As part of the 2001 SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater pre-show, Rob directed "Teapot" a trailer for a fake movie. The trailer was a shot for shot remake of the teaser trailer for the film "Alien" replacing the alien egg with a CG teapot. The final shot of the teaser featured the actress Sigourney Weaver uttering the tag line, "in space, no one can hear you steam" followed by her pouring a hot cup of tea. The project was presented again at the SIGGRAPH 2006 Teapot Exhibit