How did magician David Copperfield walk through the Great Wall of China. An old but famous illusion still baffling people. Here is a link to the original video. • Video
@@berkkarsi the same method cannot be used for this trick as there was no gap in the wall. and I don't think the Chinese government would let him make a hole in the wall. so that explanation does not work
@@hivemind8817 There doesn't have to be a gap in the wall. Did you watch the full video I shared? In the video, there were no gaps in the shipping containers too. How does it not work?
This trick was originally done by Houdini. Behind the entry screen he quickly disguises himself as one of the assistants and then slips behind the exit screen at the back while the audience is distracted, the shadow of the hands is a body double performing in front of the light, while he changes out of the assistant costume in a corner behind the screen. Copperfield probably did his own variation, but that's how Houdini did it.
@@dmontes133 Seems like basically how he did it. If not, how then? I would say instead of changing into one of his assistants he simply hid in the steps.
You're wrong. Houdini went through a brick wall that was built on the stage of the theater. If you actually do some research and read a few Houdini biographies that do reveal the secret, you will see that the method used by Houdini is totally different to that of David Copperfield.
Having seen this live.. and being a magician for 47 years... a can guarantee you there was no helicopter or "hole in the wall." You have parts of your explanation correct, but, I can tell you are definitely taking guesses. Nice try, though.
Since the camera was deliberately not focused on the steps we cannot know how he got over the wall. the helicopter or gap in the wall were suggestions. The most likely way was of course an out of sight (to the camera) crane lifting it over the wall. The people present saw it but most would pay it little attention.
@Kabriel The 3rd Try again and do some math. If I've been doing magic for 50 years, that means I would have been, at least, 15 years old in 1986. But I was born in 1966 and that would have made me 20. So YES, I saw it live!!! I've also seen him do a smaller version on stage and I know how this illusion works.
He actually used a body-double. If you look carefully in the first part there's no standstill close-up of David. It's quite obvious the magicians carry body-doubles in their tricks.
I saw the trick om tv as a kid and was blown away. When I see it now, some 30 years later, I'm blown away too, but by how lame the trick is. David wears a towel to make the switch to the body double smoother; "I saw David wear a towel, I see someone sticking out a towel, therefore that someone must be David", but it's just makes one totally aware that there's a body double. David goes in the stairs, body double in the bigger box. The helicopter thing is just silly though. If you think helicopter you haven't been close to a helicopter. He climbs or is lifted by a crane over, just like the camera. What makes me think a crane like the camera is that they spend lots of time explaining the crane in the trick. And when the assistants press their hands to the screen it turns to a trick at a kid's Halloween party.
There were 2 identical platforms and steps for both sides. They had a couple of ladders set up behind the cameras so Copperfield could get up and over to the other side while they did the rather drawn out "following the heart beat through the wall" sequence. And he was hiding behind the steps. Hiding in or behind objects as they are moved on and off stage is a very common way of moving people without being seen in magic tricks.
How can so many people standing on the wall be so stupid since not even one of them figured it out?. Besides, when did the magicians decide to reveal the secrets of their sorcery? Also, why use animations and not real people to demonstrate how the so-called illusion was performed?.👺
@@benjaminfalzon4622 the people were all stooges.. copperfield and many magicians use this to make it seem more believable. The grand canyon stunt was performed by suspending him from helicopter.. obviously everyone there saw that. Why use animation... pretty simple. Its cheaper than a flight to china and completely shows how the trick was done.. why would you need to see someone repeat it to be able to figure that out
The simplest way to do this is to hire an actor to be the double. The actor enters the shadow box, then the real David comes out from the other end. Problem solved.
I very much doubt the platforms were the same. The camera pan takes about 40 seconds, that is just simply not enough time to get the platform to the other side AND set up the curtains again (as they were torn off). Plus, if you pay attention, the two platform are mirror images of each other, first one has the safety metal fence on the left side while the other has it on the right.
Since the camera only shows one place at a time, it is always possible for David Copperfield to change the apparatus he is in out of camera and audience shot.
it was the platform. in the top video on TH-cam there's a clip 5:32-5:33 where you can see that the platform isn't as thin as they would have you believe that's whay all the other shots are from high angles it's a trapezoid. I can confirm this because I've designed models of this nature
To quote Brian Zhang: "The great wall has no hole on it. It was designed to defend Mongolian intruders, so if theres a hole then whats the meaning of the wall?" The wall was built thousands of years ago. Yes, the original purpose was to stop intruders (which it failed at). This purpose is no longer necessary due to the territorial expansion of China. The wall is really in the way of modern development, this is why large sections have crumbled away. The wall is basically useless except as a tourist attraction but is so old and iconic that it cannot be bulldozed . Interestingly, China bases it claim to Tibet which it invaded in 1950 and Taiwan which it want to rule over, on old maps which show these territories as part of China. Surely China should only extend to the Great Wall as that is where they once said where the country ends?
auteurAM The great wall was originally invented for the purpose of trying to keep death out so that the ruler wouldn't die, however later in line it was used as a defence
I think u misspelled the word on your name its written Amateur mate. U failed hard on this one both historically and explaining the video. U mention he might hide in the stairs lol did u see how thin they were? or the floor? We could see his shadow form becoz of the light the whole time so we would have seen him bend down and hide if that was the case how u explain that? ur liberty explanation video was abit more reasonable though but u failed hard on this one
He hides in the stairs as it is moved to the other side of the wall. That is the crux of the trick. How the stairs travel to the other side is not shown on the video but is merely a detail. Most likely it is lifted by a crane while the cameras are focused elsewhere.
