Floating Card Magic Trick

Chris Dare and I grabbed the camera and headed out to Newburgh so he could perform some street magic. This was called the Floating Card Trick.

KEY POINTS TO CREATE EMOTION

- Handheld camera: creates the “reality” as if we are there

- NO CUTS: viewers would think it was “fake” if there were any edits or cuts during the performance

- Music: opening shot creates feeling of “this guy’s the real deal”

- Music: song drops on the beat at the trick’s climax

- Variable lens: allows for zooming in and out to get close up to what’s happening with the card and wide shots for people’s reactions, creating emotion