Just threw a look at the comment section and I must say that you Trigg, are by far the best at recieving criticism and responding to it. Many would simply ignore the comments, delete them or disregard them as 'trolls', but not you. It clearly shows that you care about your performance and that you'll do everything to make it even better. Here's to hoping that you'll upload more of your tricks and performances to this channel!
Wow +Woxlayks , just saw this comment. Thank you very much. I appreciate that you appreciate my approach towards comments : ) It's rare in live performances that the audience is comfortable/blunt enough to share criticism after a performance. While it's sometimes tough to hear, I like that I can get less-filtered input through online comments!
Trigg Watson Magic your trick was lame as hell i was doing that trick when I was 10. A good one to do is make the coin go into the inside down glass with water in it. Well to be honest there is a little cut on the bottom so when you turn it upside down it will be up top. Then you move your fingers and fling some glitter and poof the coin is in the cup.
What I like about the clips I find for this show is that even if the magicians don't fool penn and teller. They still get to walk away with the admiration of knowing two top level magicians consider them good. Honesty it's a gameshow where every act walks away a winner in their own right, kind of apprentices being acknowledged one way or another
I've been watching a bunch of these videos uploaded by the original performers and I'm glad they do. Even though none of them fool P&T, they're still so much fun to watch for the layperson. Magic is magic, and even more so when you've no clue what's going to happen!
You have to watch his hands closely: 1. Misdirect by joking about the video of his eye. 2. load the vase/flowers behind the iPad. At 1:38 you can see the flowers behind the iPad cover. 3. It's running a special app that acts as a camera until the screen is clicked. This can be seen at 2:10. He was a fraction of a second off when lifting the iPad which gave it away. It was a very good though! It;s definitely no where near as easy recognizing the way the trick was performed.
Nice job, TRiGG! Also, thanks for getting involved with the people on CZcams by replying; says a lot about your goodness. After reading this thread and finding out from you that they edited out the option to have Jonathan look through the remaining cards (that IS what you meant, correct?), the illusion would have had more "wow" than it does with that part out....I thought the remaining cards were all Angry Bird cards--(were they??!!).....If not, perhaps YOU should have shown the remaining cards that Jon did not select....Merry Christmas, TRiGG!
+M Stephens Yep, that is what I meant. I agree with you, and I actually did. Just not clear in the final edit. Thank you for the comment and the thoughts!
@ 1:41 if you notice in the audience is a volunteer in the "Brian Brushwood on Penn & Teller: Fool Us!" video, named Sean. Same white guy, he works for the show.
Really great. I love the speed of it, the timing leading from one trick to the next was really good. I get a bit bored when tricks are stretched out too much but any stretching here was needed for gag effects. Great family stage magic at its best. This is the style they should use at the top holiday camps in the UK, but instead they go all arty and the kids (and adults) often get bored even though the tricks are often worth the wait. Four tricks in less than 5 mins including audience participation and gags takes some doing.
Don't want to say too much, but it was under the red shirt. I thought I was seeing something but it's clearly there. I can only assume it's part of the quick change come loose. It wasn't there at first.
+William Hayden the quick change puts the original shirt (which is only a front) into the jacket and then he drops the jacket. i didn't see any bulge under the red shirt and there didn't really need to be one for it to work
+William Hayden Well this bulge you're seeing is just the shirt. But it wasn't there before you say? Remember there's a lot of editing done to this before it goes on the air. You can see at 5:55 the shirt isn't tucked in. Then next camera switch at 5:57 it's perfectly tucked in. The bulge is just a baggy shirt. Does look a bit weird though like he's got a little pot belly. :)
Hey Trigg, nice routine. I've been saving this for a while after seeing it. The second half would be super for kids in a school. With that wind up, my apps are Minecraft and then Angry Birds on a giant iPad. The "isolation chamber" is a minecraft cube head which the mark doesn't see . The apps to choose from will apparently be all random, rather than all Minecraft (clocks in your case) with a "free choice" from any app. For me, I think it will sell better if the audience thinks it's a genuine trick until the end. I can't find an Angry Birds shirt tall enough for me so it's made from iron-on material. I don't know how your prediction changed on the stand. Great move there. I'm going with a simple double large envelope. Anyway, thanks for the inspiration!
