David Blaine Tricks from Tv Specials

Sep 26, 2014
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Hello

i am a huge fan of David Blaine and he is my inspiration to do magic and people have told me a lot of the tricks he does are available to purchase online. i was wondering if anyone knew the names of the tricks he does and where i can get them

here are links to his specials
http://youtu.be/zr3R1D7GUU8
http://youtu.be/CSnGlRoJOck
http://youtu.be/bLk9OdF9T3I
http://youtu.be/Ki5fRls2uv4
http://youtu.be/Oic_k9v6vPU
http://youtu.be/_CvQhL1WB1k
http://youtu.be/kTLRpsMhtJw
http://youtu.be/RAiWABRx9tM

Thanks
 
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WitchDocIsIn

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Yes, much of what Blaine does is easy to find or learn. However, I'll be honest with you, I'm not watching your links just so I can give you a laundry list of items to purchase and try to be the next Blaine clone.

Instead, I'll try to guide you to becoming an actual magician who expresses themselves with their art -

Start with a beginner's set and work from there.
Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic is probably the best book you can start with. It covers everything from close up to parlor/stage. Yes, some of it's a bit corny, but you'll learn how to do the tricks physically, and you can present them however you like. People in the forums are happy to help you refine your presentations.

Joshua Jay's Magic! A Complete Guide is another good starters book. Both this one and Mark Wilson's can be found at places like Barnes and Nobles for around $25.

The Royal Road to Card Magic is still the best place to start with card magic in my opinion. Mostly because it's got a solid foundation of material, and it's cheap. Around $10 on Amazon. This means you're not making a huge financial investment just in case the interest in magic doesn't hold.

If you prefer video over books, I have to say Ellusionist's How To Do Miracle Card Tricks is an excellent start. While the name is a bit on the nose, it covers the foundations and it's only $35.

For Coin magic, Bobo's Modern Coin magic will probably always be the go-to beginner's source. It really does cover everything. Easily enough material to work on for 5 years, and you can also find it for around $10 on Amazon.

If you want visual - Eric Jones' Metal series is a great primer for coin magic.

Since you are specifically citing David Blaine, I'd recommend either The Royal Road to Card Magic or How To Do Miracle Card Tricks. Bonus recommendation: Card College volumes 1 & 2. They are a bigger investment, financially, but they cover more material than RRTCM.
 

Josh Burch

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Aug 11, 2011
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Hello

i am a huge fan of David Blaine and he is my inspiration to do magic and people have told me a lot of the tricks he does are available to purchase online. i was wondering if anyone knew the names of the tricks he does and where i can get them

here are links to his specials
http://youtu.be/zr3R1D7GUU8
http://youtu.be/CSnGlRoJOck
http://youtu.be/bLk9OdF9T3I
http://youtu.be/Ki5fRls2uv4
http://youtu.be/Oic_k9v6vPU
http://youtu.be/_CvQhL1WB1k
http://youtu.be/kTLRpsMhtJw
http://youtu.be/RAiWABRx9tM

Thanks

I love David Blaine as well but when I see posts like this it feels too much like exposure to just give a list of where you can purchase all of the effects he used on his show. I agree with Christopher here, most of what he performs can be found in the classics he lists. Besides what good would it do to perform only David Blaine's effects? Try finding your own voice and perform magic you want to do!
 
May 21, 2014
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Those are all pretty long, but if you can get it down to a smaller list of which tricks you're most interested in, I can probably help you figure out where to learn much of what he's doing. I don't know the secret behind every effect he does, but I do know a lot of them.

Even if I show you where to find the information, though, you're still going to have to pay for methods and/or gimmicks for at least some of it. If the mods deem it necessary, they can edit this post and I can PM you the product information, but some of Blaine's tricks are actually sold here on T11. If we can't talk about where to buy particular tricks on a forum for a magic dealer that sells some of those tricks, this world is an even more confusing place than I thought.

Anyway, here are some sources that will help you learn magic that Blaine is known to use in his specials, starting with things I know to be available from T11:

Center Tear (Spidey has a version on T11 called "Shredder")
eXile
Invisible Deck
Commercial

Bite-off coin/folding coin
Cigarette Through Quarter
The Raven
Fraud
How to Do Street Magic

That's just a start. Aside from that, I fully recommend the sources Chris mentioned. Much of what Blaine does is actually just fundamental magic that he's dressed up for TV and filmed until he got crazy reactions, and those sources teach those fundamentals. In particular I recommend Royal Road and Mark Wilson's book

I also recommend that you take all the tricks you learn and make them your own. Feel free to learn some of Blaine's magic and to learn from his performances, but do your best to present your magic in your own way. If you come across as a carbon copy of another performer, people are less likely to appreciate your performance on its own.

PS: I understand that you guys are trying to make him a better performer by not spoon-feeding him, but showing him what ethical sources he can learn from isn't spoon-feeding. Many (if not most) of us get our start by imitating our favorite performers at least to some degree, and ALL of us get started by learning other people's tricks. The fact is that Blaine does his magic using tried principles and utilities that range from simple to advanced, and if that's what this person wants to start off learning, there's nothing wrong with that. It will give him a solid list of effects to start with, and many of them are effects he'll find in basic magic books that he should be buying anyway.
 
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