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Comedy: December 2008

INTERVIEW WITH ROB TYLER,
DIRECTOR OF "MAGIC HOSTESS"

By Rooftop Films on 12/11/2008
Filed under: Comedy, Documentary, Watch Short Films

MAGIC HOSTESS (Rob Tyler | 3:50 | Experimental) callBrightcove(2688433001, 594, 445, "#ffffff");Rob Tyler's playful tribute to the wonders of 20th-century technology (and vintage can labels). www.archmotion.com and www.vcr100.com Q&A Rooftop Films: Tell us about your film. Rob Tyler: Well, Magic Hostess: The Electric Can Opener is a short movie about one of the most powerful and commanding kitchen appliances around - the can opener. Basically its a highly stylized portrait of domesticated technology. RF: What was your inspiration? RT: Unsure really. One part boredom and one part interest in industrial design. It is part of a video series I created... MORE »

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