with the camera at the top of the pad you could only see your hand behind when up the top but the flower could be seen on screen all the way down when lifting pad up even tho the camera would be out of line with it
when he asked is that enough for you to say they know. i was wait for him to be like "are you kidding? hes rubbing it in a little bit." it was a great act though
+404killer haha well that's a new theory. I wish that I had the ability to pull something out of my sleeve that quickly! Here's another performance with sleeves rolled up. czcams.com/video/_nzG1EcMWW0/video.html
+NinjaBallista when you put the clock on the stand you tilted the stand at the same time you flipped the clock to give the illusion that you turned it around but you flipped it to reveal the angry bird
There is something wrong with the camera app in this trick. When he lifts the iPad and the last part of the flower comes out of view on the iPad screen, you can see space between the top of the flower and the bottom of the iPad immediately. This means there is some sort of prerecorded video or something similar because the camera hole/opening is at the top of the iPad and the flower (being so close the back of the iPad) would never be in view of the camera from that short distance.
next thing you're gonna tell me is that the vase didn't really fade into reality slowly.. of course it's prerecorded, including all the little movements. It's a choreography of moves and timing that he immitates with his hand behind the tablet
I really love the name. It's sounds and looks awesome. Trigg. I grew up hating my own name, because I'm a girl, named Markie. I always got picked on for it. But after awhile, I found its better to be more towards one of a kind than to blend in with a bland name.
+mrBorkD Not pre-recorded. Little more complicated than that actually. Illusion can be performed in front of any background/environment without pre-filming. Good guess though!
+TRiGG Magic What I meant, was the vase effect was pre-recorded(or pre-made if you will). Both the appearing fade-in, and the sliding downwards, are screen effects. I believe that the actual vase can be flattened, and in some way hidden between the front of the ipad, and the camera(since it's not a standard camera). It's quite weird how the background on the ipad seems to show much more than we actually see on the video: but this is probably due to perspective, and camera zoom-in.
+Ambisinistrous You probably won't believe me, but this is actually what the camera is picking up (the camera is live, and the entire screen isn't pre-recorded...see a different performance here done outside - czcams.com/video/_nzG1EcMWW0/video.html). That said, re-watching I am also amazed that the camera picked up all those green bars. Must be a wide angle lens.
Hi Trigg, I am an old magician and I like to see old tricks with new dress. You have change an small trick into a modern stage story. And you fool me. I do not know how you change the single clock to angry bird. Very good
Me and my friends got to see billy Mac combs he was with Chuck wendly and other illusionist at school magic show we went to all did good and billy macomb did a cookie version of misers dream added with what first looked like floating silver zombie ball in mid air then he reveals as he turns to the side lol hehehe it's a soup ladle lol cool science :)
Great work. I'm only tempted to comment because Trigg seems to be replying. The first trick seems to be a custom "video" that overlays pre-recorded green-screened footage over whatever the camera can see. Pretty cool. The fact the physical camera is in the corner on the rear of the device helps hiding the real vase from the iPads camera, but it also kills the illusion when the flower is in the middle of the screen, but then also in the middle of the pad when lifted. (With the offset camera; the vase should also be offset.) As for the choice by Jonathan, I think there are only 3 "Clock" cards which are probably hidden behind angry bird cards by magnets or such shenanigans (hence Penn's "Magnetism" comment.) I also think one of the three is the same card that was originally hanging on the phone. (which had an angry birds card magnetically stuck to it when it was taken off the phone?) Let me know how wrong I am! :)
+Joe Whittingham Aaaaand I think the few clock cards that are presented to Jonathan are all at the bottom of the deck, and never spread out for him to chose from. Nice reverse psychology with "This is not a force ~_~ "
Rough and smooth like invisible deck of cards and phantom deck of cards David Seth kotkin Christian illusionist Copperfield uses those kinds of deck of cards and record albums covers
+Joe Whittingham Thanks for the thoughts! Nope, no magnets in the cards Jonathan chose from. It was cut out of the final edit, but they actually were given to Jonathan to examine at the end.
+TRiGG Magic Nope, no rough and smooth (though that could have been a feasible method). Cards were fully examinable by Jonathan at the end of the routine (though the final edit didn't show it!)
I'm curious, do the performers retain the rights to use the footage how they please? It seems everyone who cares about their name/image/brand uploads their performance on this show and it's never taken down, despite the network owning the footage.
+Rein Engel It's a good question. If I remember correctly, in our contracts we are were given permission to use segments of the appearance for our own promotional purposes. That said, obviously this is not a segment, but an entire performance. I'm assuming they just appreciate the exposure/publicity that performers like me are bringing to the show. That, or they just aren't bothering to police it. I've been on other shows in the past in which they were much more strict about this sort of thing.
Hi Abhijit, I call the first illusion with the iPad the "Camera Appearance". It's an effect I created and invented, and is not currently available for others to perform. Thanks for asking!
