Scam School
| Scam School | |
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| The iconic Scam School notebook. | |
| Created by | Brian Brushwood |
| Hosted by | Brian Brushwood |
| Opening theme | Lawrence Scaduto |
| No. of episodes | 570+ total count includes remix |
| Runtime | 8-12 minutes |
| Production | |
| Consultant(s) | Jon Tilton |
| Audio Engineer(s) | Roberto Villegas |
| Camera Operator(s) | Brandt Hughes, Bryce Castillo |
| Editor(s) | Brandt Hughes, Bryce Castillo |
| Broadcast | |
| Distributor | TestTube |
| Original Run | April 10, 2008 - Present |
Scam School is "the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street." Hosted by Brian Brushwood, Scam School is a podcast which demonstrates entertaining tricks to its viewers, often for the purpose of scamming a free drink off of friends.
It has become one of the definitive sources for young magicians to learn and develop their craft. Scam School is the longest running of Revision3's original slate of podcasts.
Production
The podcast premiered on Revision3 on April 6, 2008 with The Human Chimney. Two more episodes followed on the following two days with weekly episodes beginning on Thursday, April 10, 2008. Towards the end of 2012, Revision3 was bought by Discovery which brought Scam School under the blanket of Discovery Digital Networks distribution channel Testtube. During this shift production moved from San Fransisco, at the Rev3 offices, to Austin so that Brian could shoot locally. One year later production moved entirely in-house; every episode since 302 have been a Bizarre Magic, Inc. production.
Crew
Host: Brian Brushwood
Consulting: Jon Tilton
Location Scouting: Bryce Castillo
Audio Engineer: Roberto Villegas
Camera Operators: Brandt Hughes, Bryce Castillo
Zak Holder (formerly)
Glidecam Operator: Brandt Hughes
Editors: Brandt Hughes, Bryce Castillo
Episodes
- Main article: List of Scam School Episodes
Brian, or a magician guest, establishes and demonstrates a magic effect to participants in a bar, then after a sponsor break the participants are taught how the effect was achieved. Each episode is approximately 10 minutes in duration; new episodes publish every Wednesday.
| Distributor | Years | No. of Episodes |
Original air date | ||||
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| Premiere date | Premiere title | Finale date | Finale title | ||||
| TestTube | 2013 - Present | 300+ | May 29, 2013 | Hard vs. Impossible: Matchbox Edition | N/A | N/A | |
| Revision3 | 2008 - 2013 | 271 | April 6, 2008 | The Human Chimney | May 22, 2013 | The HARDEST Puzzle Yet! | |
Awards
- "Best Video" in the "Magic" category - 2008 WonderHowTo Video Award
- "Best of iTunes 2008" - Apple iTunes
- "Best Video Podcast" (nominated) - 2009 Podcast Awards
- "Best of iTunes 2009" - Apple iTunes
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