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Man's New Best Friend: A Robo-dogumentary

Synopsis

A film about people who own (and love) the robot dogs called Aibo. The first consumer focus artficially intelligent product designed to create love bonds with owners. As the Aibo is an imitation of life, so our film mixes real owners with a fictional character playing improvised scenes based on research.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
21 mins
Format
DV Cam
Director
Jamie Johnson
Producer
David Balfour
Editor
Napoleon Stratogiannakis
Screenwriter
David Balfour, Charlie Johnson, Jamie Johnson
Sound
Gernot Fuhrman
Principal cast
Charlie Johnson

Genre

Experimental Horror Comedy Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Bucks HP9 1LG
UK

T+44 (0)14 9473 1452

festivals@nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk

Sales Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Bucks HP9 1LG
UK

T +44 (0)14 9473 1452

festivals@nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk

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