TRiGG Magic But I saw a similar kinda trick being performed by Llyod on Instagram. It's a coin vanishing trick. It seems like the same concept. Have you heard of any similar tricks out there ? I really liked your trick though 👍
Interesting. I'd love to see Llyod's effect. Always neat to hear about other magicians using modern technology. You might look up my friend Simon Pierro (www.simonpierro.com/). He does a lot with iPads, as well as Marco Tempest (marcotempest.com/en/)
Hi +3079daddy, thanks for your comment. Just to clarify, the camera app is NOT just a pre-recorded video. The camera app is live and picks up whatever background is behind the iPad. iPad cameras don't usually show the exact same perspective, so that's why the "grid" alignment was off. That said, I appreciate you watching closely and your attention to detail!
The issue i saw with this was at the beginning with the ipad, in the home screen, the apps were all pointing the correct direction but the camera app had the tool bar at the top, meaning the ipad had to be upside down.
Hi Andrew, I didn't upload less than 30 FPS. Try clicking the "settings" gear icon below the video and adjust the 720p HD. That should improve the quality of the video for you!
I enjoyed the presentation. Just gotta work on the timing a little bit more. For example in the appearing vase trick the image on the ipad started moving before you started actually lifting the ipad up
Trigg, a magician who does not need a stooge selects an assistant randomly. The selection process (throwing the ball for instance) would provide even more fun than selection of Jonathan and at the same time convince the public that the trick is clean and no foul play is involved. I think this is much more valuable for the magician, this is why confident magicians use it getting a respect they deserve. But your denial is very much expected but does not eliminate the fact that your selection was not random.
+Valentine Epstein I understand your point of view, and can understand why you would be naturally suspicious. Happy to say that I've been performing the routine in my live stage show for over a year with random spectators chosen every time. There were a variety of factors that went into selecting Jonathan for this particular performance (one of which was the fact that he already had a microphone on him so that when he named the app, he could be heard, and also that he would be comfortable with my verbal banter). I always enjoy hearing peoples' impressions/feedback. So thank you for sharing yours!
CZcams kinda spoils the mystery. If you slow things down you can see hints here and there that the camera pics up. Great act though. Id still be scratching my head if I wasn't able to slow it down.
+Steven Nelson To be fair, CZcams does not spoil the mystery, it just enables THE AUDIENCE to spoil the illusion for themselves. The decision to live in the mystery, or not, is now the audience's responsibility. After all, you are the one that decided slow the video down : )
Trigg Watson Magic , Wish I could see an unedited version of the whole act. I thought you were doing classic of only showing certain cards but, if not, have a few ideas how this might be done. In any case, nicely performed overall. Little mishap on first portion and your quick change is quite sloppy. We can see the shirt tied into the jacket when you have it off and then your belly grew quite a bit. Guess the quick change may not be as important to the trick but is always nice when it's not easily seen/recognized. Most important though, would you happen to have any advice to anybody who would like to get into magic? I mean, is it really about buying books and props from magic shops or is there a better way?
i have an idea on how he did the vase, i don't really know how he hid it at first.. but that's a magician's game in the end. but the second was really easy to know how. if you look at all the cards you'd know the trick easily.. pretty simple and clean display though, except for the part where he switched the t-shirt, that was pretty clear. it was quite entertaining though
I thought the app was fake. just look at the background on the stage,then look at the back ground on the ipad......it it looks smaller, like what?Are my eyes tricking me?Am I the only one seeing this?Am I high.....Am I even real?
The home button is on the bottom, it's just a mistake he was hoping no one would notice. It feels more 'magical' haveing the flower line up with the flower on the screen. But it gives the trick awaty
Not a bad act, but it had some issues. The appearing vase was a failure imo - I can see this being effective, but the mechanics weren't smooth enough for the illusion to seem believable. The cards "all" being clocks - Showing 1 on the top and 3 on the bottom forcing the Angry Birds card (all other cards with the exception of the revealed clocks were Angry Birds), the top card is pinned and the bottom cards well under many force cards - I felt this was weak, making the matching Angry Bird app trick less effective. The capper was excellent however.. a 2 out of 5 - This guy will be great in 10 years.
+Russell Scott Thanks for the comments Russell! I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and feedback. Thought you might enjoy seeing a more effectively performed/filmed version of my iPad illusion czcams.com/video/_nzG1EcMWW0/video.html (again, no camera tricks, pre-filming, or post-prod editing used to accomplish). It is always a challenge when you do not have the time to rehearse appropriate camera angles with the film crew (obviously was not a flawless execution on my part either, but the angle did not help). Also, you might be interested to know that the cards that Jonathan selected from were handed to Jonathan at the end for his examination (every one of them clocks, no angry birds). They were not as you say "just 1 on top and 3 on the bottom," though the final edit unfortunately did not show me fanning all of the cards. In addition, the app card that changed in the mic stand was also handed to Jonathan at the end for examination (free from trickery). Unfortunately, this was not clear in the final edit, as they shortened the performance for TV, and trimmed some time out. Again, thanks for your thoughts, I always enjoy reading candid reviews from viewers, as it helps improve my future performances. And if you are serious about giving me decade to become great, why not follow my journey on facebook! : ) facebook.com/triggwatson. Cheers, Trigg Watson
Thanks for the response Trigg. I do understand the complications of dealing with producers and time constraints. I'll check out the better version. PS: if you ever want to discuss your magic on my YT show, I'd be honored to have you as a guest. :)
When Penn said "quick change" what does he mean did u change the card at some point? I don't c any point at which you would have been able to switch the cards.
