David Blaine's

qwints · 24th September 2008, 09:15 PM

So, I just saw an abc special where David Blaine jumped off a platform after hanging upside down for a couple days. It was perhaps the least impressive trick I've ever seen. He basically just jumped and had a wire stop him... uh, nice effect?

alfaniner · 25th September 2008, 07:59 AM

He's turned more into an endurance stunt man than a magician. After finding out about his levitation deception he's been on my short list.

jadebox · 25th September 2008, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by alfaniner

He's turned more into an endurance stunt man than a magician. After finding out about his levitation deception he's been on my short list.

It wasn't a camera trick .... it was a camera illusion! :-)

An explanation for those who didn't see it. On one of his TV shows, Blaine does his "levitation" trick for some people on the street. It's a simple, but effective illusion. And the reaction to it by the people on the street was, I'm sure, genuine. They saw Blaine apparently floating about an inch above the pavement. The problem is that a reverse shot of two feet dangling about three feet in the air was inserted into the video. It was a cheap camera trick.

-- Roger

ksbluesfan · 25th September 2008, 12:14 PM

I just saw a video shot by an audience member on youtube. What was supposed to happen? Was he supposed to slowly levitate away? It looked like a trick gone bad to me.

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ksbluesfan · 25th September 2008, 02:44 PM

Here is David Blaine's explanation.

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Drudgewire · 25th September 2008, 10:35 PM

David Blaine annoys me. That said:

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24th September 2008, 09:15 PM	#1
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25th September 2008, 10:33 AM	#3
jadebox Thinker Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Oviedo, FL Posts: 204	Originally Posted by alfaniner He's turned more into an endurance stunt man than a magician. After finding out about his levitation deception he's been on my short list. It wasn't a camera trick .... it was a camera illusion! :-) An explanation for those who didn't see it. On one of his TV shows, Blaine does his "levitation" trick for some people on the street. It's a simple, but effective illusion. And the reaction to it by the people on the street was, I'm sure, genuine. They saw Blaine apparently floating about an inch above the pavement. The problem is that a reverse shot of two feet dangling about three feet in the air was inserted into the video. It was a cheap camera trick. -- Roger
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