Why can a magician fly?

There are two kinds of magic floating in the air. Stage magic and video magic.

It is not difficult to float the stage magic, which can be easily realized by relying on the dark stage background and hanging props. There are two main types of suspension, one is vertical suspension, which is commonly used in film and television stunts. The other is the ancient Indian rope method, that is, the rope is made into a V shape, the actor is below, and the two assistants pull hard on it to make people fly. Because the color of the prop rope is consistent with the stage background, it can't be found at all. Most of these magic skills come from India and use black stage background and black props, so they are collectively called "black magic".

As for video magic like criss angel, you need to use two magic weapons: stunts and extras.

Criss angel's magic, nominally street magic, is actually quite different. His performance is a combination of so-called "all-care" magic and video magic. In other words, people at the scene are "concerned", and the magic can only be seen on TV, and the scene is ruined.

A typical example of this kind of magic is "bending the spoon with your mind". It's really amazing to see it on TV, but if you are at the scene, you will find a blowtorch under the lens, which is emitting heat invisible on TV, and the lead spoon will definitely bend. The audience at the scene can clearly see the blowtorch, but they have to make a surprised and shocked expression, so there is no doubt that they are "supportive".

However, there is no need to get too entangled in this. Criss angel's TV magic is a popular form of magic performance recently, which has gradually become popular in Chinese mainland, including special effects technology and editing technology. In other words, there are many things that you can't see on TV, which silently support the magician's performance on TV programs. A magician, to put it bluntly, is an actor, just practicing skills that ordinary people can't see. These techniques have many aspects.

However, this does not affect Chris's achievements as a magician, nor can it reduce the entertainment experience and aesthetic feeling we get when watching the magic show. To some extent, all magic is fake. The important thing is that we broke the routine of our senses and witnessed the miracle.