100 % flower is programmed , he just does all in time, he is doing everything very slowly to do all moves in right moment, when real flower shakes etc
hi guys...i don't know if the fact is how it was done but the beauty and magic of it.I believe that everyone can do it in very different ways..BUT the man behind this idea (teller) is an artist.
I don't know how teller did it, but fishing lines seems a little primitive for Teller...
I would design the trick where the flower is chopped up in advance. Then the stem, which is either totally fake or slit open, is filled with fine wires. The ends or the wires are inserted into the plant parts you want to fall. Then, when timed to the music or what ever you like, one by one the wires are pulled, drawing them from the leaves or blossom and allowing them to fall. It sounds workable?
@MattTY2J I understand you want to help people understand how the trick might be done. But the second you start trying to rip it apart, it loses meaning.
@Nickotine87 My God; your eyesight is unreal.. Even though I knew what to look for I still had to watch it over 6 times.. I'd still love to know how he gets the 'snappiness' of the cut though.. As in the pieces ping off.. It must take some pretty heavy set up; I'm assuming a sequence of small rings hold the thread in place so when it's stepped on it doesn't just pull the whole flower out of it's base..
You can tell the things are being pulled off with strings by the way the flower snaps back and vibrates after each "cut." I don't know that this is how Teller does it.
@kittehpants yes it is, he blows directly onto the flower, look clsely. that section is an angled camera trick, the shadow makes it look like hes , uh parallel, but hes looking down under his shoulder
@RhetoricalBullshit It probably is, however magic is a universal thing. The concept behind magic is to take a trick and make it your own. The cups and balls, for instance. Every magician has their own version of the cups and balls, the twist comes at the end. P&T of course use a potatoe or a lime. The Great Gali Gali used a duck. I personally use an orange which can't even fit inside the cup.
Knowing how a trick is usually done doesn't really mean the death of the trick, One i could watch teller do the trick all day its an amazing performance. As well as coming from a video of penn and teller sawing a woman in half (One of the most mundane and known tricks in magic) Yet their performance of it, was simply magical, because they did it in a way no one had ever done before and managed to fool the audience if only momentarily.
Oh my point, umm even if you know it can still be magic.
This trick is so beautiful, and magic has survived throughout the years by reinterpretation. Even the classic magicians of the 20's used each other's tricks in different ways, all that matters is making it new and original, and the trick itself. Probably my favourite trick in the world. Nice work
give him a break Oo he didnt do it like teller but the trick in itself was performed brilliantly. as for coying, he doesnt pass this off as his own, doesnt big himself up, full credit goes to teller, what he DOES do though it takes the trick one step further with different interactions such as blowing into it. might i add he did a fuck load better with this trick than criss angel did. i like criss but he fucked this trick up good and proper
"Really, all I require of a work of art is that it takes me some place new. So if I could wave a magic wand over the whole population of magic, I would fill each magician with a passion for originality and a willingness to work the endless hours that turn ideas into realities." <-- Teller
"The thing I dislike most in magic is piracy. I know how many years can go into one beautiful idea. And to see somebody simply lift that idea (invariably doing it badly or insincerely) makes my blood boil." <-- Teller
I have been thinking of learning this trick myself, but suspect it would take a lot of research and trial-and-error to properly understand the method, much less master it.
@hudson9990 Your just mad because he has figured out how to do it and wont tell. If you don't like this video, then feel free to click the big red X in the upper right corner of your screen.
I love it. It would be great if you could do it all in one clip, or incorporate some emotion or a sense of story behind the trick. However, this is one of the rare tricks that should take precedence over the performance that hypes it up.
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i dont think its anything having to do with strings. theres not enough to tension for him to cut so easily. i think its an illusion, maybe the flwer itself is behind the poster and has mirrors arranged in a way to bounce it over from the back to the front. ...... or something
My guess is: fishing lines attached to various parts of the flower. The flower has slight pre-cuts where the strings are afixed, to allow for easy breaking. The lines run down the vase, through the table and across the floor where they separate out into different lines and are labeled. He steps on each line to cut the flower.
Either that or the lines run up to the ceiling -- spaced so that he can walk underneath -- then back down to the shadow on the wall, and he cuts the lines on the shadow.
This song is by a man named Ryuichi Sakamoto. Some of his other music like this has been done in collaboration with a man named David Sylvian.
Look up both of their discographies and you'll be bound to find tons of music like this. (both men produce very wispy and almost magical sounding music).
Do you do this for a living dude? I mean this is well done :P still trying to figure out how you managed to move it when you blew on the shadow but still its good XD
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Reaver seems may be right on when he figures the trick uses fishing lines. As far as the blowing on the shadow to make the flower move, since the camera angle changes and editing is required for the video, it could be as simple as someone being off camera with a fan and blowing it towards the flower.
