David blaine white born april 4, 1973 is an american illusionist, endurance artist, and extreme performer. A decade of magic contains three of the most deathdefying stunts ever performed in front of a live audience. Each of these effects are unique and work in compl. Magic is an illusion so it isnt real if that is what you are wondering. His detour into crazy stunts that seemingly tested his bodys limits was. A book of magic by street magician david blaine was published on october 29, 2002 by random house. Starring mitch silpa, mikey day, and michael naughton. It is easy to get a bad angle even more so when youre performing for several people. David blaine is a magician best known for making magic cool again in the late 1990s with his street magic specials. With david blaine, orlando bloom, kevin kimbo slice ferguson, bill kalush. Blaine was able to hone his skills at the craft virtually anywhere, and by 1996 his act scored him a deal with abc for a tv special titled david blaine. The self levitation was a feature and one of the most talked about items on david blaine s magic special. He leaves several famous people speechles, unable to explain what on earth just happened. He was just twenty three when street magic first aired on abc, transforming televised magic by.
Millions of people around the world have witnessed the magic of david blaine, but who is david, where did he come from and how does he do it. In this highly personal talk from tedmed, magician and stuntman david blaine describes what it took to hold his breath underwater for 17 minutes a world record only two minutes shorter than this entire talk. The book has been divided into 12 chapters for those who believe, discovery of magic, the. Its easy to learn, easy to perform and requires absolutely no gimmicks. Blaine innovated the way magic is shown on television by focusing on spectator reactions. He succeeded in holding his breath for 17 minutes 4 seconds, setting a new world record for oxygen assisted static apnea. This download teaches you how to perform that unbelievable levitation illusion.
Real or magic was a tv special in which david blaine travels around and performs magic for several different celebrities and public figures. These include being buried alive, hanging upside down for 40 hours, being encased in a massive block of ice and fasting for 44 days. We did it in only three takes, but we rehearsed all day before rolling camera. Here are the secrets behind 10 of the most amazing magic tricks.
He authored the 1977 book, street magic, taught jeff mcbride and allegedly was one of the performers who inspired and taught the young david blaine after blaine saw sheridan perform. Download street magic, david blaine, games, magic, soccer. Mysterious stranger kindle edition by blaine, david. David blaine is an american illusionist and endurance artist.
Drowned alive autographed poster limited edition by david blaine david blaine s fifth poster, after being buried alive for seven days, frozen for 61 hours, perched 90 feet up on a pole for 35 hours, and suspended for 44 days. Welcome back, today we bring you the tutorial of a very famous game and also simple enough by david blaine, hoped that you enjoy it and you find it useful. When he returns home to new york city, viewers see him doing magic for some of his friends, including orlando bloom, john mayer and the super bowl. Subaru impreza wrx 2002 service manual repair manual download here. With david beckham, david blaine, dave chappelle, stephen curry. He does card magic, mind reading, bizzare and unusual feats of endurance and physical ability and a lot more.
This was one of david blaine s most famous magic tricks in which he turned a. Magic meets documentary in the onehour special, as blaine blows the minds of the most recognizable celebrities in the world, including david beckham, johnny depp, drake, steph curry, dave chappelle, john travolta, patrick stewart, emma stone and arnold. He is a producer and actor, known for the great buck howard 2008, mister lonely 2007 and david blaine. David blaine performs illusions and tricks up close in street performances that amaze his inperson, ontheground audience. How does street magic from david blaine, dynamo, etc.
Part autobiography, part history, and part armchair treasure hunt, the book also includes instructions on how to perform basic card tricks and illusions synopsis. Blaine became world famous for acts of endurance such as spending 44 days suspended above londons river thames in a perspex box but he first made his name as a purveyor of street magic, approaching strangers in his native new york and leaving them speechless at the card tricks and other closeup stunts he performed. Blaine was just twentythree when street magic first aired on abc, transforming televised magic by turning the camera on the audience. In his latest show, magic meets documentary in a onehour special, as blaine blows the minds of the. Street magic 1997 45min documentary tv movie 19 may 1997. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading mysterious stranger. Magic meets documentary in this onehour special, as david blaine blows the minds of the most recognizable celebrities in the world. David blaine chats about his childhood days as a budding magician and his show david blaine live, then treats trevor to a demonstration of his infamous ice pick trick. David blaine full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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