Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) with Ben Shown
Ben Shown is equal parts design nerd and creative mentor, bringing a playful curiosity to complex challenges and a love of user-centered everything. As Head of Design at Blink UX, he helps shape the vision for industry giants like Amazon, Expedia, Microsoft, NASA, and The New York Times. When it comes to movies, Ben considers Pee-wee's Big Adventure a North Star, a pillar, and for all the right reasons. It has comedy, drama, surprise, shock, whimsy, and even some horror, with memorable scenes and quotable lines that to this day are iconic.
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Beyond agency work, Ben corrupts young design minds at Northeastern University as a part-time lecturer, spreading his infectious enthusiasm for making technology less frustrating and more equitable. Ben earned his MFA in design from the University of Washington in Seattle, where he focused on graphic design, design theory, data visualization, and exhibit design. And when given the chance, he'll gladly talk to you about design workshops, grid systems, typography, improv comedy, movies, and Murphy beds.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/benkshown/
https://camd.northeastern.edu/people/benjamin-shown/
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089791/
https://groundlings.com/people/paul-reubens
https://youtu.be/WzOQixyJseQ?si=6A3TqCYcKD223WPi&t=93
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKiXu-VVHBw
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Other movies and shows discussed, alphabetical list
M*A*S*H (1970)
The Prestige (2006)
Scrubs (2001-2010)
DESIGNERS ON FILM
Every episode, host Jason Tselentis speaks with a phenomenal guest, usually a designer, about their favorite movie. It might be worth watching over and over, and over again. Maybe it left them with more questions than answers, or a lingering feeling. Learn about art direction and set design, cinematography and performance, casting and screenwriting, acting and costume design, makeup and music, as well as advertising, marketing, media, technology, unforgettable quotes, and so much more. Whether or not you are a designer, you will enjoy every revealing conversation that explores creativity and strategy, perseverance and leadership, craft and style.
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