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  • Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
  • Paul demonstrates his box levitation trick as a 'tester' to a small general public audience in a tiny theatre.

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  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  10 років тому +164

    I do find it strange how sometimes people feel that they have to work it all out. As I have tried to explain so many times in my life, when you watch ANY kind of magic show/performance, you are watching a drama, a play, performed by an actor playing the part of someone with the ability to defy the laws that bind us to the planet. So... enjoy the play and dream the dream.

    • @sSunbeamM
      @sSunbeamM 9 років тому

      Paul Daniels if i would ask you wheather you get help from spirits, would you give me the true answer?

    • @thepauldaniels
      @thepauldaniels  9 років тому +17

      sSunbeamM After 66 years of reading about the occult, religions and their roots, so called psychics and their methods, I have to say I have no belief in any of them. I understand why people want to believe, but it really is all created by mankind.

    • @thepauldaniels
      @thepauldaniels  9 років тому +14

      ***** It seems to be a modern trend wherein TV performers blend camera editing/trickery in with performance magic. I'm not a fan of that genre. The simple rule when we were making our TV shows was, if we can't do it for real, in front of a real non-stooged audience, we don't do it.

    • @thepauldaniels
      @thepauldaniels  9 років тому +2

      ***** I can't spend too much time on here, but drop in when I can.

    • @thepauldaniels
      @thepauldaniels  9 років тому +9

      ***** Explain to them that a magic show is no more of a lie that any film, theatre play, opera or ballet. It is a Stage Event and Theatrical Art. As with all shows the enjoyment comes from the presentation and the performers

  • @handsomebassman
    @handsomebassman 11 років тому +7

    Paul, you are an absolute legend, and no one can top your level of showmanship. Class act, as always.

  • @TheKarlJeffery
    @TheKarlJeffery 12 років тому +5

    Thanks for sharing Paul - You're still the one true inspiration behind so many of today's success stories. Much respect to you.

  • @flaxvert
    @flaxvert 9 років тому +19

    Thank you for entertaining and inspiring so many people with your fun and magic! I know you are now preparing for that great magic circle in the sky but you have left such an incredible legacy in our minds, our hearts and especially here on UA-cam where we can admire you forever more! Debbie Mcgee, you were a fantastic assistant and I know you will look after our Paul, say Yes Paul!
    You will always be my childhood magician, take care mate!
    Steve, 41, Grantham.

    • @thepauldaniels
      @thepauldaniels  9 років тому +12

      +Flaxvert Steve C Thank you for the message, my family and I appreciate all the support we have received.

  • @BarryAllenMagic
    @BarryAllenMagic 11 років тому +8

    A truly exceptional piece of magical illusion - delivered brilliantly.

  • @mariahpyles7923
    @mariahpyles7923 9 років тому +12

    THAT IS FREAKIN AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing illusion, and ... what a great showman!!!!

    • @thepauldaniels
      @thepauldaniels  9 років тому +6

      +Mariah Pyles ...and who am I to argue with that? ROFL

    • @mariahpyles7923
      @mariahpyles7923 9 років тому

      :)

    • @zerg4788
      @zerg4788 9 років тому

      +Paul Daniels Not to be rude to you sir but to see a man of your age and for you to be doing this kind of stuff it really makes me happy and feel awesome. By the way a man like you using rofl made me cry of laughter xD Good Game Good Sir

  • @ashoknair6535
    @ashoknair6535 10 років тому +2

    Dear Paul, Amazing stuff! Am watching your work after nearly 20 years. You were the first "entertainer" I watched in the early 80s when I was in my single digits - your magic was fun and not a mind-freak! ;) I still have some of your shows on VHS tapes. And thanks to youtube, I can now introduce your magic to my 6 year old daughter in India.

  • @freakmod
    @freakmod 11 років тому +4

    This made me feel like a kid again, I loved it!

