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Exposed: Blaine Levitation - Part 2The SecretBlaine used a well-known magic technique to levitate up off of the ground. The technique allows a performer to lift off of the ground about three inches. But what you dont realize at home when youre watching on TV is that Blaine intercut a shot of himself hanging from a crane, which made it appear that he was levitating some two or more feet off of the ground. The crowds reactions were real, but what they saw was Blaine lifting up a few inches, not two feet. The illusion was nothing more than a camera trick. While the trick played well on television, Blaine made it hard for other magicians who have long performed the traditional levitation. Now when a magician performs the levitation, crowds will often ask why the performer cant lift up two feet like that Blaine guy. Another problem, when a performer uses such camera tricks on television, it casts a pall on everything else that the entertainer demonstrates, even if the tricks can be performed live. After all, if a performer is relying on a camera trick for one effect, whats to keep him from using the camera again on another impossible-looking, beyond-explanation stunt? The point is, Blaine himself couldnt lift up that high in a real world situation. And now you know the secret behind the amazing levitaton. |
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