Price$15.00
Media TypeBook
CategoryClose Up, Stage
Date AddedApr 27, 2010
How To Levitate
Mayne, Andrew
Andrew Mayne
(Based on 1 review)
Learn how to levitate on the street, in your living room or on stage.
11 different ways to perform the most incredible illusion in magic!
- The Street Levitation
- Anti-Gravity Machine
- Broom Flight
- Levitator
- Impromptu Levitator
- Floating on the Edge
- Flight
- Up
- Suspension of Disbelief
- Mid-Air
- The Ultimate Levitation
Pages: 32 - Saddle Stitched, Photo-Illustrated, full-sized 8.5" by 11"
Reviews
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I love levitation effects. Let’s face it, you can’t beat making something, or someone defy gravity. I also have enjoyed Andrew Mayne’s work on the Weird Things podcast, and I still occasionally use his “Ghost Bills” effect. All that said, I’d love to give this booklet a better review than what I’m going to give it.
The booklet is staple bound and is full color on the cover, with black and white photos on the inside. While the methods themselves are solid, many principles and ideas go uncredited. For example, “The Balducci Levitation” is called “The Street Levitation” and gives no credit to Balducci. The most he gives as far as history to this and other methods, is that it’s his take on an old idea. He also manages to spell David Blaine’s name wrong.
Also, while there are several ‘different’ effects described and taught, many of them share the same methods. This is ok, since it shows the versatility of the methods taught, but don’t expect all of these to have radically different methods.
Finally, the pictures accompanying the text are screen shots from his DVD on levitation that is still on the market. So if these effects are already on a DVD, why would you also release a booklet?
I should also point out that you are not actually floating. You are creating the illusion that you are flying. This should be obvious, but I’ve read some complaints on forums that the methods aren’t ‘true’ levitations.
Some would argue that people won’t really be amazed by this, and that as soon as the initial shock goes away, they’ll figure it out. I’m not sure this will be the case with all these effects for all audiences, but I agree it can be an issue if the effects are performed poorly.
All that said, I feel the methods are solid and deceptive. The angles on many of these are similar to “The Balducci Levitation.” While I don’t think all these methods will fool all the people all the time, I think each one can be killer in the right situation. For example, I’m sure that the effect “Broom Flight” would kill at a Harry Potter themed birthday party.
There also levitations designed for the stage, parlor and the street. While this isn’t a perfect product, I think if you are looking for a collection of methods to make it look like you are levitating, this would be a really good place to start your research.
Three Stars
The booklet is staple bound and is full color on the cover, with black and white photos on the inside. While the methods themselves are solid, many principles and ideas go uncredited. For example, “The Balducci Levitation” is called “The Street Levitation” and gives no credit to Balducci. The most he gives as far as history to this and other methods, is that it’s his take on an old idea. He also manages to spell David Blaine’s name wrong.
Also, while there are several ‘different’ effects described and taught, many of them share the same methods. This is ok, since it shows the versatility of the methods taught, but don’t expect all of these to have radically different methods.
Finally, the pictures accompanying the text are screen shots from his DVD on levitation that is still on the market. So if these effects are already on a DVD, why would you also release a booklet?
I should also point out that you are not actually floating. You are creating the illusion that you are flying. This should be obvious, but I’ve read some complaints on forums that the methods aren’t ‘true’ levitations.
Some would argue that people won’t really be amazed by this, and that as soon as the initial shock goes away, they’ll figure it out. I’m not sure this will be the case with all these effects for all audiences, but I agree it can be an issue if the effects are performed poorly.
All that said, I feel the methods are solid and deceptive. The angles on many of these are similar to “The Balducci Levitation.” While I don’t think all these methods will fool all the people all the time, I think each one can be killer in the right situation. For example, I’m sure that the effect “Broom Flight” would kill at a Harry Potter themed birthday party.
There also levitations designed for the stage, parlor and the street. While this isn’t a perfect product, I think if you are looking for a collection of methods to make it look like you are levitating, this would be a really good place to start your research.
Three Stars