Overall, I love the video- you're very talented at what you do.
A very minor correction on your video referance. It's creater is Teller. Penn had nothing to do with it. Teller made this effect up when he was still a teenager.
I agree with deadly rose. It really is beautiful. What is the name of the song played in this video? I've been trying to do this trick for ages, but I can't think of how it could be done...well I can, but it just think it's a lot easier than how I think it is.
ur an idiot, thats like saying hey i invented the middle finger with the thumb involved you cant do that...... only an idiot would say u dont have the right to give the midle finger cuz somebody else did it first..
Cutting a flower with a knife while projecting its shadow and putting it on video is not an infringement of copyright, just as pulling a rabbit out of a hat or flicking a card from your coat sleeve is not an infringement of copyright.
Hi MFrymus, I hope this string ends soon even though people are confirming what I already know. I appreciate your coment and the way you stand up for artists rights but I have stated before that if anyone connected with Tellers camp is disatisfied with thid video I will take it down immediately. It is not, however ilegal and I dont thinks its unethical either.I credit him start and finish of the trick and I do not give the secret away. Its just my attempt to perform my favourite trick.
"Copyright does not protect ideas, concepts, systems, or methods of doing something. You may express your ideas in writing or drawings and claim copyright in your description, but be aware that copyright will not protect the idea itself as revealed in your written or artistic work."
So I guess you can't do card tricks, levitation tricks, disappearing tricks, or anything else either, because someone did it first.
Besides, do you really think Penn and Teller would object to other people doing magic tricks? They teach you how to do most of their tricks anyway dumbass.
Ahh, man, that stuff is so crazy, I don't know how you do the cutting thing! String would be a bit inefficient I think, but I know how you're getting the rose to move when you blow on it. Makes me feel less of an idiot for falling for these tricks.
That is Awesome I can cut a flower with my Mind It takes lots of energy I almost passed out. but if you dont Belive me thats ok that just means your *****!!!!!!
u ought to try the do the blood thing it ends the story. what do u think the trick means? I think it has to do with how peoples insides can effect the outside.
Hi no i dont have his permission, and pretty sure I dont need it. I dont know how he does his version and I dont know if Im doing it the same way. If he ever asked I would remove it out of courtesy.
Have you tried to contact him? I know Teller is very openly against unauthorized copying of tricks. Does it make it right to copy someone even if the method is different? For me the answer is no but thats how I feel. I do think you did a pretty good job, however I think if you had put the same amount of energy into something original the rewards would be better. I'm really not trying to be a jerk and from some of your other videos you seem like a good guy. These are just my thoughts.
Point taken, and without offence. I havent tried to contact him, to be honest I havent given it any thought, I though it was more an appreciation to and of his work. I credit him in the title and the description and Im certainly not claiming it as my own in any way. comments noted and appreciated
@fitzmagic - You can't copyright a magic trick. As far as the copyright office is concerned, you can't copyright a set of instructions (which is what a magic trick is). Otherwise, somebody could end up getting a copyright for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Now a gaffe, that's a device which can be copyrighted.
@deliconker just because you can't legally protect a trick doesn't mean it's right to steel it. We as magicians or "artists" should respect the creations of others artists and let them inspire us to create our own original magic.
@fitzmagic - I do magic too. And neither of us would be doing it if we weren't using and expounding on other's techniques. Think about the next time you do a French Drop, Tenkai Palm, Classic Pass, Double Lift, etc. Basic moves that just about everybody has used but surely weren't invented by everybody using them.
@deliconker The difference here is all of those moves and effects are published and that makes them accessible to others. This routine is not published, it's not on any videos, and to my knowledge Teller has not given anyone permission to do it. Therefore anyone performing the routine is steeling his idea, and could possibly be sued by the original creator if the they pursued that.
I found out the other day from an attorney that you can copyright a performance and I'm sure this protected.
@fitzmagic - It's not "protected". I have gone through the code many times (literally), and it's just not there. Personally, I am split on the subject. Sure, Teller made an awesome trick and should be given due credit. But at the same time, if people aren't allowed to "build a better mouse trap" then we paint ourselves into a corner where it pits creativity vs. legislation. I for one, side with creativity.
@deliconker This is not a "better mouse trap", it's a decent mouse trap but inferior to the original. The guy who copies the idea from this clip will probably produce an even lower quality version, and that can lead to exposure. I have seen it done before and I know in the long run that is what hurts magic.
When someone steels your original idea, you will understand...