I had gym class with this dude, was always doing magic tricks for us. Was the nicest guy I've ever met. He deserves every bit of his success!
wow. Thanks dude! Message me! Would enjoy reconnecting.
Go Panthers!
I always get a kick out of running into asmrtists on random videos :D
Come to Milwaukee and perform I'd pay to see you!
Just threw a look at the comment section and I must say that you Trigg, are by far the best at recieving criticism and responding to it. Many would simply ignore the comments, delete them or disregard them as 'trolls', but not you. It clearly shows that you care about your performance and that you'll do everything to make it even better.
Here's to hoping that you'll upload more of your tricks and performances to this channel!
Amen :)
Wow +Woxlayks , just saw this comment. Thank you very much. I appreciate that you appreciate my approach towards comments : ) It's rare in live performances that the audience is comfortable/blunt enough to share criticism after a performance. While it's sometimes tough to hear, I like that I can get less-filtered input through online comments!
Trigg Watson Magic your trick was lame as hell i was doing that trick when I was 10. A good one to do is make the coin go into the inside down glass with water in it. Well to be honest there is a little cut on the bottom so when you turn it upside down it will be up top. Then you move your fingers and fling some glitter and poof the coin is in the cup.
What I like about the clips I find for this show is that even if the magicians don't fool penn and teller. They still get to walk away with the admiration of knowing two top level magicians consider them good.
Honesty it's a gameshow where every act walks away a winner in their own right, kind of apprentices being acknowledged one way or another
Yes, P&T treat the acts all very positively. Being on the show is a great experience, regardless of the outcome!
You did a great job Trigg. I've watched this several times and enjoy it every time. Thanks.
Always love watching all this acts, amazes me every time.
I went to Primary school with Trigg - so exciting to see how far he has gone 😊 such a lovely guy - all the best!
Just saw this guy tonight in Dallas. Did not expect him to call on me first, but I was right up close, and his hand Magic was flawless. Great stuff.
Hey Bro, just had to pause the vid and say HELL YEAH DALLAS TX, I am here as well in the 75231 zip. Way to represent Sir ;)
I've been watching a bunch of these videos uploaded by the original performers and I'm glad they do. Even though none of them fool P&T, they're still so much fun to watch for the layperson. Magic is magic, and even more so when you've no clue what's going to happen!
CREATIVE MAGIC SHOW! I LOVE IT!
Oh my goodness. Amazing! It was so cool when the card changed! Then my brain exploded when the shirt changed!
haha thanks +Megaminder Ives !
"Neil Patwick Hawwis!"
+JJGeneral1 Yes! Princess Bride
+JJGeneral1 joe!
Bwernie Stwinson
Neil Patrick Harris
This made me giggle :) Great job!
awesome I love it!
awesome trick. he is so adorable 😍😍 have my babies trigggg
lol I'm blushing.
Excellent!
That was so cool
Thanks dude : )
That was quite amazing
The T-shirt is a nice touch :)
Awesome performance! Very clean and very original! Don't listen to the haters.
I really liked the clip, always like more comedy in the magic shows :D
Thanks @Spiritlink!
Nice performance. Really cool punch line at the end. greetings from Argentina.
¡Muchas gracias!
Love the shirt change!! 💜
You have to watch his hands closely:
1. Misdirect by joking about the video of his eye.
2. load the vase/flowers behind the iPad. At 1:38 you can see the flowers behind the iPad cover.
3. It's running a special app that acts as a camera until the screen is clicked. This can be seen at 2:10. He was a fraction of a second off when lifting the iPad which gave it away.
It was a very good though! It;s definitely no where near as easy recognizing the way the trick was performed.
+Chris Baca yep, i think that's it too
There was no iPad
+Bandit Leader The vase trick used an iPad. Which was the punchline. The EyePad. From the camera.
Christian Gregorio yeah but that isnt the IPad. thats the EyePad
Bandit Leader oh damn i gotta rethink my life
Well done. You didn't fool the best, but you got their respect. And that's a really big thing.
man now two of my favorite magicians have been on Penn and Teller
+manwithth3plan Mee too! In fact, they've been there on every single episode!
