DAVID BLAINE AND BALDUCCI LEVITATION
EFFECT
The magician raises his arms up by his sides and slowly appears to rise a few inches off the ground for a little while before returning to earth quickly.
BALDUCCI METHOD
The Balducci method involves positioning your audience about 8 to 10 feet away at a 45 degree angle. You need to keep your audience small so they are within this field of sight.
This is a very restrictive angle trick and it is essential that the angles are practised, preferably with a friend or in front of a mirror.
The Balducci levitation involves pretending to float off the ground by going on to your tip toes on just one foot ( the one furthest from their view ) while the nearest foot is raised a little off tithe ground.
This looks fantastic as the foot on your tip toe is hidden by your trousers , the nearest foot and the angle they are watching at. You only rise a few inches off the ground but the impression is fantastic. This trick is all in the presentation with you appearing to rise slowly , wait for a second or two and then return to the ground quickly so as the audience do not have time to figure the trick out.
The picture here shows the beginning on the left and the climax of the trick on the right .
DAVID BLAINE VERSION
David Blaine used various camera shots in his TV special with the audience reaction being filmed close up and linked to other clips of him in mid air with some of the angles showing the Balducci levitation.
The special did not show the number of times he mucked up the illusion which is very easy to do.
The view that shows him rise a good few inches in the air and does not show the audience and would have been done with a bar attached to a pivot like a seesaw.
The end of the pivot would have had a hook which clipped onto a harness attached to his belt and a member of the crew would have pushed down on the other side of the bar lifting David up in the air. The camera angle would have hidden the props.
This film would have been mixed in with the audience clips in the studios later.
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GROUP HUMAN LEVITATION
By Michael Daniels
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EFFECT A person becomes seemingly weightless and may be lifted from a chair on the index fingers of four smaller people.
Although various explanations have been proposed , this classic stunt continues to mystify and amuse.
STAGE 1
The person to be lifted ( choose a fairly heavy person ) should be relaxed but upright on a firm chair. Feet should be the floor and hands on the lap.
The four assistants should stand two on each side , one by each shoulder and one by each knee.
Each assistant should make fists with both hands , then extend the two forefingers and touch them together , gently but firmly the two assistants standing by the shoulders , place their extended forefingers under the seated persons right or left armpit .The other two assistants place their forefinger under the seated persons left or right knee .
The person to be lifted thinks "down" and imagines him or herself to be sinking into the chair.
In this position , the four assistants should try to lift the person .
STAGE 2
The assistants should now place their palms on top of the seated persons knee or shoulder and together , exert a steady downwards force.
While they are doing this someone counts out loud from one to ten.
On the count of nine , the four assistants quickly take their former positions with extended forefingers under the armpit or knee. On the count of ten , they try again to lift the person . The seated person should think "up" and imagine himself or herself rising into the air.
If these instructions are followed carefully , the person will soar straight up into the air on the forefingers of the assistants.
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FLOATING BILL AND SMALL OBJECTS LEVITATION
David Blaine demonstrated a classic object levitation on his TV special where he asks a spectator to watch while he picks up a leaf and causes it to levitate above his hand.
This appeared to be totally impromptu which made it even more impressive.
This type of levitation is performed by using "invisible thread" which can either be purchased as a proprietary brand from good magic suppliers or by separating some fine polyester thread into individual strands and using a single strand.
One end of this strand should be attached to some sticky tape and placed in the mouth between the gum and cheek or a high shirt button while the other end can be placed at the right moment to a solid object ( In David Blaines case , the tree.) The magician then stands at the correct distance so that the string is tight and the object ( a bill or a leaf) wrapped around the thread which is above the magicians hand)
This should look like the magician is just scrunching up the note in the palm of their hand.
By using very small movements of the head or body , the magician can then tighten the thread causing the note to rise and is also able to move his hands around the object to show that it really is levitating.
The object can then be made to return to the palm and be examined by the spectator.
The magician can then casually walk away , the thread breaking which is not a problem as it is cheap.
