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9 6 P E R S P E C T I V E | J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 6 RESHOOTS B Y D AV I D M O R O N G , E D I T O R 20 Years Ago in PERSPECTIVE DATE MOVIE (2006). TRICK SHOT DESCRIPTION. PUBLISHED IN PERSPECTIVE ISSUE 3, FEBRUARY MARCH 2006. WILLIAM ELLIOTT, PRODUCTION DESIGNER. (1988). He moved on to the role of Production Designer in the 1990s, and designed some of the most memorable comedies of the era, including Hot Shots! (1991) and its sequel Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993), Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), The Nutty Professor (1996) and a host of parodies helmed by Seltzer and his partner Jason Friedberg. This is the first example of the way designers and other Art Department professionals share techniques with their peers in the pages of PERSPECTIVE, a practice that would grow and become an valuable resource found in the journal. The trick shot outlined above, in which an announcer who appears to be on television is revealed to be in a studio environment, was contributed by Production Designer William Elliott. The film Date Movie was a parody of a wide range of romantic comedies, starring Alyson Hannigan and Adam Campbell and was directed by Aaron Seltzer, who oversaw a string of parody films in the 2000s, including Scary Movie (2000). Willam Elliott began as an Art Director on a host of memorable films, among them Silverado (1985), The Untouchables (1987) and Rain Man