+Tom Duhamel good point ok so I have had 4 then haha
I enjoy your new twist with technology and magic. Good Luck thanks for sharing
Thanks David!
Great job man! I liked it.
Thanks Dylan!
Your fan🔥
-love from India🇮🇳
I am not even going to try to pick it apart, I loved it Trigg, you're a talented fella' :0)
+bsneaky33 Why thankya!
the tricks in the intro were cooler than most intros I've seen
This was fun.
Seeing the old Instagram logo has got me upset all over again.
TRIGGERED
+Daniel Gutierrez trigg-erd. if u see what I did therd
there
Nice job, TRiGG! Also, thanks for getting involved with the people on CZcams by replying; says a lot about your goodness. After reading this thread and finding out from you that they edited out the option to have Jonathan look through the remaining cards (that IS what you meant, correct?), the illusion would have had more "wow" than it does with that part out....I thought the remaining cards were all Angry Bird cards--(were they??!!).....If not, perhaps YOU should have shown the remaining cards that Jon did not select....Merry Christmas, TRiGG!
+M Stephens Yep, that is what I meant. I agree with you, and I actually did. Just not clear in the final edit. Thank you for the comment and the thoughts!
very well preformed
enjoyed that one
you did an awesome job! Wish it was a tad bit smoother but I cant wait to see your future work
Thanks Tahira. I also wish it was a tad bit smoother, and I also can't wait to see my future work, so that makes two of us!
The sleight of product placement:D
If only I had received any amount of compensation for the plug. That would have been nice :)
Lol next time! Hopefully!
hey i know where to get the small routine of this but where or how did u make/find the jumbo. ps i love magic
+Bradley K I made all the props myself. Best of luck with your magic!
@ 1:41 if you notice in the audience is a volunteer in the "Brian Brushwood on Penn & Teller: Fool Us!" video, named Sean. Same white guy, he works for the show.
Really great. I love the speed of it, the timing leading from one trick to the next was really good. I get a bit bored when tricks are stretched out too much but any stretching here was needed for gag effects. Great family stage magic at its best. This is the style they should use at the top holiday camps in the UK, but instead they go all arty and the kids (and adults) often get bored even though the tricks are often worth the wait. Four tricks in less than 5 mins including audience participation and gags takes some doing.
I liked the routine. The appearing vase was by far the best part. I was cringing at the end because of the bulge.
+William Hayden Thanks William! Glad you liked it. Out of complete curiosity, what "bulge" are you referring to?
Don't want to say too much, but it was under the red shirt. I thought I was seeing something but it's clearly there. I can only assume it's part of the quick change come loose. It wasn't there at first.
+William Hayden the quick change puts the original shirt (which is only a front) into the jacket and then he drops the jacket. i didn't see any bulge under the red shirt and there didn't really need to be one for it to work
You don't see the bulge as he walks off stage? Hmmm, I clearly see it, though I can't explain it. It really doesn't matter.
+William Hayden Well this bulge you're seeing is just the shirt. But it wasn't there before you say? Remember there's a lot of editing done to this before it goes on the air. You can see at 5:55 the shirt isn't tucked in. Then next camera switch at 5:57 it's perfectly tucked in. The bulge is just a baggy shirt. Does look a bit weird though like he's got a little pot belly. :)
Coming here Straight from the AGT Audition
Woah! Do I know anything about magic? No. But that makes it all the better!
Hey Trigg, nice routine. I've been saving this for a while after seeing it. The second half would be super for kids in a school. With that wind up, my apps are Minecraft and then Angry Birds on a giant iPad. The "isolation chamber" is a minecraft cube head which the mark doesn't see . The apps to choose from will apparently be all random, rather than all Minecraft (clocks in your case) with a "free choice" from any app. For me, I think it will sell better if the audience thinks it's a genuine trick until the end.
I can't find an Angry Birds shirt tall enough for me so it's made from iron-on material. I don't know how your prediction changed on the stand. Great move there. I'm going with a simple double large envelope.
Anyway, thanks for the inspiration!
In case anyone wasn't sure/couldn't hear properly, the magician Penn references is Billy McComb
You're my favorite, good job :D
+Chuckderp awwww shucks. Thanks : )
:)
Do you still perform in Dallas or even Fort Worth? Would like to see a magic show but haven't found one yet
An amazing performance on AGT. It seems you have grown with the tech.
Certainly. The speed of technological progression forces innovation!
jonathan ross is the nicest person ever
with the camera at the top of the pad you could only see your hand behind when up the top but the flower could be seen on screen all the way down when lifting pad up even tho the camera would be out of line with it
+Sean Clay brilliantly said...
I used to watch a TV program that I think had a relative of yours on it. Does Trigger ring a bell? How about Roy Rogers and Dale Evans?
very funny, very entertaining!
where did the vase come from though?
