NaN/100 votes#1 - Drawing Illusion of Depth with David Hockney
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/11/1992
Artist David Hockney draws “a walk around a chair.” Also: singer Bobby McFerrin provides musical accompaniment for the animated adventures of “Flatman.”
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#2 - Photography Framing with Carrie Mae Weems
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/11/1992
Carrie Mae Weems demonstrates how photographers create meaning through composition. Also: William Wegman's fanciful video "Surprise Symphony," spotlighting his dog.
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#3 - Music Playing Together with Joann Falletta
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/11/1992
Conductor JoAnn Falletta explains melody and accompaniment ("It's called that because it keeps the melody company," says Penn Jillette). Also: "singing" cows.
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#4 - Drawing Line with Wayne Thiebaud
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/11/1992
Artist Wayne Thiebaud and cartoonist Matt Groening demostrates how lines are used to create shadows and suggest motion. Also: rope tricks with a lariat.
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#5 - Theater Setting Scene with Julie Taymor
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/11/1992
Julie Taymor directs "The Tempest," to demonstrate how costume and set design are used in theater to "create the illusion of being somewhere where we obviously aren't."
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#6 - Music Melody with Allen Toussaint
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/11/1992
Penn and Teller teach kids about melody; composer Allen Toussaint writes a song to demonstrate how repetition and variation are used in creating music. Also: singer Bobby McFerrin and saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom team up for a jam session.
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#7 - Painting Color with Robert Gil de Montes
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/11/1992
Robert Gil de Montes shows how paint color can be used to trick the eye and express an artist's feelings. Also: computer artist Marilyn Ono on the mixing of hues.
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#8 - Dance Pattern with David Parsons
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/11/1992
David Parsons choreographs a piece about sleep to show how everyday movements can be incorporated into dance; choreographer B.H. Barry stages a mock fight. Also: a montage of dance clips.
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#9 - Music Rhythm with Max Roach
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/11/1992
Max Roach demonstrates rhythm. "Different beat patterns make you move in different ways," says host Penn Jillette. Also: the Blue Man Group.
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#10 - Sculpture Balance with Nancy Graves
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/11/1992
Nancy Graves creates a sculpture in an episode about balance and symmetry. Also: tightrope walker Brian Dewhurst demonstrates how weight affects balance.
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The Best Episodes of Behind the Scenes Season 1
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Drawing Illusion of Depth with David Hockney" is the best rated episode of "Behind the Scenes" season 1. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/11/1992. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Photography Framing with Carrie Mae Weems".