Behind the Scenes (American TV series)

Behind the Scenes was a 10-part television miniseries aimed towards 8- to 12-year-olds about various aspects of the arts, that was broadcast on PBS in 1992.[2] The series was executive produced by Alice Stewart Trillin and Jane Garmey, produced and directed by Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer, and hosted by Penn & Teller.[3] It was developed to illuminate the creative process underlying the working of artists.

Behind the Scenes
Presented byPenn Jillette
Teller
StarringPenn Jillette
Teller
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes10[1]
Production
Executive producer(s)Alice Trillin
Jane Garmey
Running time28–30 minutes
Release
Original networkPBS
Original releaseSeptember 6 –
November 8, 1992

Style

The show used a wide variety of short films, computer animation, and music to illustrate certain abstractions associated with the artistic process. Each of Penn & Teller's skits were specifically geared towards demonstrating an aspect of that episode's theme.

"'To show rhythmic patterns in a song, we produce a mouse each time the pattern goes one way and when there is a variation, we produce a frog,' Teller said. 'This continues until there are quite a number of mice and frogs all over the place.'"

"Penn and Teller said they didn't want to talk down to the series' young viewers. 'Kids tend to be desperately curious,' Teller said. 'There is a certain element we are doing in this that is making the analogy between the arts and a magic trick. When you think of something like perspective in a painting, it really is a magic trick.'"[4]

Episodes
Ep. #TitleFeatured artistAdditional artistsCentral theme(s)Comments
1"Drawing: Illusion of Depth"David HockneyBobby McFerrinDrawing
2"Framing"Carrie Mae WeemsPhotography
3"Texture"JoAnn FallettaMusic
4"Line"Wayne ThiebaudMatt Groening
5"Setting a Scene"Julie TaymorTheatreFeatured scenes from Taymor's production of William Shakespeare's The Tempest
6"Melody"Allen ToussaintJane Ira Bloom, Bobby McFerrinMusic
7"Color"Robert Gil de Montes
8"Pattern"David ParsonsB.H. BarryDance
9"Rhythm"Max RoachMC Lyte, The Blue Man GroupMusic
10"Balance"Nancy GravesSculpture
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References
  1. "Watch Behind The Scenes Free Online". Ovguide.com. 1992-08-11. Archived from the original on 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
  2. Hall, Jane (1992-02-12). "PBS Slates Children's Arts Series : Television: Penn & Teller will host 'Behind the Scenes,' aimed at 8- to 12-year-olds. It premieres in September. - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
  3. "Behind the Scenes | Middlemarch Films". Middlemarch.com. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
  4. King, Susan (1992-09-06). "Tricks for Kids : Penn and Teller host PBS series aimed at boosting creative skills - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2013-01-27.


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