Has anyone seen the TV special's of a certain illusionist levitating outside on public street's? I thought I knew but saw that he went about a good foot off the ground. Who knows the mystery?
2007-03-19 16:36:02 · 8 answers · asked by The Body Artist 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Other - Entertainment
As a magician, I cannot reveal the secret, but I can share a few points.
1. There are at least three major methods being shown. One popular one is called 'King Uprising', another is the Balducci Levitation.
2. You can buy the trick at places like http://www.ellusionist.com
3. Illusions are tricks based on playing with assumptions, physics, and psychology. If you look at the trick with a clear mind you can usually see how it is done.
4. Did you ever notice that the magician is facing away, and the audience is ALWAYS in a small group directly to the rear- no one at the side or front at all. That might be a big hint!
5.Did you also ever notice that the magician does not stay up very long? Or that they really don't go very high (None that I have seen have gone anywhere near a full foot up- but that is the illusion you remember) or move at all forwards or backwards? Both feet are always together as well, huh?
6. One magi on camera is known to have done a typical 'wires and rigs' levitation, then used camera edits to hide the fact. Naughty, naughty! (This may have been the one you remember.)
Oh, what the heck. One version that has been shown and is a great trick that you can do is to simply stand on one toe!
This NEEDS great crowd and angle control, practice, and showmanship to 'sell' it.
The idea is that the two shoe heels will be lined up, and the foot near the audience is camouflaging the other foot.
It is an easy trick to screw up- a missed angle, a little bit of wobble during the rise or float, the wrong length of pants- and it is not going to wow anyone. Do it right, and sell it well- and it is amazing!
2007-03-19 17:03:08 · answer #1 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The illusionist turns his back a little bit diagonally from the crowd, and pushes himself up on the toes of the foot further away. This creates a cool illusion of levitating a few inches, then they capture the crowds initial reaction of awe and surprise, then they cut to a different shot of the illusionist hosted up on cables or something and make you think its the same place and time.
So, in short, its trick photography, but they do have real people's reactions of a less cool trick, so it looks real on TV.
2007-03-19 16:48:24 · answer #2 · answered by Carson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all done with mirrors. No, seriously, it is. It's an old trick where the person who is levitating is not actually on the stage. You are just seeing an image created by a mirror and a pane of glass. When the "guy" floats, it's actually because they are moving the mirror, and thus the reflection.
2016-03-16 23:18:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isnt that David Blane? I watched a show (was flicking channels) and saw him levitate on a moving escalator!? Must have something in his shoes...
2007-03-19 16:40:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wires.
2007-03-19 16:43:51 · answer #5 · answered by Bob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
easy they have superman go invisble and lift them off there feet
2007-03-19 18:48:13 · answer #6 · answered by deanyman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they dont its just an illusion
2007-03-19 16:39:58 · answer #7 · answered by archfly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
start and stop the camera
2007-03-19 16:39:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