@fitzmagic - I'm too far behind the Open Source philosophy to be worried about somebody stealing my ideas. As long as they give credit where credit is due, and don't try to sell it themselves, then I say it's good food for thought and if they can better it, then great! Bottom line here though, is that you can't copyright a trick as it is just a set of instructions and are thus not copyrightable.
@deliconker you may not be able to copyright a trick, but you can copyright a performance. This copyright "broken link" protects this performance "broken link"
I'm sure the actual Penn and Teller show is also copyrighted. Even if it is legal to copy someone 's hard work and creativity, it is still ethically wrong.
@fitzmagic - I suggest you read the actual copyright laws (they're not really that bad to get through and they also have some "cliff notes" pdf's as well). You can find them here...
copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html#protect
On a side note, the Toyota ads that have been popping up on youtube lately ("How would you use our technology?" campaign) certainly show that being able to share ideas can make a better world. I mean, if protecting players from concussions is unethical...
@deliconker I'm done, your not getting my point and this is turning into a broken record.
I still believe that even though something may be legal does not mean it is right. In my eye's it's not okay to copy another performer without their permission, it's ethically wrong.
@fitzmagic: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery ~ Charles Caleb Colton (I just copied someone elses words to make my point) And the point is we copy things everyday, and we also create and contribute everyday. Whether it's something that you say or write that is profound to another persons eyes or ears. Copying is only bad in the form of stealing profits through piracy or sharing intellectual property rights. ----> This video is intended to be flattery a tribute. - Nexus Magic Store
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This is pure rip off, Its not published so you have no right to perform this. There was similar case in France where someone performed very similar routine to copperfields flying and got sued big time... The method and routine werent same but the feeling and effect were too similar in courts order
Oh come on you go on comparing magicians, but that's a silly thing.
I think that Penn and Teller have this entertaining touch that is unique among magicians. It's all drama and humor, and everytime they do a trick I have so much fun that it doesn't even come to my mind to try to figure how they do. And really, I don't care, it's just too nice to let them lead the show.
@magicmand32 Hey mate. First of all nice job :-). Unfortunatly though you do need permission. Teller has written this routine in the form of a play and has protected it that way. I have a friend who wrote to Teller asking permission to perform his version of Shadows. Teller politelt but very firmly advised him not to. Just thought you should know.
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omg!!!!! u should be the next criss angle ur amazing!!!!!!! omg!!! if u try out for the new magicion i will vote for u a 1,0000000000000000000 times lol your awesome!!!!
You want an honest opinion? Very good. The blowing routine is a bit shaky, but the knife routine is pretty much spot on. As good an illusion as Teller's version I'd say. Well done. If you're not a professional magician, I think you should consider it.
100 % flower is programmed , he just does all in time, he is doing everything very slowly to do all moves in right moment, when real flower shakes etc
aivarsvanags 1 week ago
so how does it work?
HeroHasGuns 1 month ago
Stickerbrush Symphony?
elysium735 1 month ago
probly another pot behind the curtins
megkal1011 1 month ago
Herşeyiyle muhteşem bir gösteri. Bu arada sunum da çok karizmatik.
ErtanOmur 1 month ago
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EBursey 1 month ago
To quote Jason Alexander,
"The first time I saw Teller do the Shadow Illusion, I actually cried; there are moments when magic is so poetic, that it just catches me."
Perfect description if you ask me!
thebestusernameeva 2 months ago
teller is an artist
madgrinchhatter 2 months ago
how the hell does he do that????????????????
MrAri124 2 months ago
hi guys...i don't know if the fact is how it was done but the beauty and magic of it.I believe that everyone can do it in very different ways..BUT the man behind this idea (teller) is an artist.
747PuMpkiN 4 months ago
I don't know how teller did it, but fishing lines seems a little primitive for Teller...
I would design the trick where the flower is chopped up in advance. Then the stem, which is either totally fake or slit open, is filled with fine wires. The ends or the wires are inserted into the plant parts you want to fall. Then, when timed to the music or what ever you like, one by one the wires are pulled, drawing them from the leaves or blossom and allowing them to fall. It sounds workable?
no2religions 5 months ago in playlist Magic
I'm fairly sure I saw I peice of thread fall after you cut a petal towards the end.
Amazing trick by Teller and this is a very good attempt at replicating it.
well done (:
Saraaah2112 5 months ago
i figured out it was invisible nylon thread.
Amazing trick, without doubt.
HaiDoggie 5 months ago
whats the song?
topsyturvy101 6 months ago
@topsyturvy101 I think it's the theme song from the Japanese WWII POW drama film from the early 80s called 'Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence'.
Not sure what the song itself was called, or if it even had a name. (Probably did.)
I think the movie starred Tom Conti and David Bowie.
Pretty good film; even though I dont remember it all now.