I wanna know how he hid in the platform when all it looked like was one board. Did he cling on to the back, or was there actually enough space to hide?
FSS Square Hiding in steps is a very common technique. The magician hides inside in an often uncomfortable position. When building the steps, they make it as small as possible and the lines make it look like no one could possibly be inside. Whenever steps are taken away during an illusion, almost for certain someone is inside them.
How I think he did it. We know the platform and stairs are not required so this is part of the escape. It’s a body double as we have no close up. He is already on the other side. It’s not his shadow it’s a projector screening a movie of him on the sheet. He is already in the steps at this time. The assistant reaches in to take a hanging towel as the movie shows him taking off the towel. This “proves” he is still in the platform when really the body double is in the steps. The other side which he is really on is done in reverse.
The steps are completely open. There is nowhere to hide. Unless there is some kind of mirror effect to make them appear open. This is filmed at night after all, so it is easier to hide those sort of things.
Ah yes, Helicopter. And holding up a mask. Makes sense. He forgot to mention he probably used the Underground Railroad being escorted by Harriet Tubman
Yes I agree, that is more or less how it was done. The failed push through the screen on the other side was really lame. It was OBVIOUSLY the two people at either side of the screen pushing something against it. Look where their arms are. ... For the people who think someone can really walk through a wall... have a word with yourself.
Um people only have two arms and two hands so if the people had one arm each outside the blind then who was holding the mask...and there wasnt a person under the platform bc the platform underneath was see throw
Usually people who reveal illusionist tricks without the permit of their owner are getting sued. Good luck with this video ...if this is the way David Copperfield did it.
After watching the Masked Magician, it comes down to 2 possibilities: (1) David has a body double (2) The stairs are moved along with the camera crane My best guess - Stairs are attached to the camera crane!
there are 2 possibilities... 1) its a trick and David doesn't walk through the wall... 2) its not a trick and David does walk through the wall Take your pick!
We can see the camera crane moving, there are not any stairs attached to it. Don't you think that people gathered on the wall would see a giant set of stairs going over their heads?
The stairs are pulled away too early, he can't be in there. He was in the bottom of the platform. You can see it is slightly thicker at the side near the wall. Still thin, but enough to fit him in when he's lying down. You're right with the shadow, the lamp is just positioned cleverly so he can hide near the wall and cast no shadow. I don't think there is time to raise anything by helicopter while the camera moves. Probably there is an opening in the wall nearby (or ramps up and down the wall - it's not that high after all). You can see how the assistants hurry to deconstruct and move the platform. They arrive on the other side just in time. The hands and face appearing through the sheet are indeed props moved by the assistant's non-visible hands. It's quite smartly done, since there are 3 fake things visible at once (the magician's head and his two hands), so there must be some kind of prop that models both hands connected with a wire. When they let the sheet fall to the ground, the props are hidden under it. Not sure how the two-hands prop is flattened at that point, but that must be how it works. Cheers
Ah, there is a trick to go into the stairs too when using a double (see the masked magician's video). Gives them more time to move David over the wall too.
The helicopter was only a suggestion, more likely a more simpie method was used such as the ones you suggest. We cannot know which because the cameras under the control of the magician and his people were careful not to show anything to give it away.
Were there no live spectators there? If it was TV only then there's no magic to it (even in the "it's an illusion" sense) considering anything can be done using special effects...
For all the people saying there are holes in the Great Wall: there aren't!!! And that doesn't mean that you can't get past it!! If you want to get from one side to another, there are ways OVER it (and believe me, I've been there)!!! They would never destroy such a marvel just for an easier way to get past it!!
François Provencher Not now of course. However in past centuries there were times after it became useless for its original purpose that peasants and local officials would cart off parts to build houses etc. People didn't always regard national monuments as worth preserving. The same thing happened to the coliseum in Rome, where parts were recycled and used in other building projects as cheaper than quarrying new material.
wtf There are no holes except for gates. As seen in the wide shot right before the trick it did not take place anywhere near a wall and also helicopter is not an option, cause there are no helicopters that dont make any sound.
