How is this trick realized?

[AgeGap]

Am I serious

aren't tricks supposed to be enjoyed by NOT knowing how they're done?

Full enjoyment can only be gained by these steps.
1) Enjoy the trick.
2) Pick trick apart but can't work it out.
3) Get someone to reveal secret.
4) Post a reply on YouTube along the lines of:-"Oh noes you are teh suxxors and your trix is teh gays. It is obvious you did <SPOILER> at 1:24." Throw in a few homophobic comments and criticise every one who thought the trick was good.

The fourth step is my favourite. It gives me chance to demean people with talent and it provides an opportunity for personal aggrandisement.

 

[Azrael 5]

Sadly I think this video is Emporer's new clothes .He is guilty of an edit in one of his videos-the scissors vanish-so doesn't bode well for rest.

 

[volatile]

Sadly I think this video is Emporer's new clothes .He is guilty of an edit in one of his videos-the scissors vanish-so doesn't bode well for rest.

What makes you so sure there's an edit?

 

[tkingdoll]

Sadly I think this video is Emporer's new clothes .He is guilty of an edit in one of his videos-the scissors vanish-so doesn't bode well for rest.

That's the same vid as the mobile phone, right?

I must say I've spent a long time looking at all his vids and I can't get a method other than 'edit', although I never swear to anything. Has he admitted it now or are you just sure because otherwise it's impossible?

 

[Azrael 5]

Ok its not revealing a secret as its an edit..

45-46 secs on scissors vid(teek its mobile phone one yes)look closely at orange of handle between his fingers as he puts his thumb over them.It clearly "pops" away like an edit.Before he wraps his hands around to perform the vanish.

 

[DJM]

It pops away right into his fist, looks normal to me.

Aren't you the same person who at first thought the shadows were fake?

 

[volatile]

Ok its not revealing a secret as its an edit..

45-46 secs on scissors vid(teek its mobile phone one yes)look closely at orange of handle between his fingers as he puts his thumb over them.It clearly "pops" away like an edit.Before he wraps his hands around to perform the vanish.

Sorry... I just don't see it. As far as I can tell, he just uses his thumb to push the scissors down into his fist.

 

[Patricio Elicer]

Sorry... I just don't see it. As far as I can tell, he just uses his thumb to push the scissors down into his fist.

My impression is that scissors doesn't fall down, but just disappear. At one point the bit of the orange handle is visible, and then one hundredth of a second later, so to speak, it's not there. That's the strong impression I get.

EDIT: Also note that the movement of his thumb does not coincide with the scissors moving down in the fist, if that is to be the case.

 

[Azrael 5]

My impression is that scissors doesn't fall down, but just disappear. At one point the bit of the orange handle is visible, and then one hundredth of a second later, so to speak, it's not there. That's the strong impression I get.

EDIT: Also note that the movement of his thumb does not coincide with the scissors moving down in the fist, if that is to be the case.

Thank you.Someone else with eyes!

 

[tkingdoll]

The thing is, if it's not an edit, how the hell is it done? I can't think of a single method, although I've run through various mirror/fisheye lens scenarios.

He may be playing a semantics game. He is claiming that there is "no cut", but could he have simply erased the item from the frame, so it's been digitally manipulated but not actually cut? That would cover his bases as far as the claims go.

Other than that, I'm in the 'edit' camp but then again there are still people who are adamant the banana vanish is an edit and the spinning cork is CGI.

 

[Patricio Elicer]

He may be playing a semantics game. He is claiming that there is "no cut", but could he have simply erased the item from the frame, so it's been digitally manipulated but not actually cut? That would cover his bases as far as the claims go.

Yes, I was thinking along those same lines days ago. If a marvel like THIS can be done via software, one wonders what other marvels softwares can do.

But even there, what still baffles me is that the guy says "It can be performed in front of 1 person at a time stood in the right position...". I wonder what kind of semantics he may be playing with that.

 

[Azrael 5]

I may look a fool writing this if one day Im wrong.

Its impossible to vanish an object in the way he does without video cheating.

 

[Unalienable]

I may look a fool writing this if one day Im wrong.

Its impossible to vanish an object in the way he does without video cheating.

Video cheating is not out of the question, but you're totally wrong. I'm of the opinion that any effect can be realized--there are no impossible effects. Turn a coin into a hippopotamus? Levitate a building? Make the Eiffel Tower vanish? Sure, it can all be done.

I will say that he did it real good. I strongly suspect I know how it was done, but that's just because there aren't many possibilities when it's done that cleanly.

 

[Azrael 5]

Video cheating is not out of the question, but you're totally wrong. I'm of the opinion that any effect can be realized--there are no impossible effects. Turn a coin into a hippopotamus? Levitate a building? Make the Eiffel Tower vanish? Sure, it can all be done.

I will say that he did it real good. I strongly suspect I know how it was done, but that's just because there aren't many possibilities when it's done that cleanly.

Its a video edit/trickery.No question.

 

[Wowbagger]

You don't need camera edits to achieve some pretty 'impossible' vanishes.

My favourite (I am biased because it's partly my work) is the extremely impossible banana vanish:

That reminds of the scene that was cut from the theatrical version of Terminator 2, where they remove the chip from the T-800's head. (It is in the Extended Editions.)

(But, if you ask me why, that would give away the trick. )

 

[AgeGap]

I find it odd how he changes the orientation of his hands when he does the mobile vanish. Would anyone do this if the effect was done with an edit? How fast would an object have to be fired down in order for it not to show up on film?
I would be disappointed if I find out it is an edit or post production effect.

 

[Wowbagger]

I do have a theory about how it could be done. The only hint I'll give you, is that a scene from Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" music video actually inspired the theory. (Another Hint-within-a-Hint: Look for parts where the camera angle might make a difference.)

But, that's all I'm sayng, here.

 

[Wolfman]

I know its against the rules to reveal the secret, but given the unfair accusations of video trickery, I can see no other option.

Its really quite simple. He's palmed a very small matter transmitter. When he holds the objects, he uses the matter transmitter to instantaneously teleport said object out of his hands. The range of such a small transmitter is only 2-3 feet, but that is more than adequate for a trick such as this.

 

[Azrael 5]

My impression is that scissors doesn't fall down, but just disappear. At one point the bit of the orange handle is visible, and then one hundredth of a second later, so to speak, it's not there. That's the strong impression I get.

EDIT: Also note that the movement of his thumb does not coincide with the scissors moving down in the fist, if that is to be the case.

I refer you all to Patricio.Although he was just confirming what I said.

 

[Patricio Elicer]

Well, even if the tricks are just video editing, I must admit that the guy does a pretty good job.

I tried to replicate the trick using Windows Movie Maker. After several trial and error attempts, this is the best I could come up with:

My Ping Pong Ball Vanishing Trick.

Pretty lame, I guess.



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