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KUNDALINI RISING
By Ray Singson
This trick is of medium skill
EFFECT
Using a borrowed deck, a card is selected, signed, and placed back into its pack.
The pack is put inside its box for its spectator to hold. the magic happens in his hands, and slowly... miraculously... the card starts to rise from the pack. the signed card is immediately taken by the spectator, and all can be examined.
PREPARATION:
Buy a spool of invisible elastic from the local magic shop. it won't cost a lot but the effect it provides is well worth it.
With the elastic, cut off just a short enough thread to make a loop around your wrist. Tie the loop, and as long as you wear it everywhere you go, you're always ready for this effect.
METHOD
You can borrow a pack of cards or open a new deck in front of your spectator.
Shuffle the pack to prove that they are in no particular order and give to the spectator to cut in two piles and to choose any pile that they want
Take the other pile and tell them that they chose the pile they have for a reason and that a certain card is probably attracting them to it and with your back turned ask them to choose any card from the pile and to sign it.
When your back is turned , you secretly vertically wrap the loop of invisible thread around your half of the pack
You can tell them that your turning the other way and that the selection is pure honesty and that threes no way of knowing which card they would choose.
Take the rest of the cards and put them with your half of the pack
Tell the spectator that their card is unique and that there is no other card in the world that looks like that one.
You then take the card and plunge it into your half of the deck.
Take all the cards and place them in the card box leaving it open.
You then hand the box to the spectator and ask them to hold it and concentrate on the signed card.
The signed card should slowly rise from the box to the amazement of the spectator.
Take the card and show it to them before it has fully risen and while they are inspecting it , take the rest of the cards out of the box and remove the invisible thread where you can again slip it on your wrist.
Everything is now ready for inspection and you can walk away.
Couch Levitation Trick
One of the most startling effects in magic has always been the levitation. Whether you levitate an assistant, a horse or a car, getting something to float has always pleased the crowd.
I will explain the illusion in terms of floating a woman, but the principle will work with any object, big or small, male or female.
Effect: The assistant is brought up to centre stage. She is placed in a reclining position on a couch. Then covered with a large cloth.
She is commanded to rise. Once she has risen to a height of one foot above the couch, the couch is taken away and the performer walks all around the floating woman.
She continues to rise until she is well over the head of the performer. Then she slowly descends until she is level with the performer's head. Again she begins to rise. This time, the performer takes hold of the cloth and while she is rising, the cloth is whisked away. The woman is gone, vanished right in front of the audience.
The secret: The secret is in the couch (remember the couch from the above trick description?) and the rest of the effect depends on a mesh-like screen which is shaped like the assistant's body. As soon as the assistant lies down on the couch, the performer picks up the cloth which will be used to cover her. While this is taking place, the body mesh or screen is lowered over the assistant. Since the body mesh is clear, it is not seen by members of the audience. This movement is done by someone behind or off in the stage wings. The body mesh is moulded to resemble a woman, it is attached by four strings of invisible thread to a location controlled by another assistant. When the performer covers the woman with the cloth, it is the screen which is really being covered.
As soon as the woman is fully covered, she secretly slips into a hidden compartment in the couch. After the couch is removed to a backstage area, the woman gets out of the couch. Because the couch has played such a small role in the effect, most people forget about it.
The shape of the screen leads everyone to believe that the woman can still be seen from the audience. In reality, the trick is already done. Now the performer merely plays out his or her part.
The off-stage assistant watches the moves of the performer, lowering or raising the cloth covered screen as per the performer's commands. When the cloth is whisked away, the invisible screen can't be seen by the audience.
The body screen seems invisible for a couple of reasons, first the back ground or back drop is dark. Black is best. The mesh is made of a nylon material which can also be black or transparent. Either way the audience is unable to distinguish the mesh from the dark background.
It is usually a good idea to have the off-stage assistant raise the uncovered screen completely up out of view anyway at the conclusion of the trick, this keeps the stage area clear.
This effect is difficult for television, because the television eye can often pick up the movements. But this effect is great for a full stage presentation.
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