LirpaOlof 6 months ago
@topsyturvy101 merry christmas sakamoto
ksumedh 4 months ago
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ksumedh 4 months ago
If you look at the gap between the vase and the shadow at 1:23 you can see the fishing line!
MattTY2J 6 months ago 2
@MattTY2J I understand you want to help people understand how the trick might be done. But the second you start trying to rip it apart, it loses meaning.
SirYanigasawa 6 months ago
@MattTY2J ok, but where does it go and what does it do?
no2religions 5 months ago in playlist Magic
Thief!
warpsmith 6 months ago
Wow...Shadows is such a great effect and I think you did it very well :) Congrats
SlappyRabbit 7 months ago
IS there any published official material on this particular effect, where I could learn how to do it ?
jerome96114 7 months ago
@Nickotine87 My God; your eyesight is unreal.. Even though I knew what to look for I still had to watch it over 6 times.. I'd still love to know how he gets the 'snappiness' of the cut though.. As in the pieces ping off.. It must take some pretty heavy set up; I'm assuming a sequence of small rings hold the thread in place so when it's stepped on it doesn't just pull the whole flower out of it's base..
MagicDanDini 7 months ago
You can tell the things are being pulled off with strings by the way the flower snaps back and vibrates after each "cut." I don't know that this is how Teller does it.
HeroofTime55 7 months ago
@HeroofTime55 It's not, it's far more elegant than fishing line
TheScrewball1982 7 months ago
the music and the trick no matter how its done still gave me chills
BDag88 7 months ago
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Nickotine87 8 months ago
at 50 his head is angled towards the flower
jrcsgtpeppers 8 months ago
@jrcsgtpeppers no it's not?
kittehpants 7 months ago
@kittehpants yes it is, he blows directly onto the flower, look clsely. that section is an angled camera trick, the shadow makes it look like hes , uh parallel, but hes looking down under his shoulder
jrcsgtpeppers 5 months ago
I'd ask how this works but I know nobody will tell me. :(
ross817 9 months ago
Is this not copywrighted by P&T?
RhetoricalBullshit 10 months ago
@RhetoricalBullshit It probably is, however magic is a universal thing. The concept behind magic is to take a trick and make it your own. The cups and balls, for instance. Every magician has their own version of the cups and balls, the twist comes at the end. P&T of course use a potatoe or a lime. The Great Gali Gali used a duck. I personally use an orange which can't even fit inside the cup.
Arithmancer1 6 months ago
Please tell me it's not just a gimmicked rose.
DeadJ0ker27 11 months ago
how is this possible
MrAndre610 1 year ago
Knowing how a trick is usually done doesn't really mean the death of the trick, One i could watch teller do the trick all day its an amazing performance. As well as coming from a video of penn and teller sawing a woman in half (One of the most mundane and known tricks in magic) Yet their performance of it, was simply magical, because they did it in a way no one had ever done before and managed to fool the audience if only momentarily.
Oh my point, umm even if you know it can still be magic.
GhostInTheShell29 1 year ago 2
This trick is so beautiful, and magic has survived throughout the years by reinterpretation. Even the classic magicians of the 20's used each other's tricks in different ways, all that matters is making it new and original, and the trick itself. Probably my favourite trick in the world. Nice work
LittleTed92 1 year ago
good show! dont let these fools on the youtube get youdown my friend...
AISmagic2008 1 year ago
Very subdued just as the trick should be done. I think Teller would be flattered if he saw it rather than mad.
GourouBandai 1 year ago
give him a break Oo he didnt do it like teller but the trick in itself was performed brilliantly. as for coying, he doesnt pass this off as his own, doesnt big himself up, full credit goes to teller, what he DOES do though it takes the trick one step further with different interactions such as blowing into it. might i add he did a fuck load better with this trick than criss angel did. i like criss but he fucked this trick up good and proper
and thats a nice tune...
Fanglespangle 1 year ago
"Really, all I require of a work of art is that it takes me some place new. So if I could wave a magic wand over the whole population of magic, I would fill each magician with a passion for originality and a willingness to work the endless hours that turn ideas into realities." <-- Teller
fitzmagic 1 year ago 2
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"The thing I dislike most in magic is piracy. I know how many years can go into one beautiful idea. And to see somebody simply lift that idea (invariably doing it badly or insincerely) makes my blood boil." <-- Teller
fitzmagic 1 year ago
how do u do that?????
jessiepink8 1 year ago
@LovelyCascade Try Kitaro silk road.
senhuan 1 year ago
I'm just curios, how can someone claim copyright of a magictrick or illusion?