Was that calin morelli's Dresscode for the angry bird shirt?
u could see part of his blue and white shirt when he took off the jackett left from the quickchange
LOVE THIS CREATIVE COOL AWESOME TRICKS HE DID I LOVE IT 💕💕💕💖💖💖💞💞💞😂
Thanks Denita!
+TRiGG Magic your welcome. OMG YOU REPLIED THANK YOU
They key thing penn said was it truly "Magnifying" the guy gives a laugh at the end.
when he asked is that enough for you to say they know. i was wait for him to be like "are you kidding? hes rubbing it in a little bit."
it was a great act though
1:52 you can see the white vase in his sleeve
+404killer haha well that's a new theory. I wish that I had the ability to pull something out of my sleeve that quickly! Here's another performance with sleeves rolled up. czcams.com/video/_nzG1EcMWW0/video.html
No he was just playing a video, and it did come out his sleeve
+NinjaBallista I know it came out his sleeve but you can see when he is pulling the iPad up it does not align with the flower
Never mind after watching it for the 10th time I think the vase was on the back of the iPad the whole time
+NinjaBallista when you put the clock on the stand you tilted the stand at the same time you flipped the clock to give the illusion that you turned it around but you flipped it to reveal the angry bird
Hey Trigg, cool trick there and very nice stage presentation! Btw after 6:06 is that your shirt falling down, creating a "tummy"? :P
I'm so skinny I have to resort to multiple shirts to build out my physique : )
What is the piece of music during the vase appearing act?
+Mysidian Bard I wish I knew! It's just royalty free music the production company gave me.
this was a really great preformance
Thanks!
OMG I met you on a cruise ship over new year 2016 :D
+Mike Blarney true 😂
+Mike Blarney he has been replying to other posts
There is something wrong with the camera app in this trick. When he lifts the iPad and the last part of the flower comes out of view on the iPad screen, you can see space between the top of the flower and the bottom of the iPad immediately. This means there is some sort of prerecorded video or something similar because the camera hole/opening is at the top of the iPad and the flower (being so close the back of the iPad) would never be in view of the camera from that short distance.
yeah there's plenty of apps on the app store that do that if you look them up.
next thing you're gonna tell me is that the vase didn't really fade into reality slowly.. of course it's prerecorded, including all the little movements. It's a choreography of moves and timing that he immitates with his hand behind the tablet
The ipad trick kinda moved me. You should do more tricks with beautiful music playing - and flowers!
Duly noted : )
Cool trick, but how (and why) do you ship that huge prop?
Because when TV producers ask you for production value and offer to pay for the shipping...you leap at the chance : )
At 3:53 why was the iPhone gray?
I really love the name. It's sounds and looks awesome. Trigg. I grew up hating my own name, because I'm a girl, named Markie. I always got picked on for it. But after awhile, I found its better to be more towards one of a kind than to blend in with a bland name.
Thanks : ) Markie is an awesome name! Yes, nice to be the only one an a room with that name : )
2:45 lol the 7 Plus XD
"To give ONE PUNCH-line."
2:15 you can see at this point that what's on the screen is pre-recorded.
+mrBorkD Not pre-recorded. Little more complicated than that actually. Illusion can be performed in front of any background/environment without pre-filming. Good guess though!
+TRiGG Magic What I meant, was the vase effect was pre-recorded(or pre-made if you will). Both the appearing fade-in, and the sliding downwards, are screen effects.
I believe that the actual vase can be flattened, and in some way hidden between the front of the ipad, and the camera(since it's not a standard camera).
It's quite weird how the background on the ipad seems to show much more than we actually see on the video: but this is probably due to perspective, and camera zoom-in.
The ipad screen shows the whole green circuitry set background, but the camera would only see a couple of green bars from that position.
+Ambisinistrous You probably won't believe me, but this is actually what the camera is picking up (the camera is live, and the entire screen isn't pre-recorded...see a different performance here done outside - czcams.com/video/_nzG1EcMWW0/video.html). That said, re-watching I am also amazed that the camera picked up all those green bars. Must be a wide angle lens.
Hi Trigg, I am an old magician and I like to see old tricks with new dress. You have change an small trick into a modern stage story. And you fool me. I do not know how you change the single clock to angry bird. Very good
+carloskronopio Thanks Carlos!
I like that he jokingly calls the huge iPhone a 7+ since this was filmed years ago, because I’m watching on an iPhone 8 lol
What is the name of the trick
Me and my friends got to see billy
Mac combs he was with Chuck wendly and other illusionist at school magic show we went to all did good and billy macomb did a cookie version of misers dream added with what first looked like floating silver zombie ball in mid air then he reveals as he turns to the side lol hehehe it's a soup ladle lol cool science :)
I was legitimately going to choose the clock before they even asked
How'd you do it?
