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VISUAL ACOUSTICS, A Film about the Life & Career of Famed Architectural Photographer Julius Shulman

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Visual Acoustics

Dec 11-17

Plaza Theatre

Atlanta, Ga 30306

Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, VISUAL ACOUSTICS celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world’s greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream.

“Stahl House (CHS#22)” photographed by Julius Shulman (1960) from VISUAL ACOUSTICS, an Arthouse Films release 2009. Copyright J. Paul Getty Trust

Shulman, who passed away this year, captured the work of nearly every modern and progressive architect since the 1930s including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry.  His images epitomized the singular beauty of Southern California’s modernist movement and brought its iconic structures to the attention of the general public.

“Stahl House (CSH#22)” photographed by Julius Shulman (1960) from VISUAL ACOUSTICS, an Arthouse Films release 2009. Copyright J. Paul Getty Trust.

“Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum” photographed by Julius Shulman (1964) from VISUAL ACOUSTICS, an Arthouse Films release 2009. Copyright J. Paul Getty Trust.

“Julius Shulman and Richard Neutra” (1950) from VISUAL ACOUSTICS, an Arthouse Films release 2009. Copyright J. Paul Getty Trust.

This unique film is both a testament to the evolution of modern architecture and a joyful portrait of the magnetic, whip-smart gentleman who chronicled it with his unforgettable images.

“Convair Astronautics” photographed by Julius Shulman (1958) from VISUAL ACOUSTICS, an Arthouse Films release 2009. Copyright J. Paul Getty Trust.

“Mobil Station” photographed by Julius Shulman (1956) from VISUAL ACOUSTICS, an Arthouse Films release 2009. Copyright J. Paul Getty Trust.

“Stahl House (CSH#22)” photographed by Julius Shulman (1960) from VISUAL ACOUSTICS, an Arthouse Films release 2009. Copyright J. Paul Getty Trust.

VISUAL ACOUSTICS won the Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Austin Film Festival, the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the Lone Star International Film Festival and Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Filmmaking at the Newport Beach Film Festival.

ABOUT JULIUS SHULMAN (1910 – 2009) Photographer of architecture, naturalist, educator, and commentator on urban form. One of the leading architectural photographers of the 20th century, Shulman developed close association with the modernist architects, principally those active in Southern California such as Gregory Ain, John Lautner, Richard Neutra, and R.M. Schindler. Shulman’s images played a major role in crafting the image of the Los Angeles and “Southern California lifestyle” to the rest of the nation and world during the 1950s and 1960s. A prolific author, consultant, lecturer, exhibitor, and editor of his own vast archive, Shulman remained active up until his passing away in July of 2009.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

It is a combination of coincidence and a lifetime of preparation that has led Eric Bricker to Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman.

Active in music and theater in St. Louis, Missouri combined with a grandmother who took him to countless films, Eric knew that Los Angeles was an inevitable move. However, before moving to Los Angeles Eric went on to graduate from Indiana University where he received his B.A. in English Literature with a minor in Theatre.

After graduation, Eric spent the next few years acting with the California Repertory Company and the Utah Shakespearean Festival.

Upon settling in Los Angeles, Eric turned his focus toward film and television production where he worked with such notable talent as Jerry Seinfeld, Alec Baldwin and Danny Aiello. Meanwhile, Eric explored his affinity for music, playing percussion with the likes of Lula & Afro-Brasil and Perry Farrell at Coachella Festival. It was during this period that Eric decided producing and directing his own film projects was the most conducive route for his creative expression.

As his passion for filmmaking grew, so too did his art consultation firm, Artistic Designs Unlimited, which was formed in 1996. Developing an understanding of client’s spacial needs and translating those specifics into original works of art enabled Eric to develop a greater visual vocabulary and sense of design.

It was in 1999 when in need of vintage photos of San Francisco that Eric was led to Julius Shulman. At the outset, an enduring friendship between the two began. Recognizing the extraordinary amount of humanity and profundity Shulman and his work possessed, Eric put into motion his inspiration for Visual Acoustics.

Eric is currently at work on a narrative feature film exploring the contemporary art world while running Kaleidoscope Mediaworks. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and son.

Visual Acoustics Dec 11-17 Plaza Theatre 1049 Ponce de Leon Ave Atlanta, Ga 30306