I understand it it's a painting, a sculpture, song, book, game etc...
gottmospahedengubbar 1 year ago
well howd u figure it out, im not askin how its done
jymz13 1 year ago
OMG HE'S TORTURING THE PLANT. PLANT CRUELTY!!!!!
ihavenobrain101 1 year ago
Your music sucks.
Chronologixxx 1 year ago
nice job, while i agree that is better to talk with teller about this video, i do think he will be pleased to see the great video u made.
fulvo 1 year ago
I have been thinking of learning this trick myself, but suspect it would take a lot of research and trial-and-error to properly understand the method, much less master it.
How easy and discrete is the trick to set up?
Chris45215 1 year ago
i love this song
limitdriver321 1 year ago
@LovelyCascade Forbidden colours
tattieno1 1 year ago
@hudson9990 Your just mad because he has figured out how to do it and wont tell. If you don't like this video, then feel free to click the big red X in the upper right corner of your screen.
headmouse 1 year ago
nice tribute man kudos
ArtofRuin19 1 year ago
I love it. It would be great if you could do it all in one clip, or incorporate some emotion or a sense of story behind the trick. However, this is one of the rare tricks that should take precedence over the performance that hypes it up.
Chris45215 1 year ago
@LovelyCascade I'm almost certain this song comes from a video game. Final Fantasy, I think.
MyNameIsBucket 1 year ago
id love to learn this but i know u wont tell
Mrgroob 1 year ago
i srry but i think criss angel dose it better
aryc236 1 year ago
how did you do it?
beavis2021 1 year ago
Nice trick and good music ;)
5*
LeobardoIsmael 1 year ago
wow that was really cool and really weird at the same time.
Ulluver4life 1 year ago
Cut the music. The silence makes it more poetic.
magickid777 1 year ago
whats the song?
1AznnzA1 2 years ago
Whats the song called?
and nice trick 5*****
1AznnzA1 2 years ago
that izzzz so asssssommmmmmeeeeee
funkymonkee8 2 years ago
Well done.
harryogre 2 years ago
Please, please, please! Explain how you did this. I'm trying to teach myself magic and this is just so beautiful and poetic!
DemonaKittren 2 years ago 9
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i dont think its anything having to do with strings. theres not enough to tension for him to cut so easily. i think its an illusion, maybe the flwer itself is behind the poster and has mirrors arranged in a way to bounce it over from the back to the front. ...... or something
Dungxy 2 years ago
I do magic alot as well, and i really want to get into Shadow tricks. If anything this is like my top priority to figure out then master
KipSkyper 2 years ago
Really impressive congratulation 5* for so grandisimo effect.
Regards
ismaiael 2 years ago
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WHAT'S WITH THE ELEVATOR MUSIC?!?!
dorfischer 2 years ago
Idk but I like it :D
FanChrisproductions 2 years ago
Yeah I see that colour aswell its sort of redish right? but then again I am colour blind but i do see some colour there.
uzumaki163 2 years ago
My guess is: fishing lines attached to various parts of the flower. The flower has slight pre-cuts where the strings are afixed, to allow for easy breaking. The lines run down the vase, through the table and across the floor where they separate out into different lines and are labeled. He steps on each line to cut the flower.
Either that or the lines run up to the ceiling -- spaced so that he can walk underneath -- then back down to the shadow on the wall, and he cuts the lines on the shadow.
ReaverRush 2 years ago 17
you got it. there are many ways, yours is one of them.
ariefvankentucky 2 years ago
@ReaverRush how does he walk between the rose and his shadow if there are fishing lines?
DutchMagicBoy 7 months ago
@DutchMagicBoy They're being pulled from the sides bro. @Nickotine87 points out that you can see one of the strings falling after a "cut" at 1:20
HeroofTime55 7 months ago
@HeroofTime55 yeah you're right ;P, i didn't saw the string first, but now i do
DutchMagicBoy 7 months ago
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eeekatank 6 months ago
Why does it look like the flower's shadow at the beginning has colour?
sexiw0lf 2 years ago
cool 5/5
UnimaginableNick 2 years ago
This song is by a man named Ryuichi Sakamoto. Some of his other music like this has been done in collaboration with a man named David Sylvian.
Look up both of their discographies and you'll be bound to find tons of music like this. (both men produce very wispy and almost magical sounding music).
GMNives 2 years ago
could he be using strings and cutting the so that the flower falls?
delewareboy 2 years ago
really nice performance...
i am impressed
SeleNazzy 2 years ago
I think they used remote control ???
conbjmbjp 2 years ago
merry christmas mr lawrence
magicmand32 2 years ago
Do you do this for a living dude? I mean this is well done :P still trying to figure out how you managed to move it when you blew on the shadow but still its good XD
zolo009 2 years ago
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Reaver seems may be right on when he figures the trick uses fishing lines. As far as the blowing on the shadow to make the flower move, since the camera angle changes and editing is required for the video, it could be as simple as someone being off camera with a fan and blowing it towards the flower.