Quite well.
Great work. I'm only tempted to comment because Trigg seems to be replying. The first trick seems to be a custom "video" that overlays pre-recorded green-screened footage over whatever the camera can see. Pretty cool. The fact the physical camera is in the corner on the rear of the device helps hiding the real vase from the iPads camera, but it also kills the illusion when the flower is in the middle of the screen, but then also in the middle of the pad when lifted. (With the offset camera; the vase should also be offset.)
As for the choice by Jonathan, I think there are only 3 "Clock" cards which are probably hidden behind angry bird cards by magnets or such shenanigans (hence Penn's "Magnetism" comment.) I also think one of the three is the same card that was originally hanging on the phone. (which had an angry birds card magnetically stuck to it when it was taken off the phone?)
Let me know how wrong I am! :)
+Joe Whittingham Aaaaand I think the few clock cards that are presented to Jonathan are all at the bottom of the deck, and never spread out for him to chose from. Nice reverse psychology with "This is not a force ~_~ "
Rough and smooth like invisible deck of cards and phantom deck of cards David Seth kotkin Christian illusionist Copperfield uses those kinds of deck of cards and record albums covers
+Joe Whittingham Thanks for the thoughts! Nope, no magnets in the cards Jonathan chose from. It was cut out of the final edit, but they actually were given to Jonathan to examine at the end.
+TRiGG Magic Nope, no rough and smooth (though that could have been a feasible method). Cards were fully examinable by Jonathan at the end of the routine (though the final edit didn't show it!)
Wow then you were very brave to use a magicians force :) God Bless everyone InChrist always chubby billpage illusionist magician in fun:)🐇
2:11 Kind of an "Oops" moment there ;)
I'm curious, do the performers retain the rights to use the footage how they please? It seems everyone who cares about their name/image/brand uploads their performance on this show and it's never taken down, despite the network owning the footage.
+Rein Engel It's a good question. If I remember correctly, in our contracts we are were given permission to use segments of the appearance for our own promotional purposes. That said, obviously this is not a segment, but an entire performance. I'm assuming they just appreciate the exposure/publicity that performers like me are bringing to the show. That, or they just aren't bothering to police it. I've been on other shows in the past in which they were much more strict about this sort of thing.
5:32 he changed his clothes 😂
what is the first trick called???
please! reply
Hi Abhijit, I call the first illusion with the iPad the "Camera Appearance". It's an effect I created and invented, and is not currently available for others to perform. Thanks for asking!
TRiGG Magic But I saw a similar kinda trick being performed by Llyod on Instagram. It's a coin vanishing trick. It seems like the same concept.
Have you heard of any similar tricks out there ?
I really liked your trick though 👍
TRiGG Magic By the way does it have something to do with augmented reality?
Interesting. I'd love to see Llyod's effect. Always neat to hear about other magicians using modern technology. You might look up my friend Simon Pierro (www.simonpierro.com/). He does a lot with iPads, as well as Marco Tempest (marcotempest.com/en/)
Yep.
The camera app is a video, the camera's grid doesn't match if it zooms in
Hi +3079daddy, thanks for your comment. Just to clarify, the camera app is NOT just a pre-recorded video. The camera app is live and picks up whatever background is behind the iPad. iPad cameras don't usually show the exact same perspective, so that's why the "grid" alignment was off. That said, I appreciate you watching closely and your attention to detail!
The issue i saw with this was at the beginning with the ipad, in the home screen, the apps were all pointing the correct direction but the camera app had the tool bar at the top, meaning the ipad had to be upside down.
There was no iPad
+Bandit Leader Yeah, it was a really big ipod touch
why would you upload less than 30 FPS?
Hi Andrew, I didn't upload less than 30 FPS. Try clicking the "settings" gear icon below the video and adjust the 720p HD. That should improve the quality of the video for you!
Whats you trick called??
+Jeppe Rasmussen I'll take suggestions for a name! Any ideas?
I enjoyed the presentation. Just gotta work on the timing a little bit more. For example in the appearing vase trick the image on the ipad started moving before you started actually lifting the ipad up
Trigg, a magician who does not need a stooge selects an assistant randomly. The selection process (throwing the ball for instance) would provide even more fun than selection of Jonathan and at the same time convince the public that the trick is clean and no foul play is involved. I think this is much more valuable for the magician, this is why confident magicians use it getting a respect they deserve. But your denial is very much expected but does not eliminate the fact that your selection was not random.
