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Month: September 2014

Dynamo Magician Impossible recap: Watch as the master illusionist reveals The Shard trick..

Dynamo Magician Impossible recap: Watch as the master illusionist reveals The Shard trick..

By Carl Greenwood for the Mirror…

Dynamo ended his TV show the only way he could – leaving viewers more confused than ever.

After impressing some small children with a bit of illusion where he magically revealed a giant carrot in a landscape of London, the action then moved to London itself, at the Shard.

Back in August when Dynamo popped up to the tallest building in Europe and then kept going until he was levitating above it, some eagle-eyed watchers spotted some wires in the picture the magician tweeted.

But that isn’t the full story, read on below to find out exactly what happened in the final ever Dynamo: Magician Impossible.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/dynamo-magician-impossible-recap-watch-4325043#ixzz3EOaAUdML 

National Geographic Channels Int’l goes “Beyond Magic”

National Geographic Channels Int’l goes “Beyond Magic”

Beyond Magic

National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has commissioned a seven-part series featuring magician Drummond Money-Coutts from Argonon-owned Windfall Films and So Shoot Me TV.

Beyond Magic with DMC (pictured)will follow the magician as he performs tricks in assorted cities such as London, Paris, Barcelona and Singapore, while also exploring the history and science behind magic. The series, airing across 170 countries on National Geographic Channel beginning in November, will kick off with the performance of a death-defying escape stunt performed before a live audience.

Read more: http://realscreen.com/2014/09/24/national-geographic-channels-intl-goes-beyond-magic/#ixzz3EOWcSnDh

David Blaine Uses Magic To Rescue Artist JR from NYPD..

David Blaine Uses Magic To Rescue Artist JR from NYPD..

By Benjamin Sutton for ArtNet News..

Street artist and photomuralist JR owes magician David Blaine, big time. Were it not for the magician stepping in and performing a trick on an NYPD officer, JR might have ended up with a fine, or worse. As the artist related in an Instagram post, he and Blaine were out for a joyride this morning—the magician on his motorcycle, the French artist on his mobylette—when they were pulled over by the police…

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How does Derren Brown do it? TV illusionist’s secrets explained..

How does Derren Brown do it? TV illusionist’s secrets explained..

By James Rodgers for Coventry Telegraph..

Social media was set alight last night after TV illusionist Derren Brown showcased his brand-new stage show Infamous on Channel 4.

The event, which succeeds his other stage shows Svengali, Something Wicked this Way Comes and Enigma, has already been an acclaimed success with viewers lauding the showman for producing yet another unique and gobsmacking performance.

Brown is an illusionist and performer who – by his own admission – combines elements of traditional magic, suggestion, psychology and misdirection to achieve things which seem impossible to the everyman on the street. From mind reading to stopping pulses, Derren’s tricks have given him all manner of success over the past decade and they famously culminated with him predicting the Lottery numbers.

What is more refreshing, though, is that Brown openly claims to hold no supernatural abilities whatsoever. In fact, Brown has proved scornful of supposed psychic mediums and charlatans.

So, have you ever wondered how Derren Brown creates his headline-grabbing stage shows? Read below to find out…

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