Alright, so this explination is rather daft and quite frankly shouldnt of even been posted. Firstly; It was video recorded on the spot in "real time." Transferance over or through the wall in 'holes' is out. Not that such a thing could be possible, but clearly not in this scenario especially with the great wall. Secondly; the steps were removed before the stage was so hes not hiding in those but in the stage itself and of course does not return but remains in the platform. By him I do mean his double, while the real Copperfield is awaiting the prestige moment of ariving. Angled doors within the platform allow for the concealment and opening of a compartment without disturbing the directional path of the lighting. You were however rather correct about the stage hands using props to push on the screen prior to the unveiling. Either way the positioning of the cameras and lighting was well done and its truly a magnificent display.
people always say I know how this is done or that is done but I don't think you could demonstrate to your neighbours how you could walk through a wall in your own home Walk the Talk
+auteurAM building a car is one skill and driving is another skill a car builder is not expected to necessarily be a driver and vis versa one who says he can drive should be able to demonstrate driving and one who says he can build should be able to demonstrate building To your credit you have a speculatory mind but science means theory then experimentation and then the resultant outcome You only have Theory two steps short of Science
I can't understand why one would even try to decifer any magician tricks ! Magic is a very entertaining career. The fact that illusionnists master the art of performing such incredible stunts is in itself a gift for the public. I believe that trying to reveal their tricks totally invalidates the whole '' Fantastical'' experience. Yes, one can guess and speak out their views. We all are entitled to our opinion. But from my point of view, playing the detractor game only reveals that no imagination and dreams are allowed...Isn't just enjoying the show enough? Apparently not for alot of people. All the Magicians are ''Heroes of the Mind'' because they can take us through all kinds of sheer emotions if we let them. Trying to uncover their secrets , again for me, is a violation, a tresspassing. It's not a BTS movie, it is their career that one selfishingly put in jeopardy. So why can we just let our minds go wild and go along with the ride ? And I'm sorry to say that your explanations are only guesses. Through your say, only 5% is probable.... the rest...well...guess again...Thank you All the Magician in the world for your Great Gift especially in those Days of Covid...!
People that want to enjoy the magic and not have the spell broken need only not watch this type of video that looks at how they may have been done. Others like to ponder how they could be done and especially like to know which tricks are more a tv production and are not what a person who was there would actually see, relying instead on everyone there being in on it and requiring specific camera angles, film editing or special effects to pull off the illusion. If someone performs a trick in public, for money, I see no reason why it should not be commented on and examined.
+auteurAM the stairs or the unit is attached to the camera rig. when the camera rig goes over the wall and lands on the other side it could be the same stairs that was on the orignal side
+auteurAM since it was a tv stunt who knows. But there are only 3 ways he could do this. Go over ,go under or go thru. The most logical is to go over. The video shows them pushing the unit and stairs out of camera range, so attaching it to the camera is possible. the the stairs are pushed into place on the other side. If the stairs were already in place on the other side then I would think going under or thru.
I notice the wall that he went through & came out of looked WAY different than the rest of the wall. Could it have been a dummy wall over a hole in the wall? I mean, they have holes in the wall. So, that could just be a covered hole. The face bit could have been an assistant while David made his way to the other side.
+Marilyn Newman Recently, I saw the end of a documentary on the Great Wall. It showed large gates in the wall to allow people, goods and horses to cross from one side to another. This is what I have long maintained but had no proof. Even when the wall was built, easy access from one side of the wall to the other at intervals would be needed. Now of course when the wall serves no useful purpose other than tourist attraction, it is essential.
There was an audience but the trick was mainly for the millions watching on TV. The TV audience never saw anything as the cameras were focused elsewhere. The live audience saw the platform being lifted by crane or whatever method was used. Most would not register its significance especially when other things were happening as a distraction.
Why does it seem like only approximately 3.7% of the people commenting on this video can actually fathom the English language? I've seen a lot of videos... But Jesus Christ, if you can't speak the language, don't bother commenting in that language. You're just going to get trolled.
Also, examine the "wall's" features, do ya really think a 2000 year old or even a few hundred years ancient wall would look like that? It looks like a local shopping Mall's decorating walls
It is clear to me that sections of the wall are refurbished so that tourists can walk over a good looking wall. What it means of course is that they no longer walk on or even see the actual Great Wall of China.
auteurAM or a temporary set of stairs further down out of camera view. These people trolling you are insane wanting a bulletproof explanation. I do think a body double on the first side is the most likely explanation because it removes all the difficulty of getting the stairs over the wall, but it's not impossible that he had some other means of getting the stairs over. The hands were clearly the assistants' and the face was a molded mask being controlled by one of the assistants - you can see the assistant in the foreground being deliberate with how he pulls down the sheet to hide whatever mask/fake hands were used.
Brian Zhang then again the wall is like thousands of years old and crumbling.you can even see pictures of those crumbled parts. Also it failed to keep the Mongorians out.
Yeah, that is a stupid rumor that has persisted for centuries. The moon is 238,900 miles away. The earth is just a blue, featureless ball from that distance.
auteurAM "He was hiding either behind the steps or the raised platform." "It was either by helicopter or a whole in the wall or a gap on the wall." I live for videos like these which reveal magician tricks. The thing is, if you want to b credible, you need to be specific and sure of what you're saying.
auteurAM Precisely. That's why they're called assumptions. Use too many and you will lose your credibility. If you plan to expose magician tricks and illusions, you need to be more specific and sure of what you're talking about.
The EdgeCrusher You're contradicting yourself. It is by being specific you're making assumptions, and we all know that assumptions are the source of all fuck-ups.
