The goal of giving form to a complex situation like the credit crisis is to quickly supply the essence of the situation to those unfamiliar and uninitiated. This project was completed as part of my thesis work in the Media Design Program, a graduate studio at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. For more on my broader thesis work exploring the use of new media to make sense of a increasingly complex world, visit my website here. or email me at: jonathan.jarvis@gmail.com

Writing, direction, animation & sound by Jonathan Jarvis
Narration by John Levoff
Music by DJ Sol Rising

Transcendent Man introduces the life and ideas of Ray Kurzweil, an inventor since the age of five and the most pre-eminent futurist in the world.
Exploring many of the ideas and predictions in his New Times Best-seller, The Singularity is Near, the film focuses mostly on Mr. Kurzweilʼs world-wide speaking tour, as he describes a fast-approaching, radically different future
in which we have merged with our computer creations, will live radically extended lives and will be billions of times more intelligent. Heavily criticized for being too optimistic about what the future will bring and how it
will affect our lives, Ray challenges his detractors even further by publicly stating for the first time his goal of using future technologies to ultimately bring back his late father.

excellent audio visual presentation on debt crisis