Happy Birthday Teller
February 14, 2008
Teller is 60 today. Here’s a video, with commentary of Teller’s signature effect - Shadows:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un1pNtmYguA[/youtube]
Teller Speaks!
January 29, 2008
You’ve all heard Penn speak. It’s rare you get a chance to hear Teller. The usually silent Teller gave a talk for the Mind Science Foundation and he speaks, there is a lot to listen to.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5×14AwElOk[/youtube]
Penn & Teller’s Show up for WGA Award
January 2, 2008
Penn & Teller’s Showtime program, B.S! has been nominated for a Writer’s Guild of America Award in the comedy, variety or talk series category.
The WGA will be presented Feb. 9 in Los Angeles and New York.
B.S.! has been previously nominated and has won several awards in different categories:
Awards won
- Writers Guild of America: Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series (2004)
Nominations
- Writers Guild of America: Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series (2005, 2006)
- Directors Guild of America: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs (2006)
- Emmy Awards
- Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single-Camera) (2006)
- Outstanding Reality Program (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
- Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
- Outstanding Main Title Design (2003)
- Outstanding Main Title Theme Music (2003)
(Source Wikipedia)
Introduction to The Ellusionist Blog
November 20, 2007
The first post on a new blog is always the hardest one to write. There are so many posts in my head that I want to get out, but I’m always at a loss for words on Post #1.
So let’s get acquainted.
I’ve been with Ellusionist for about 3 months now and am part of the team in several capacities. My primary responsibility is online marketing; search engine optimization, paid advertising, partnerships, those kinds of things. Another aspect of my job is magic consulting, doing research for crediting, obtaining permission if needed and insure the public record is correct if a mistake happens.
This is an ideal job for me considering my background. 31 years in magic, of which half of that was as a professional performer. 9 years in website development & website marketing. I know my way around both worlds pretty well.
Brad has given me a blank slate to work with. I’ll be giving you guys insight into performing, tips & tricks as well as news about other things going on in magic. With my previous blogs I was known for being honest & direct, which is what you can expect here.