[MAGIC] David's Blaine Levitation
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View the effect here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=2ULAQ5Rmgc8
David Blaine's Balducci
I'll start of with the easiest and the most asked trick, the Balducci Levitation. First described by Ed Balducci, this levitation is often the easiest to do because it is an impromptu trick, hence it does not require any gimmicks or preparation. This makes it great for street magic and various forms of 'close audience' tricks.
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ehh, cool man.
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i think i saw my friend did this trick once. cool.
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this is the easiest and most often performed one by street magicians. the next trick i'll reveal maybe less popular but more impressive.
Oh, and if anyone asks to take this down, I will do it instantly to avoid spoiling this trick for professional magicians. -
Originally posted by PointBlue:
next one please!
this is the easiest and most often performed one by street magicians. the next trick i'll reveal maybe less popular but more impressive.
[b]Oh, and if anyone asks to take this down, I will do it instantly to avoid spoiling this trick for professional magicians.[/b] -
erm..theres a website abt all david blaines magic la -.- anyway he did this trick on the streets where many ppl walk pass lo..n then the camera view was behind with both feet being lifted.theres no way he could tip toe without ppl knowing..
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that particular scene is confirmed as a wire suspension. david blaine performed the balducci levitation first, then he showed the same audience, telling them how magicians do it with wire suspensions. with some clever editing of sequence, we think he levitated without the tiptoe.Originally posted by hatemeifuwantto:erm..theres a website abt all david blaines magic la -.- anyway he did this trick on the streets where many ppl walk pass lo..n then the camera view was behind with both feet being lifted.theres no way he could tip toe without ppl knowing..
oh, and that's why i said it is the most popular one. laymen who never heard of it do not know how it works. -
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Be patient. I'm still trying to type out the explanation of this: http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=217355Originally posted by gLc:
Don't treat me as the enemy. I'm here to help you all kickstart your interest in magic.
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quick!! im anxious!!Originally posted by PointBlue:Be patient. I'm still trying to type out the explanation of this: http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=217355
Don't treat me as the enemy. I'm here to help you all kickstart your interest in magic. 
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the reveal to the cigarette one is up now, i'll do more trick reveals tomorrow. typing and uploading images is tiring.Originally posted by gLc:quick!! im anxious!! -
wols....
there are already many vidz about the levitation... criss angel has already explained/demonstrated how is it done...
all are made up to bluff the audiences haha -
i think cyril takayama is much better.
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yup you are right, all magic is made up to bluff the audience. but some kinds of magic are really effective at doing that.Originally posted by weeie:wols....
there are already many vidz about the levitation... criss angel has already explained/demonstrated how is it done...
all are made up to bluff the audiences haha
there are many many variations of the balducci levitation. this one is very easy to do and explain, that's why its the first of the many reveals that i'm going to do. furthermore, it's impromptu, and hence does not need any preparation.
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balducci is common sense to many people. the one angel explained showed how the higher levitation is done.
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yes the chair levitation and building levitation, those he made famous. i've seen them and how they work.Originally posted by weeie:balducci is common sense to many people. the one angel explained showed how the higher levitation is done.
maybe you'll like to share some of the other kind of tricks too and help me type less?
you seem to know a lot
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Most of the david and angel's tricks are already explained/demonstrated/revealed on many websites/forums/video sharing sites.
Actually it's better to look at Cyril's tricks instead. I think he's much better and also humorous as well. -
So you're saying that I should stop posting these "dude, everyone knows it already" threads? Because I'll be glad to without typing all these.Originally posted by weeie:Most of the david and angel's tricks are already explained/demonstrated/revealed on many websites/forums/video sharing sites.
Actually it's better to look at Cyril's tricks instead. I think he's much better and also humorous as well.
And have you seen this? http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=217355
My bet is you're going to say yes since you're a know-it-all. Then, you can redirect us to your said forums/websites/videos and we'll all learn together.
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Did i say i know it all? LOL
Read again, i said Most of ...blah blah revealed...
And what has all this got to do with ego when i'm just saying you are posting something that can be easily found on net. Am i hurting your ego? Now it really makes me wonder why the start of this "magic" thread. Are you trying to prove that you know a lot and since i happened to be the guy whom you think is spoiling your plan, you are asking me to prove 'something' like you? -
Originally posted by weeie:
Alright, I'm not one to participate on online quarrels, so I'm going to apologise for a misunderstanding here.