+Valentine Epstein I understand your point of view, and can understand why you would be naturally suspicious. Happy to say that I've been performing the routine in my live stage show for over a year with random spectators chosen every time. There were a variety of factors that went into selecting Jonathan for this particular performance (one of which was the fact that he already had a microphone on him so that when he named the app, he could be heard, and also that he would be comfortable with my verbal banter). I always enjoy hearing peoples' impressions/feedback. So thank you for sharing yours!
CZcams kinda spoils the mystery. If you slow things down you can see hints here and there that the camera pics up. Great act though. Id still be scratching my head if I wasn't able to slow it down.
+Steven Nelson To be fair, CZcams does not spoil the mystery, it just enables THE AUDIENCE to spoil the illusion for themselves. The decision to live in the mystery, or not, is now the audience's responsibility. After all, you are the one that decided slow the video down : )
human nature to want to know, that you'll never change trigg
I like that big iPhone i want one and someone said they have that angry birds trick.
2:14 How is the flower still in the screen when the camera is all the way up on the top of the iPad.
Guess it must be a trick after all : ) +HeiShen
it is recorded most likely lol
Trigg Watson Magic , Wish I could see an unedited version of the whole act. I thought you were doing classic of only showing certain cards but, if not, have a few ideas how this might be done.
In any case, nicely performed overall. Little mishap on first portion and your quick change is quite sloppy. We can see the shirt tied into the jacket when you have it off and then your belly grew quite a bit. Guess the quick change may not be as important to the trick but is always nice when it's not easily seen/recognized.
Most important though, would you happen to have any advice to anybody who would like to get into magic? I mean, is it really about buying books and props from magic shops or is there a better way?
i have an idea on how he did the vase, i don't really know how he hid it at first.. but that's a magician's game in the end.
but the second was really easy to know how. if you look at all the cards you'd know the trick easily..
pretty simple and clean display though, except for the part where he switched the t-shirt, that was pretty clear.
it was quite entertaining though
I thought the app was fake. just look at the background on the stage,then look at the back ground on the ipad......it it looks smaller, like what?Are my eyes tricking me?Am I the only one seeing this?Am I high.....Am I even real?
+Random Peculiar Introvert dude maybe the ipad is far away from the background.......
the camera is on top right on the tablet, but on the vase scene, the camera looks to be in the bottom of the tab. Did he not think of it?
some tablets can flip the screen upside down.
The home button is on the bottom, it's just a mistake he was hoping no one would notice. It feels more 'magical' haveing the flower line up with the flower on the screen. But it gives the trick awaty
Good effort :)
Thank you +Raizat Hasrin
Not a bad act, but it had some issues. The appearing vase was a failure imo - I can see this being effective, but the mechanics weren't smooth enough for the illusion to seem believable. The cards "all" being clocks - Showing 1 on the top and 3 on the bottom forcing the Angry Birds card (all other cards with the exception of the revealed clocks were Angry Birds), the top card is pinned and the bottom cards well under many force cards - I felt this was weak, making the matching Angry Bird app trick less effective. The capper was excellent however.. a 2 out of 5 - This guy will be great in 10 years.
+Russell Scott Thanks for the comments Russell! I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and feedback. Thought you might enjoy seeing a more effectively performed/filmed version of my iPad illusion czcams.com/video/_nzG1EcMWW0/video.html (again, no camera tricks, pre-filming, or post-prod editing used to accomplish). It is always a challenge when you do not have the time to rehearse appropriate camera angles with the film crew (obviously was not a flawless execution on my part either, but the angle did not help).
Also, you might be interested to know that the cards that Jonathan selected from were handed to Jonathan at the end for his examination (every one of them clocks, no angry birds). They were not as you say "just 1 on top and 3 on the bottom," though the final edit unfortunately did not show me fanning all of the cards. In addition, the app card that changed in the mic stand was also handed to Jonathan at the end for examination (free from trickery). Unfortunately, this was not clear in the final edit, as they shortened the performance for TV, and trimmed some time out. Again, thanks for your thoughts, I always enjoy reading candid reviews from viewers, as it helps improve my future performances. And if you are serious about giving me decade to become great, why not follow my journey on facebook! : ) facebook.com/triggwatson.
Cheers,
Trigg Watson
Thanks for the response Trigg. I do understand the complications of dealing with producers and time constraints. I'll check out the better version. PS: if you ever want to discuss your magic on my YT show, I'd be honored to have you as a guest. :)
cooooooooooooooool !!!!!
When Penn said "quick change" what does he mean did u change the card at some point? I don't c any point at which you would have been able to switch the cards.
Michael Lieberman Actually the term quick change usually refers to the act of changing clothes. In this case, he was referring to my shirt changing.
I liked it, of course the vase was a little off timing if you're looking for it (and i was) but it's a great idea
Well... that was something different and fun actually=)
Well...thanks @Rishabh =)