Recorded Live

Year Published: 1975

Creator: SS Wilson.

Description: First some TV guide ads. Then, this animated short uses surreal humor and visual metaphor to depict a young man’s anxiety and powerlessness during a job interview at a television station. What begins as a typical application quickly turns strange as a massive, living mound of videotape springs to life. The tape creature chases the interviewee through hallways, entangles him in its coils, and ultimately absorbs him completely—an unsettling allegory for the overwhelming nature of media, technology, or corporate culture.

Complete Record: First some TV guide ads. Then, this animated short uses surreal humor and visual metaphor to depict a young man’s anxiety and powerlessness during a job interview at a television station. What begins as a typical application quickly turns strange as a massive, living mound of videotape springs to life. The tape creature chases the interviewee through hallways, entangles him in its coils, and ultimately absorbs him completely—an unsettling allegory for the overwhelming nature of media, technology, or corporate culture.  

Transcription

Television's equal time law is meant to balance political coverage. However, when a party's in power, they're hard to avoid on TV, and when they're out, they're hard to find on TV. Former Governor Ronald Reagan has studied the situation and offers some ideas to help provide more balanced political coverage. Don't miss Ronald Reagan's plea for the loyal opposition in the new issue of TV Guide. [Music] Who censors what we see on television and why? Find out in the new issue of TV Guide magazine. The Super Bowl psych is not the latest disco dance, it's the psychological game of one-upmanship that goes on between the two pro football teams scheduled to meet in the Super Bowl. Read about the verbal war of nerves that often means victory on the field as the NFL prepares for its first night time Super Bowl. Don't miss this special sports report in the new issue of TV Guide. Question: Where is TV violent and the crime rate low? Answer: Japan. The reasons explained this week in TV Guide. Dear Mr. Ames, your resume indicates that you may be just the person to assume the managerial duties at KLRN-TV and free me to continue my work in sensitized videotapes. Don't be put off by our present limited facilities. The success of my experiments will soon permit KLRN to capture a much larger share of the viewing public. Sincerely, W. H. O'Brien. [Music] [Music] Hello? [Music] Hello? [Music] [Music] Hello? Hello? [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Laughter] [Applause] Hello? [Music] [Applause] Hello? Hello? [Music] [Music] [Music] [Laughter] [Music]


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