Overall, I love the video- you're very talented at what you do.
vivkny09 2 years ago
A very minor correction on your video referance. It's creater is Teller. Penn had nothing to do with it. Teller made this effect up when he was still a teenager.
Lon1324 3 years ago
I heard his father talk about it.
Amazing.
JimmyBrus 2 years ago
honestley how do you do that
mattnzack 3 years ago
I really cannot understand how this trick is done.. You did a great job. Btw, you kinda look like Sylar from Heroes. XD
Shilag 3 years ago 2
it's computer animated :P
Teller's trick is real with a real flower...
lionslicer9999 3 years ago
I agree with deadly rose. It really is beautiful. What is the name of the song played in this video? I've been trying to do this trick for ages, but I can't think of how it could be done...well I can, but it just think it's a lot easier than how I think it is.
CUUJUUJUU 3 years ago
the song is Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
threedrph 3 years ago
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the guy in this video here is using a computer animated flower, teller used a real one
crazynick270 2 years ago
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crazynick is correct
its animated..i mean look at how unnatural the bending is, and how odd the color of the vase is
naterd00d 2 years ago
wtf... im trying to watch the water and earth ones but it says this vid is private....
deathnote978 3 years ago
dude.....how? the petals just.........how?
deathnote978 3 years ago 2
How Omg so cool!
linkfanatic13579 3 years ago
This video is beautiful. It's truly an art form.
deadlyrose9 3 years ago
very nice
zoslond 3 years ago
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its kind of obvious how it works
armenchik619 3 years ago
missed the bloddy part! he he he
Great performance
shovick 3 years ago
I have an idea of how this might be done, but I don't wanna say anything because I might wind up looking like an idiot.
Evilcor 3 years ago
I may figure out how or ask anybody, but I love this act so much what definitively I don't want to know. So please don't do that.
cowndelorean 3 years ago
whats the music? pretty awesome
phinnycupcakes 3 years ago
merry christmas mr. lawrence by ryuichi sakamoto
ASFAnarchist 3 years ago 2
No offense to the original poster, but I have to agree. Shadows is much more than technique, it is emotion.
Kapuchka 3 years ago 5
Awesome, but what song is that?
Nightson80 3 years ago
It's a lovely trick, and you did an excellent job with it.
BooNube 3 years ago
The music is the theme from Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, by Ryuichi Sakamoto
djwolftoronto 3 years ago
neat, it's teller's trick! so HOW'S IT DONE??!
vitagrotesk 3 years ago
Cool.
ThePsychoReturns 3 years ago
The trick is great, and i probably know how its done... but what is the song?
zs333 3 years ago
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Wait, how did you get the rights to perform this?
you cant do this without rights, its illegal.
and yes you do need the rights. Even though this may now be the same method as Tellers, its the only version, so its copying.
MFrymus 3 years ago
ur an idiot, thats like saying hey i invented the middle finger with the thumb involved you cant do that...... only an idiot would say u dont have the right to give the midle finger cuz somebody else did it first..
fenderman619 3 years ago 4
Cutting a flower with a knife while projecting its shadow and putting it on video is not an infringement of copyright, just as pulling a rabbit out of a hat or flicking a card from your coat sleeve is not an infringement of copyright.
textbasedboy 3 years ago
ummm, actually it's not illegal.
elijahkennedy 3 years ago
Hi MFrymus, I hope this string ends soon even though people are confirming what I already know. I appreciate your coment and the way you stand up for artists rights but I have stated before that if anyone connected with Tellers camp is disatisfied with thid video I will take it down immediately. It is not, however ilegal and I dont thinks its unethical either.I credit him start and finish of the trick and I do not give the secret away. Its just my attempt to perform my favourite trick.
magicmand32 3 years ago 18
good answer
shinikaze 3 years ago
"Copyright does not protect ideas, concepts, systems, or methods of doing something. You may express your ideas in writing or drawings and claim copyright in your description, but be aware that copyright will not protect the idea itself as revealed in your written or artistic work."
lehman 3 years ago
So I guess you can't do card tricks, levitation tricks, disappearing tricks, or anything else either, because someone did it first.
Besides, do you really think Penn and Teller would object to other people doing magic tricks? They teach you how to do most of their tricks anyway dumbass.
WrathchildSteven 3 years ago
you are the only other person i have seen capable of doing this, contact me.
keynan0000 3 years ago
beautiful.
TacticalToast619 3 years ago
Very cool illusion. This is by far my favorite illusion since it is so beautiful and poetic. 5/5
I just wish i could figure this out.
