My favorite show is on tlc right now

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Here's the clip...

Levitate


And YES, I know it is fake, just pointing out that there is actually air under his feet. One link I found said that it is done by doing the Heel/Toe thing, then re-edited back at the studio to get the effect of levitation.


Also, in the course of being a Bartender for 6 years, I messed around a little with close-up magic. MOST of the tricks Blaine does in his videos, I could tell you exactly how they're done. There are a few that I have no idea about.

Yep, they did a show "uncovering" all of the "impossible" magic stunts. Notice in Blains levitation bit, the camera shot showing him all the way off the ground NEVER shows the faces of the "witnesses" while he does it. They go back and reshoot it with him on a rig. The butt in the corner of the shot is a body double (also a good movie) wearing the same clothes as the real people from the street who saw him do the toe-lift. Watch him setup for the toe-lift..he always looks over his shoulder checking the angle of his body to the viewers! Nothing too magical there.

Now close-up sleight of hand, that's real skill, in my book.