Why are their so many dislikes? Lol this is a plausible theory. it's camera trickery folks. the mind is a powerful thing and can be easily manipulated or convinced when you don't know the steps of how these tricks work. so . .
the" wall is visible on the moon" thing is so stupid... Even the Chinese literature textbook take this statement seriously ... I was 10 year old and like"ok if the wall is visible, so is our house, cuz is definitely larger than 10 meters..."
my good man, when you suggested that he might be hiding on the stairs, have you even notice that the staircase was already moved when he is still there? anyway, nice deduction !
The shadow surely came from a double. The staircase was removed 15 seconds after he came in so there was more than enough time for him to hide in the staircase.
Well duh - what do think he really walked through the wall?! lolsagaze before the sunsets far away and only where the green grass grows, The lolsagaze! Stone was tempered - and David not beaten, walked and walked until he came upon a wall, and in that dream the endless wall we always see - The lolsagaze! he passed away and drifted through the stone that day. His soul he sold's now cold and damned, He'd spent it on some little glory. for him it was - The Lolsagaze!
No need to be sorry, that was only an option since the TV show was selective in what it showed. The gap or hole in the wall was only an option to cover all bases. The magician was most likely moved over the wall by crane while the camera was focused elsewhere. Mind you if there was no natural way to get over the wall, the Chinese would have trouble living in the area in terms of trade and travel.
Clearly this person doesn't know how he walked through the Great Wall of China.
that's exactly how it was done
indeed hahahahahaha
Abel Richards, then can you please explain this? th-cam.com/video/wYFdT8UfmXg/w-d-xo.html
@@berkkarsi the same method cannot be used for this trick as there was no gap in the wall. and I don't think the Chinese government would let him make a hole in the wall. so that explanation does not work
@@hivemind8817 There doesn't have to be a gap in the wall. Did you watch the full video I shared? In the video, there were no gaps in the shipping containers too. How does it not work?
This trick was originally done by Houdini. Behind the entry screen he quickly disguises himself as one of the assistants and then slips behind the exit screen at the back while the audience is distracted, the shadow of the hands is a body double performing in front of the light, while he changes out of the assistant costume in a corner behind the screen.
Copperfield probably did his own variation, but that's how Houdini did it.
Nope, that’s not how he did it.
@@dmontes133 It's how Houdini did the trick.
Copperfield does it differently.
@@dmontes133 Seems like basically how he did it.
If not, how then?
I would say instead of changing into one of his assistants he simply hid in the steps.
You're wrong. Houdini went through a brick wall that was built on the stage of the theater. If you actually do some research and read a few Houdini biographies that do reveal the secret, you will see that the method used by Houdini is totally different to that of David Copperfield.
I love how he is just making this up as he goes along
Who came here after seeing Copperfield trending on TH-cam
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I can tell there is alot of work behind this
Having seen this live.. and being a magician for 47 years... a can guarantee you there was no helicopter or "hole in the wall." You have parts of your explanation correct, but, I can tell you are definitely taking guesses. Nice try, though.
Since the camera was deliberately not focused on the steps we cannot know how he got over the wall. the helicopter or gap in the wall were suggestions. The most likely way was of course an out of sight (to the camera) crane lifting it over the wall. The people present saw it but most would pay it little attention.
@Kabriel The 3rd I've been doing magic for 50 years now. Yes, I see it live in the 90s
@Kabriel The 3rd Try again and do some math. If I've been doing magic for 50 years, that means I would have been, at least, 15 years old in 1986. But I was born in 1966 and that would have made me 20. So YES, I saw it live!!! I've also seen him do a smaller version on stage and I know how this illusion works.
@Kabriel The 3rd sorry. That is another account I host
@Kabriel The 3rd but you're trying to say that the only way I could have seen it was a rerun when I was 20 years old when he did it
Do it without the curtain, then lets talk
Wait you mean he didn't ACTUALLY walk through the wall?!?! Son of a bitch.....seriously?!
probably this explanation has hell of a job ... well done
He actually used a body-double. If you look carefully in the first part there's no standstill close-up of David. It's quite obvious the magicians carry body-doubles in their tricks.
maybe hes got a twin
I figured out it was a body double when I was 14. Its clearly not David Copperfield! Maybe we all look the same to the Chinese, but not to me.
Heard him admit he's got a double by pure mistake - in an interview...
Why do they have to "carry" the body double? Why don't the body double just walk themselves?
@@zabdas83 Happen to know where to find it?
So when you declare "REVEALED", you actually mean 'Assumed'...
I saw the trick om tv as a kid and was blown away. When I see it now, some 30 years later, I'm blown away too, but by how lame the trick is. David wears a towel to make the switch to the body double smoother; "I saw David wear a towel, I see someone sticking out a towel, therefore that someone must be David", but it's just makes one totally aware that there's a body double. David goes in the stairs, body double in the bigger box. The helicopter thing is just silly though. If you think helicopter you haven't been close to a helicopter. He climbs or is lifted by a crane over, just like the camera. What makes me think a crane like the camera is that they spend lots of time explaining the crane in the trick. And when the assistants press their hands to the screen it turns to a trick at a kid's Halloween party.
There were 2 identical platforms and steps for both sides. They had a couple of ladders set up behind the cameras so Copperfield could get up and over to the other side while they did the rather drawn out "following the heart beat through the wall" sequence. And he was hiding behind the steps. Hiding in or behind objects as they are moved on and off stage is a very common way of moving people without being seen in magic tricks.