Unforseen247 3 years ago
dont tell the secret to anyone, because once you do, youve lost it forever, and it becomes worhtless
kindofmagicmike 3 years ago 4
how the fuck is this done? is there like a projector involved? Also, how is the shadow not completely black? Isnt there only the one light source?
Bradbssargdons 3 years ago
very good homage. If I was Teller I know I would be flatered.
blackcanemagic 3 years ago
Absolutely beautiful, and a lovely choice of music also. :) Someday I hope to see Teller perform this trick live.
rawtoast 3 years ago
HOW DO PEOPLE DO THAT?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
williamca3 3 years ago
magic
Zear0 3 years ago
Ahh, man, that stuff is so crazy, I don't know how you do the cutting thing! String would be a bit inefficient I think, but I know how you're getting the rose to move when you blow on it. Makes me feel less of an idiot for falling for these tricks.
someonessomeone 3 years ago
That is Awesome I can cut a flower with my Mind It takes lots of energy I almost passed out. but if you dont Belive me thats ok that just means your *****!!!!!!
WraithLord900 3 years ago
I wish You or somebody who act for you to show... Will teach me how so I'll be first ever deaf to be magician! LOL
Image it...
Hello My name is Spider Zednanreh and I doing magic as Shadow Freak or Sight Freak lol...
SpiderZednanreh 3 years ago
nice one :)
GladersMagic 3 years ago
Very good work.
indridcold1311 3 years ago 4
can i swap a secret
liamblackere 3 years ago
oh come on - how in the helllllll??????? that's literally amaaaaaazing!!!
000nour000 3 years ago
yo just send me a private message how you did it please. thanks.
please?
killsadie 3 years ago
damn man ur crazy...how did u do that?!...
stefandorcol 3 years ago
u ought to try the do the blood thing it ends the story. what do u think the trick means? I think it has to do with how peoples insides can effect the outside.
greenghost2008 3 years ago
i would love to know how to do that
very nicely done
ashlah 3 years ago
nice trick keep up the good work!!!!
soccerfreak019 3 years ago
Hello. I would like to learn this trick. If you don't feel like revealing your secret, I respect that and won't make fun of you, "flame" you, etc.
Thank you.
kph123 3 years ago
COOL but whats the song...pretty good for a vid i want to make..some help would be very appricieated*
CotaPATZ4life 3 years ago
Do you have Teller's permission to perform this? If so how did you get it?
fitzmagic 3 years ago
Hi no i dont have his permission, and pretty sure I dont need it. I dont know how he does his version and I dont know if Im doing it the same way. If he ever asked I would remove it out of courtesy.
magicmand32 3 years ago
Have you tried to contact him? I know Teller is very openly against unauthorized copying of tricks. Does it make it right to copy someone even if the method is different? For me the answer is no but thats how I feel. I do think you did a pretty good job, however I think if you had put the same amount of energy into something original the rewards would be better. I'm really not trying to be a jerk and from some of your other videos you seem like a good guy. These are just my thoughts.
Fitz
fitzmagic 3 years ago
Point taken, and without offence. I havent tried to contact him, to be honest I havent given it any thought, I though it was more an appreciation to and of his work. I credit him in the title and the description and Im certainly not claiming it as my own in any way. comments noted and appreciated
regards
Dave
magicmand32 3 years ago
@fitzmagic - You can't copyright a magic trick. As far as the copyright office is concerned, you can't copyright a set of instructions (which is what a magic trick is). Otherwise, somebody could end up getting a copyright for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Now a gaffe, that's a device which can be copyrighted.
deliconker 1 year ago
@deliconker just because you can't legally protect a trick doesn't mean it's right to steel it. We as magicians or "artists" should respect the creations of others artists and let them inspire us to create our own original magic.
fitzmagic 1 year ago
@fitzmagic - I do magic too. And neither of us would be doing it if we weren't using and expounding on other's techniques. Think about the next time you do a French Drop, Tenkai Palm, Classic Pass, Double Lift, etc. Basic moves that just about everybody has used but surely weren't invented by everybody using them.
deliconker 1 year ago
@deliconker The difference here is all of those moves and effects are published and that makes them accessible to others. This routine is not published, it's not on any videos, and to my knowledge Teller has not given anyone permission to do it. Therefore anyone performing the routine is steeling his idea, and could possibly be sued by the original creator if the they pursued that.