Did i say i know it all? LOL
Read again, i said [b]Most of ...blah blah revealed...
And what has all this got to do with ego when i'm just saying you are posting something that can be easily found on net. Am i hurting your ego? Now it really makes me wonder why the start of this "magic" thread. Are you trying to prove that you know a lot and since i happened to be the guy whom you think is spoiling your plan, you are asking me to prove 'something' like you? [/b]
Truth is, I didn't cut and paste anything, I typed everything out, so it's quite a lot of effort. When I saw your post, it seemed to be undermining my effort to let people know about magic. The Internet works in distorted ways so I couldn't identify your helpful tone, and I got angry at nothing.
I'm sorry, we're all not trying to prove anything, just to inform. You were trying to inform the readers just as I was trying to inform others. I apologise for my misguided attempt to insult you.
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no worries bro...i'm not here to disturb.
maybe it's the way i phrased it that you are uncomfortable with.
i think some stuff on cyril would be interesting
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frankly, it do hurts if you reveal all the secrets, but i'm just hoping that that forum of yours do not and will not teach all stuff..
not saying that it's selfish to share, but if this is widely spread, not much magis will like to share their tricks anymore.
my 2 cents only.
btw, i think (most) of the ppl here are just interested to KNOW how it is done, RATHER than approach it from a learning point of view.
because setting/finding these gimmicks are something troublesome, not to say practising to make it look clean...
so the only most logical conclusion i can find on your posting is that you are tying to show others you are knowledgable in the field of magic. (Sorry if i'm blunt, but thats my personal feeling)
yes, but you may contd to post, cuz even if one knows the secret, they may not perform it just as entertaining enough (lack of practise, lack of crowd control..etc)... i seen in youtube, ppl performing same trick, but... most are just so un-entertaining..bored in short..
try explaining all the sleights takayama used in the vid below, i'm interested to know how he did some of the sleights inside too, tks
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the video in the 1st post looks badly performed. david sounds like he's drunk or something.
this one below actually looks like he levitated quite high.
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Not to worry. The tricks that I reveal are considered widespread already. That's why you see so many of the tricks I revealed on YouTube etc.Originally posted by ejb:frankly, it do hurts if you reveal all the secrets, but i'm just hoping that that forum of yours do not and will not teach all stuff..
not saying that it's selfish to share, but if this is widely spread, not much magis will like to share their tricks anymore.
my 2 cents only.
btw, i think (most) of the ppl here are just interested to KNOW how it is done, RATHER than approach it from a learning point of view.
because setting/finding these gimmicks are something troublesome, not to say practising to make it look clean...
so the only most logical conclusion i can find on your posting is that you are tying to show others you are knowledgable in the field of magic. (Sorry if i'm blunt, but thats my personal feeling)
yes, but you may contd to post, cuz even if one knows the secret, they may not perform it just as entertaining enough (lack of practise, lack of crowd control..etc)... i seen in youtube, ppl performing same trick, but... most are just so un-entertaining..bored in short..
try explaining all the sleights takayama used in the vid below, i'm interested to know how he did some of the sleights inside too, tks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0G9yENOSOQ
But that doesn't mean it will not hurt the industry. Hence, when someone asks me to take them down, I will.
There are many moral issues about revealing such secrets, and there's a huge debate over it. I'm not doing this to show off, if you seriously believe I am then I will stop. Rather, watching the Masked Magician revealing famous tricks influenced me to reveal more commonly known tricks for the purpose of garnering interest in magic. That's it.
I don't understand why the argument against me doing reveals is that I want to show off. Goodness, it's a lot of effort to type these things word for word and I'll be glad to stop if someone asks me to for professional reasons.
I, however, will continue posting reveals if the protests are not about securing their own ricebowl, but about my intentions.
ps: the link you provided is interesting, but I have not seen the reveal to that. what I know about that trick is as good as what you know. -
This video is the one that had a wire suspension rather than a Balducci. As explained above, it is a post-production trick. The one I posted is the true Balducci.Originally posted by Gordonator:the video in the 1st post looks badly performed. david sounds like he's drunk or something.
this one below actually looks like he levitated quite high. http://youtube.com/watch?v=418avmwfx3Y