How can so many people standing on the wall be so stupid since not even one of them figured it out?. Besides, when did the magicians decide to reveal the secrets of their sorcery?
Also, why use animations and not real people to demonstrate how the so-called illusion was performed?.👺
@@benjaminfalzon4622 the people were all stooges.. copperfield and many magicians use this to make it seem more believable. The grand canyon stunt was performed by suspending him from helicopter.. obviously everyone there saw that.
Why use animation... pretty simple. Its cheaper than a flight to china and completely shows how the trick was done.. why would you need to see someone repeat it to be able to figure that out
Bullshit!!
I love how sarcastic this commentary is lol
chutiya bana rha vo...hehe
also the box with curtains was not square but more like trapezoid, and that helped the shadows
great explanation!! thanks man!!
Lol He's using sarcasm😁
The simplest way to do this is to hire an actor to be the double. The actor enters the shadow box, then the real David comes out from the other end. Problem solved.
This only works if the fake David is not required to be closely filmed or has to talk to the camera.
Such a sht explanation of attempting to reveal his trick.
but its how it was done...
agreed
why use windows xp paint?
You're stupid
youre right..how can they hold a mask while their hand is pushing the white shade
I very much doubt the platforms were the same. The camera pan takes about 40 seconds, that is just simply not enough time to get the platform to the other side AND set up the curtains again (as they were torn off). Plus, if you pay attention, the two platform are mirror images of each other, first one has the safety metal fence on the left side while the other has it on the right.
Since the camera only shows one place at a time, it is always possible for David Copperfield to change the apparatus he is in out of camera and audience shot.
I'm stunned at the amount of people who don't realise this is satire.
it was the platform. in the top video on TH-cam there's a clip 5:32-5:33 where you can see that the platform isn't as thin as they would have you believe that's whay all the other shots are from high angles it's a trapezoid. I can confirm this because I've designed models of this nature
To quote Brian Zhang: "The great wall has no hole on it. It was designed to defend Mongolian intruders, so if theres a hole then whats the meaning of the wall?"
The wall was built thousands of years ago. Yes, the original purpose was to stop intruders (which it failed at). This purpose is no longer necessary due to the territorial expansion of China. The wall is really in the way of modern development, this is why large sections have crumbled away. The wall is basically useless except as a tourist attraction but is so old and iconic that it cannot be bulldozed .
Interestingly, China bases it claim to Tibet which it invaded in 1950 and Taiwan which it want to rule over, on old maps which show these territories as part of China. Surely China should only extend to the Great Wall as that is where they once said where the country ends?
the great wall was more like the last line of defense
but not the border of thee country
They carried it through somewhere cos u can see them taking it apart
auteurAM The great wall was originally invented for the purpose of trying to keep death out so that the ruler wouldn't die, however later in line it was used as a defence
You are stupid on the trick there the two guys the both had one hand out the only way is if there was a third person
I think u misspelled the word on your name its written Amateur mate.
U failed hard on this one both historically and explaining the video. U mention he might hide in the stairs lol did u see how thin they were? or the floor?
We could see his shadow form becoz of the light the whole time so we would have seen him bend down and hide if that was the case how u explain that?
ur liberty explanation video was abit more reasonable though but u failed hard on this one
Saying "maybe it was done this way" or "maybe it was done that way" doesn't give us any new info. Anyone can make guesses like those too.
He hides in the stairs as it is moved to the other side of the wall. That is the crux of the trick. How the stairs travel to the other side is not shown on the video but is merely a detail. Most likely it is lifted by a crane while the cameras are focused elsewhere.
I wanna know how he hid in the platform when all it looked like was one board. Did he cling on to the back, or was there actually enough space to hide?
FSS Square Hiding in steps is a very common technique. The magician hides inside in an often uncomfortable position. When building the steps, they make it as small as possible and the lines make it look like no one could possibly be inside. Whenever steps are taken away during an illusion, almost for certain someone is inside them.
Secret compartment in the floor. Its just an illusion.
How I think he did it. We know the platform and stairs are not required so this is part of the escape. It’s a body double as we have no close up. He is already on the other side. It’s not his shadow it’s a projector screening a movie of him on the sheet. He is already in the steps at this time. The assistant reaches in to take a hanging towel as the movie shows him taking off the towel. This “proves” he is still in the platform when really the body double is in the steps. The other side which he is really on is done in reverse.
The steps are completely open. There is nowhere to hide. Unless there is some kind of mirror effect to make them appear open. This is filmed at night after all, so it is easier to hide those sort of things.
I just talked to Davie Boi he said nah it's bogus
He is hardly likely to say "Yeah that's how I done it."
@@auteurAM he sneaky 🤫🕴👀👻
How could they move the light source? It only had a small hole in the cloth on the opposite side of the cage through which it could shine.
They can't move the light, not to create the illusion performed. This guy is just guessing.
Ah yes, Helicopter. And holding up a mask. Makes sense. He forgot to mention he probably used the Underground Railroad being escorted by Harriet Tubman
Yes I agree, that is more or less how it was done.
