Rob Tyler
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Bio:
graphic artist/filmmaker
Filmography/Awards Info:
shorts:
datsun 210 (2005)
this is my calculator (2005)
electric popcorn popper (2005)
magic hostess: the electric can opener (2004)
salad shooter (2004)
shopping cart (2004)
blender: rotation test 1-3 (2003)
with color safe bleach (2002)
a closer look at parking lots (2002)
documentaries:
the beautiful and the fine (2003)
a thing of wonder (2002)
honky tonk dirt (2000)
abstract:
color & modulation (1998-2005)
*16mm film paintings
awards:
1st place FLEX festival (color & modulation)
best documentary (beautiful/fine), stony brooke film fest.
november filmmaker of the month at bio reykjavik, 2003
3rd place aurora picture show's extremely shorts #6, 2003
regional arts & culture council project grant, 2001 & 2003
oregon arts commision media fellowship, 2002
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A Closer Look at Parking Lots
directed by Rob Tyler
USA, Experimental,
2002,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:02:54
Rolling through a quiet parking structure in that moment of transition from late night to early morning, familiar hieroglyphics guide a car through layers of empty parking spaces.... more info
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A Thing of Wonder
directed by Rob Tyler
USA, Documentary,
2008,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:50:00
Magician, inventor and poet Jerry Andrus (1918-2007) has an insatiable appetite for uncovering the mysteries of life on the boundary between reason and illusion. Seen here wandering through his Albany, Orego... more info
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Beautiful and The Fine, The
directed by Rob Tyler
USA, Documentary,
2003,
DV,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:09:29
Reminding us to stop and smell the venus fly trap, a young "bio-collector" takes us on a tour of his extensive carnivorous plant collection. Punctuated by breathtaking time-lapse sequences and an atmospheric... more info
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BLENDER: rotation test 1-3
directed by Rob Tyler
USA, Experimental,
2003,
DV,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:02:58
A humorous and stylized examination of the most dramatic of appliances: the
blender. A suspenseful journey into the turbulent world of frappe and
puree.... more info
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Color + Modulation #1
directed by Rob Tyler
USA, Ambient,
0,
16mm,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:05:03
Color + Modulation is a 16mm film that has been painstakingly hand painted frame-by-frame with permanent ink pens and finger nail polish. The film was then digitally manipulated on a desktop computer creatin... more info
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color + modulation #2
directed by Rob Tyler
USA, Ambient,
0,
16mm,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:10:56
Color + Modulation #2 is a 16mm film that has been painstakingly hand painted frame-by-frame with permanent ink pens and acrylic paints. The film was then digitally manipulated on a desktop computer creating... more info
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color + modulation #3
directed by Rob Tyler
USA, Ambient,
0,
16mm,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:04:46
Color + Modulation #3 is a 16mm film that has been painstakingly hand painted frame-by-frame with permanent ink pens and aerosol paint. The film was then digitally manipulated on a desktop computer creating ... more info
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color + modulation #4
directed by Rob Tyler
USA, Ambient,
0,
16mm,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:05:42
Color + Modulation #4 is a 16mm film that has been painstakingly hand painted frame-by-frame with permanent ink pens and acrylic paint. The film was then digitally manipulated on a desktop computer creating ... more info
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color + modulation #5
directed by Rob Tyler
USA, Ambient,
0,
16mm,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:04:40
Color + Modulation #5 is a 16mm film that has been painstakingly hand painted frame-by-frame with metallic black and white ink. The film was then digitally manipulated on a desktop computer creating an optic... more info
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color + modulation #6
directed by Rob Tyler
USA, Ambient,
0,
16mm,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:05:57
Color + Modulation #6 is a 16mm film that has been painstakingly hand painted frame-by-frame with permanent ink pens and acrylic paint. The film was then digitally manipulated on a desktop computer creating ... more info
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color + modulation #7
directed by Rob Tyler
USA, Ambient,
0,
16mm,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:05:29
Color + Modulation #7 is a 16mm film that has been painstakingly hand painted frame-by-frame with permanent ink pens and acrylic paint. The film was then digitally manipulated on a desktop computer creating ... more info
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color + modulation #8
directed by Rob Tyler
USA, Ambient,
0,
16mm,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:03:51
Color + Modulation #8 is a 16mm film that has been painstakingly hand painted frame-by-frame with permanent ink pens and finger nail polish. The film was then digitally manipulated on a desktop computer crea... more info
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Magic Hostess: The Electric Can Opener
directed by Rob Tyler
USA, Experimental,
2004,
DV,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:03:51
an insightful look into one of the most powerful and commanding kitchen appliances ever designed. the magic hostess is a highly stylized portrait of domesticated technology.... more info
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Shopping Cart
directed by Rob Tyler
USA, Experimental,
2004,
DV,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:04:20
A portrait of consumerism from the viewpoint of the product.... more info
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