I found out the other day from an attorney that you can copyright a performance and I'm sure this protected.
fitzmagic 1 year ago
@fitzmagic - It's not "protected". I have gone through the code many times (literally), and it's just not there. Personally, I am split on the subject. Sure, Teller made an awesome trick and should be given due credit. But at the same time, if people aren't allowed to "build a better mouse trap" then we paint ourselves into a corner where it pits creativity vs. legislation. I for one, side with creativity.
deliconker 1 year ago
@deliconker This is not a "better mouse trap", it's a decent mouse trap but inferior to the original. The guy who copies the idea from this clip will probably produce an even lower quality version, and that can lead to exposure. I have seen it done before and I know in the long run that is what hurts magic.
When someone steels your original idea, you will understand...
fitzmagic 1 year ago
@fitzmagic - I'm too far behind the Open Source philosophy to be worried about somebody stealing my ideas. As long as they give credit where credit is due, and don't try to sell it themselves, then I say it's good food for thought and if they can better it, then great! Bottom line here though, is that you can't copyright a trick as it is just a set of instructions and are thus not copyrightable.
deliconker 1 year ago
@deliconker you may not be able to copyright a trick, but you can copyright a performance. This copyright "broken link" protects this performance "broken link"
I'm sure the actual Penn and Teller show is also copyrighted. Even if it is legal to copy someone 's hard work and creativity, it is still ethically wrong.
fitzmagic 1 year ago
@fitzmagic - I suggest you read the actual copyright laws (they're not really that bad to get through and they also have some "cliff notes" pdf's as well). You can find them here...
copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html#protect
On a side note, the Toyota ads that have been popping up on youtube lately ("How would you use our technology?" campaign) certainly show that being able to share ideas can make a better world. I mean, if protecting players from concussions is unethical...
deliconker 1 year ago
@deliconker I'm done, your not getting my point and this is turning into a broken record.
I still believe that even though something may be legal does not mean it is right. In my eye's it's not okay to copy another performer without their permission, it's ethically wrong.
Thank you and goodnight
fitzmagic 1 year ago
@fitzmagic: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery ~ Charles Caleb Colton (I just copied someone elses words to make my point) And the point is we copy things everyday, and we also create and contribute everyday. Whether it's something that you say or write that is profound to another persons eyes or ears. Copying is only bad in the form of stealing profits through piracy or sharing intellectual property rights. ----> This video is intended to be flattery a tribute. - Nexus Magic Store
Nexusmagicshop 1 year ago
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This is pure rip off, Its not published so you have no right to perform this. There was similar case in France where someone performed very similar routine to copperfields flying and got sued big time... The method and routine werent same but the feeling and effect were too similar in courts order
korttihai82 3 years ago
Copperfield is an arrogant mother fucker though.
Penn and Teller would be all for this.
They do show you how to do most of their tricks afterall.
If this guy managed to figure out Teller's trick, I'm sure he'd be proud, not worried about suing him.
Don't be so anal.
If anything, this appears to be a tribute to the awesomeness that is Penn and Teller.
It's kind of like covering a song or remaking a movie that you really enjoy or inspires you.
WrathchildSteven 3 years ago 3
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Copperfield is ten times the Magician P&T will ever be!
miamimagicians 3 years ago
Oh come on you go on comparing magicians, but that's a silly thing.
I think that Penn and Teller have this entertaining touch that is unique among magicians. It's all drama and humor, and everytime they do a trick I have so much fun that it doesn't even come to my mind to try to figure how they do. And really, I don't care, it's just too nice to let them lead the show.
arsenelupin123 3 years ago 2
@magicmand32 Hey mate. First of all nice job :-). Unfortunatly though you do need permission. Teller has written this routine in the form of a play and has protected it that way. I have a friend who wrote to Teller asking permission to perform his version of Shadows. Teller politelt but very firmly advised him not to. Just thought you should know.
BensonBlack1 1 year ago
If you Think Logicall it is super wasy to find out!
reckless105 3 years ago
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omg!!!!! u should be the next criss angle ur amazing!!!!!!! omg!!! if u try out for the new magicion i will vote for u a 1,0000000000000000000 times lol your awesome!!!!
billyidoliscuty 3 years ago
You want an honest opinion? Very good. The blowing routine is a bit shaky, but the knife routine is pretty much spot on. As good an illusion as Teller's version I'd say. Well done. If you're not a professional magician, I think you should consider it.
KiraBlackwater 3 years ago 2
wow.
tugztak 3 years ago
Did you figure it out on your own?
mackeymkay 3 years ago
I dont know if this is how Teller does it but I figured one method of doing it on my own
magicmand32 3 years ago
So...........?
piotrmil 3 years ago
Well done.
SpookyFan 3 years ago
where did you learn that or is it like your own variation??
MindFreak131 3 years ago
poetic
scooby3954 3 years ago
Anyone know where the music is from?
un4given97 3 years ago
its called merry christmas Mr Lawrence
magicmand32 3 years ago