The failed push through the screen on the other side was really lame. It was OBVIOUSLY the two people at either side of the screen pushing something against it. Look where their arms are.
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For the people who think someone can really walk through a wall... have a word with yourself.
Um people only have two arms and two hands so if the people had one arm each outside the blind then who was holding the mask...and there wasnt a person under the platform bc the platform underneath was see throw
Usually people who reveal illusionist tricks without the permit of their owner are getting sued. Good luck with this video ...if this is the way David Copperfield did it.
After watching the Masked Magician, it comes down to 2 possibilities:
(1) David has a body double
(2) The stairs are moved along with the camera crane
My best guess - Stairs are attached to the camera crane!
there are 2 possibilities...
1) its a trick and David doesn't walk through the wall...
2) its not a trick and David does walk through the wall
Take your pick!
Deranged Chicken Holy goddamn!!!!! That's so fucking brilliant!!!!...You will surely find a cure for the corona virus!!
We can see the camera crane moving, there are not any stairs attached to it. Don't you think that people gathered on the wall would see a giant set of stairs going over their heads?
@@geoffreyfoster1784 everyone in NYC around the statue of liberty saw that it was still there while he performed his idiotic "illusion".
This was explained in the book FaLun Gong by Master Li Hongzhi
how , pray , did you ever come up with this shit ?
shanice wee What are you, a refugee from Victorian England?
So It wasn’t demons?!
Demons have better things to do than entertain people with magic tricks. In fact it ruins their reputations for being well... demons!
It was likely demons certainly this guy's explanation is completely off
There are no holes or gaps in the great wall of china
Assuming the live audience is real, the most impressive part of the illusion is to bring the stairs to the other side quickly
Probably lifted by a crane. Carefully not shown to the TV audience as it almost gives the trick away.
The stairs are pulled away too early, he can't be in there. He was in the bottom of the platform. You can see it is slightly thicker at the side near the wall. Still thin, but enough to fit him in when he's lying down. You're right with the shadow, the lamp is just positioned cleverly so he can hide near the wall and cast no shadow. I don't think there is time to raise anything by helicopter while the camera moves. Probably there is an opening in the wall nearby (or ramps up and down the wall - it's not that high after all). You can see how the assistants hurry to deconstruct and move the platform. They arrive on the other side just in time. The hands and face appearing through the sheet are indeed props moved by the assistant's non-visible hands. It's quite smartly done, since there are 3 fake things visible at once (the magician's head and his two hands), so there must be some kind of prop that models both hands connected with a wire. When they let the sheet fall to the ground, the props are hidden under it. Not sure how the two-hands prop is flattened at that point, but that must be how it works. Cheers
Ah, there is a trick to go into the stairs too when using a double (see the masked magician's video). Gives them more time to move David over the wall too.
The helicopter was only a suggestion, more likely a more simpie method was used such as the ones you suggest. We cannot know which because the cameras under the control of the magician and his people were careful not to show anything to give it away.
I think it's a nice illusion on first glance, don't you think? The "naive" mind is fooled alright :-)
Certainly it is a famous illusion helped by the TV cameras showing selected angles and views to hide the method.
It isn't an illusion, It was a Shadow creature called David Copperfield.👹
Who else came here after watching him do it from watching the goldbergs
Were there no live spectators there? If it was TV only then there's no magic to it (even in the "it's an illusion" sense) considering anything can be done using special effects...
Come on, if there is a hole in the wall, why not David Copperfield just go through the wall to create the illusion instead??
+Morton Lv Because the section of the wall he goes through has to look solid.
For all the people saying there are holes in the Great Wall: there aren't!!! And that doesn't mean that you can't get past it!! If you want to get from one side to another, there are ways OVER it (and believe me, I've been there)!!! They would never destroy such a marvel just for an easier way to get past it!!
François Provencher Not now of course. However in past centuries there were times after it became useless for its original purpose that peasants and local officials would cart off parts to build houses etc. People didn't always regard national monuments as worth preserving. The same thing happened to the coliseum in Rome, where parts were recycled and used in other building projects as cheaper than quarrying new material.
wtf
There are no holes except for gates. As seen in the wide shot right before the trick it did not take place anywhere near a wall and also helicopter is not an option, cause there are no helicopters that dont make any sound.
Most likely it was by out of shot crane.
Alright, so this explination is rather daft and quite frankly shouldnt of even been posted. Firstly; It was video recorded on the spot in "real time." Transferance over or through the wall in 'holes' is out. Not that such a thing could be possible, but clearly not in this scenario especially with the great wall. Secondly; the steps were removed before the stage was so hes not hiding in those but in the stage itself and of course does not return but remains in the platform. By him I do mean his double, while the real Copperfield is awaiting the prestige moment of ariving. Angled doors within the platform allow for the concealment and opening of a compartment without disturbing the directional path of the lighting. You were however rather correct about the stage hands using props to push on the screen prior to the unveiling. Either way the positioning of the cameras and lighting was well done and its truly a magnificent display.
Did border police check his papers?
till now he still need to open door himself
Well, I would think that the Alliance would frown on this.
I love how president Kennedy is presenting all these segments. Keep em coming Mr. President!
