I was curious too when the "floater" wanted to get closer to the curtains, and aside from one quick side shot of the space between the monk's back and curtains, that was it, everything else shot from the front. The film also stops before he settles back to earth.
--- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@...> wrote: > > "Excuse me, but if I don't move near the fabric screen that hides the lift > device, my magic doesn't work. Ah good, the lift can now engage like every > levitation done in vaudeville routines in front of a curtain. Please shoot > from the front to maintain the magic vibe." > > > This "magician" host blurs the lines of ethics of his profession. He is over > the line I respect in practicers of his art, who in the tradition of Harry > Houdini, helped people see through flim-flam, while amazing them at the same > time with skilful acts of theatrical "magic". Using it to promote bullshit > seems like a violation of that tradition. The public should be able to look > to magicians to help us determine frauds, not to give them false credibility. > > Damn, I almost fell. When did they make soap boxes this high? > > > > > --- In [email protected], Dick Mays <dickmays@> wrote: > > > > My brother told me about the below three-minute excerpt from the July > > 1st episode of The Discovery Channel's "The Supernaturalist." Enjoy. > > > > http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/the-supernaturalist-levitation.html > > >
