
Production Materials Used with Permission
Above Summit
Artists Rights Society
David Adjaye
Alexander Calder
Gustavo Dudamel
Olafur Eliasson
Arthur Ganson
Alicja Kwade
Robert Lepage
Audra McDonald
MIT Program in Art, Culture, and Technology
MIT List Visual Arts Center
MIT Media Lab
MIT Museum
MIT Music and Theater Arts
MIT Self-Assembly Lab
MIT Office of Communications
Brian Huang & the MIT Infinite Magazine
MIT Glass Lab
MIT School of Architecture + Planning
MIT Symphony Orchestra
MIT Tangible Media Lab
Otto Piene
Andrew Schneider & Co.
Trillium Studios
The University of Texas at Dallas
Photography Credits
Autumn de Wilde
L. Barry Hetherington/MIT
Lenny Martinez/MIT
Special Thanks
Heatherwick Studio, Victor Kosakovsky, Gayle Mault
Peggy Cain, Karla Casey, Susan Cassidy, Harry Bachrach, Lydia Brosnahan, Martha Davis, Heidi Erickson, Marissa Friedman, Erin Genereux, Melanie Gonik, Clayton Hainsworth, Katherine Higgins, Leila W. Kinney, Rod Lindheim, Mark Linga, Danna Solomon, Leah Talatinian, Skylar Tibbits, Melissa Vaughn, Andrea Volpe, Susan Wilson
© 2020 MIT