RL R you have clearly never heard a Boston accent before lol
Why are the so many dislikes?
people always say I know how this is done or that is done but I don't think you could demonstrate to your neighbours how you could walk through a wall in your own home
Walk the Talk
+Sishan Naidoo I cannot build a car either although I can drive one.
+auteurAM building a car is one skill and driving is another skill
a car builder is not expected to necessarily be a driver and vis versa
one who says he can drive should be able to demonstrate driving and one who says he can build should be able to demonstrate building
To your credit you have a speculatory mind but science means theory then experimentation and then the resultant outcome
You only have Theory two steps short of Science
it shows how it is done on the magic show magic secrets revealed except the guy on that does it through a steel big thing
That explanation doesn't work for how Copperfield did it because in copperfields trick there was no compartment under the stairs
the other said theres a two man there
This video is so good
Wrong, you can see Jack Nicholson's smile from the moon :)
keep posting videos, I would love to see more of this
Thanks for your support. The channel is still alive, more videos when I am inspired and have the time.
@@auteurAM cool
You all directing me to super natural actually
Some people don't need too much directing.
No, he went through a 1 way door or did :noclip me
I can't understand why one would even try to decifer any magician tricks ! Magic is a very entertaining career. The fact that illusionnists master the art of performing such incredible stunts is in itself a gift for the public. I believe that trying to reveal their tricks totally invalidates the whole '' Fantastical'' experience. Yes, one can guess and speak out their views. We all are entitled to our opinion. But from my point of view, playing the detractor game only reveals that no imagination and dreams are allowed...Isn't just enjoying the show enough? Apparently not for alot of people. All the Magicians are ''Heroes of the Mind'' because they can take us through all kinds of sheer emotions if we let them. Trying to uncover their secrets , again for me, is a violation, a tresspassing. It's not a BTS movie, it is their career that one selfishingly put in jeopardy. So why can we just let our minds go wild and go along with the ride ? And I'm sorry to say that your explanations are only guesses. Through your say, only 5% is probable.... the rest...well...guess again...Thank you All the Magician in the world for your Great Gift especially in those Days of Covid...!
People that want to enjoy the magic and not have the spell broken need only not watch this type of video that looks at how they may have been done. Others like to ponder how they could be done and especially like to know which tricks are more a tv production and are not what a person who was there would actually see, relying instead on everyone there being in on it and requiring specific camera angles, film editing or special effects to pull off the illusion. If someone performs a trick in public, for money, I see no reason why it should not be commented on and examined.
How about the stairs are attached to the over head camera?
+Roger W what?
+auteurAM the stairs or the unit is attached to the camera rig. when the camera rig goes over the wall and lands on the other side it could be the same stairs that was on the orignal side
+Roger W Would not that look peculiar to anyone there. However the stairs are transferred to the other side, the idea is not to draw attention to it.
+auteurAM since it was a tv stunt who knows. But there are only 3 ways he could do this. Go over ,go under or go thru. The most logical is to go over. The video shows them pushing the unit and stairs out of camera range, so attaching it to the camera is possible. the the stairs are pushed into place on the other side. If the stairs were already in place on the other side then I would think going under or thru.
I notice the wall that he went through & came out of looked WAY different than the rest of the wall. Could it have been a dummy wall over a hole in the wall? I mean, they have holes in the wall. So, that could just be a covered hole. The face bit could have been an assistant while David made his way to the other side.
+Marilyn Newman Recently, I saw the end of a documentary on the Great Wall. It showed large gates in the wall to allow people, goods and horses to cross from one side to another. This is what I have long maintained but had no proof. Even when the wall was built, easy access from one side of the wall to the other at intervals would be needed. Now of course when the wall serves no useful purpose other than tourist attraction, it is essential.
@@auteurAM If there were a gate at that location, the audience would've easily figured out the trick.
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Have you watched the original video. The light is from the bottom,also you did not share the correct position David stand.
ya no es tan emocionante cuando conoces el secreto
Just walk lah
How would they get the platform from on side to the other
Lift it off camera by crane is the most likely way.
auteurAM wasn’t there an audience. Not trying to argue just confused.
There was an audience but the trick was mainly for the millions watching on TV. The TV audience never saw anything as the cameras were focused elsewhere. The live audience saw the platform being lifted by crane or whatever method was used. Most would not register its significance especially when other things were happening as a distraction.
auteurAM gotcha, thanks
Camera angles that's all it is
Doesn't explain how the live audience was tricked.
he as twin brother and it has been revealed
He does have a double.. but David is an only child
@@SimonQX They all have doubles and they pay those doubles VERY WELL.
Why does it seem like only approximately 3.7% of the people commenting on this video can actually fathom the English language? I've seen a lot of videos... But Jesus Christ, if you can't speak the language, don't bother commenting in that language. You're just going to get trolled.
Also, examine the "wall's" features, do ya really think a 2000 year old or even a few hundred years ancient wall would look like that? It looks like a local shopping Mall's decorating walls
I meant on the original video where he supposedly goes thru the wall
It is clear to me that sections of the wall are refurbished so that tourists can walk over a good looking wall. What it means of course is that they no longer walk on or even see the actual Great Wall of China.
That I understand, entire sections of the wall have been reconstructed or restored, but these actually look like a theme on an amusement park
hellicopter? hole in the wall? lol
You don't think there could be a hole in the wall? The stairs were probably moved by crane over the wall, it was just not shown in the broadcast.
auteurAM or a temporary set of stairs further down out of camera view. These people trolling you are insane wanting a bulletproof explanation. I do think a body double on the first side is the most likely explanation because it removes all the difficulty of getting the stairs over the wall, but it's not impossible that he had some other means of getting the stairs over. The hands were clearly the assistants' and the face was a molded mask being controlled by one of the assistants - you can see the assistant in the foreground being deliberate with how he pulls down the sheet to hide whatever mask/fake hands were used.
The great wall has no hole on it. It was designed to defend Mongolian intruders, so if theres a hole then whats the meaning of the wall?
Brian Zhang then again the wall is like thousands of years old and crumbling.you can even see pictures of those crumbled parts. Also it failed to keep the Mongorians out.
Have you see the stairs that David use on this trick??
What about it?
LOL, you can barely see the wall from the lower orbit of the Earth, let alone from the Moon.
Yeah, that is a stupid rumor that has persisted for centuries. The moon is 238,900 miles away. The earth is just a blue, featureless ball from that distance.
speculations, tsk tsk
the way u explain 😂😂
actually david copperfield have agreement with the demon to get a special power
Do you have a copy of the contract?
+auteurAM i see on facebook..three weeks ago..u can try google it..im not lying
+Faris Shah lol you crazy kid?
Too many assumptions here to be credible.
The EdgeCrusher What assumptions are these?
auteurAM
"He was hiding either behind the steps or the raised platform."
"It was either by helicopter or a whole in the wall or a gap on the wall."
I live for videos like these which reveal magician tricks. The thing is, if you want to b credible, you need to be specific and sure of what you're saying.
When they don't show it in the broadcast of the illusion because they don't want to give it away, it is difficult to be specific.
auteurAM Precisely. That's why they're called assumptions. Use too many and you will lose your credibility. If you plan to expose magician tricks and illusions, you need to be more specific and sure of what you're talking about.
The EdgeCrusher
You're contradicting yourself. It is by being specific you're making assumptions, and we all know that assumptions are the source of all fuck-ups.
HA HA this really is the silliest thing I've ever seen
Actually ..... There is no wall in China . 🤯 magic
Helicopter Ummm !!!
Published on June 14, 2014. You do realize that the trick was exposed at least 20 years before that, right? Get a job!
am sorry but how can a man big as that get in stairs like that?thats just unpossible
Nah man that shut was Fn real. I DuPont know why you trying to say he's not magic. That's messed up
A.K.A. The hide the SALAMI trick
Why are their so many dislikes? Lol this is a plausible theory.
it's camera trickery folks. the mind is a powerful thing and can be easily manipulated or convinced when you don't know the steps of how these tricks work. so . .
Great "explanation" how time will you say "or" and not actually reveal it??
When the performance only shows selected angles and omits vital information, it is impossible to be specific.
Then don't use 'revealed' in your title but 'possibility' but yeah clickbait and all right....
Body double...
the" wall is visible on the moon" thing is so stupid... Even the Chinese literature textbook take this statement seriously ... I was 10 year old and like"ok if the wall is visible, so is our house, cuz is definitely larger than 10 meters..."
Oooh its the stiipz!!
LOLOLOL @ 1:30 BEST PART
Its not like that i watched biggest magic trick reveled on tv the showed it
my good man, when you suggested that he might be hiding on the stairs, have you even notice that the staircase was already moved when he is still there?
anyway, nice deduction !
+emil lime Was he there or was a shadow there?
+auteurAM a shadow of course ! but doesnt seem he could manage to get inside the staircase this fast! must be simething else
The shadow surely came from a double. The staircase was removed 15 seconds after he came in so there was more than enough time for him to hide in the staircase.
Well duh - what do think he really walked through the wall?!
lolsagaze before the sunsets far away
and only where the green grass grows,
The lolsagaze!
Stone was tempered - and David not beaten,
walked and walked until he came upon a wall,
and in that dream the endless wall we always see - The lolsagaze!
he passed away and drifted through the stone that day.
His soul he sold's now cold and damned,
He'd spent it on some little glory. for him it was - The Lolsagaze!
two words stunt double
Exactly!
he might been hiding platform box.
you can revealed in spanish please
My Spanish is limited so I am unable.
yes thank you
Why did you spend time making this?
Same reasons anybody makes videos.
Sorry there whas no gap or hole in the wall
No need to be sorry, that was only an option since the TV show was selective in what it showed. The gap or hole in the wall was only an option to cover all bases. The magician was most likely moved over the wall by crane while the camera was focused elsewhere. Mind you if there was no natural way to get over the wall, the Chinese would have trouble living in the area in terms of trade and travel.
Gaps in the wall? Really? Do you not know why the wall was built?
Carston Shields Do you know the wall is no longer used for its original purpose (which it failed at) and is in disrepair.
More thumbs down than thumbs up. That says it all!
It's not visible from the moon...
Brad kava I heard that somewhere.