  • @djliggy
    @djliggy 9 років тому +2

    Since I was a little boy aged 6 my brother and i always enjoyed watching you perform your magic,you always made more of the trick than just a trick mixing with a comedy twist, class magic,very entertaining..thanks Paul,your my hero...😉

  • @KarpowSCX
    @KarpowSCX 11 років тому +2

    Dear Paul, after all these years I came across on your UA-cam channel. I was watching your shows on tv 30 years ago as a kid and found them absolutelty fantastic. It's heart warming to see you in such a great shape and still doing magic. I wish you merry christmas and happy new year Paul! You are the man. :)

  • @Double0Inside
    @Double0Inside 9 років тому +2

    Im currently on a continuous viewing spree of your magic tricks Paul haha
    Im 19 years old and im really not a fan of the big and extravegant tricks. I prefer the smaller ones. This trick has such a plain and simple look to it but it BLOWS MY MIND.
    Youre without a doubt my favourite magician and not only because of your tricks but because of the way you engage the audience! So fun to watch. Some of this is absolutely hilarious! I wish you could come back onto TV like you used to years ago so people my age could see you and just how awesome you are. Even a tour would be great. Id love to see your love performances.
    Anyway i just wanted to say youre amazing and just hilarious hahaha keep the videos comin!

    • @thepauldaniels
      @thepauldaniels  9 років тому +17

      MONeill247 I love the typo at the end of your compliments... you definitely cannot see my 'love' performances, but all public magic shows are listed on my web site.

    • @utterlyawesomevideos7993
      @utterlyawesomevideos7993 9 років тому +1

      +Paul Daniels One of the best Freudian slips by MONeill247 I've ever seen :D

  • @willmarcombe
    @willmarcombe 13 років тому +1

    Going to Porthcawl with friends, to see you and Debbie this Thursday. Everyone very excited. Best wishes, Will

  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  12 років тому +2

    From kperry 5000: Hi Paul. Just wanted to tell you that you’ve had a huge influence on sparking my interest in magic as a child. I used to watch the PDMS almost religiously as a kid.
    I'm now 27 and proud to say still fascinated by magic. Although I've never picked up magic professionally, It's still a huge part of my identity. This may seem odd but it has taught me a lot about the world.
    Just wanted to say thank you and glad to see you're still at it ;) cheers

  • @OttoErdmann
    @OttoErdmann 12 років тому +1

    Mr. Daniels, I watched you and your son preform on Fool us with Penn and Teller. And that was brilliant. I'm a beginner magician and only know a few slight of hand routines and want to get started on the cups and balls. I laugh so hard watching your Chop Cup because I can't even keep up. I love it! Thank you.

  • @JonDonnis
    @JonDonnis 11 років тому +1

    Usually such levitation tricks on a big stage involve fork lifts hidden behind the curtain, but this doesn't look the case here, so I assume the trick is hidden under the curtain, I wont spoil it, but it is an awesome trick, very clever and well made, and Paul Daniels still got amazing spiel for the presentation! Should be on TV! We miss you Paul!!

  • @brycerice1
    @brycerice1 11 років тому

    Bravo! Such a great show you put on--a wonderful performance.

  • @jackleg693
    @jackleg693 14 років тому

    a true gentleman and a gifted pro. Plus a wonderful patter for a beautiful illusion. Inspirational.

  • @OttoErdmann
    @OttoErdmann 12 років тому

    This may sound really dumb but I can't believe I'm talking to Paul Daniels. Thank you for taking time out of your day to reply.

  • @smouallasm
    @smouallasm 11 років тому

    thank you man i was kid when i saw u for the 1est time and i never forget you
    now am 34 and u are amazing
    am sorry english is not my language
    but thank you any way

  • @marky26uk
    @marky26uk 9 років тому +1

    I miss you on tele Paul, Great trick

  • @timmyfkenlee
    @timmyfkenlee 11 років тому +1

    Dude i just seen you and your son on Penn and Teller Fool Us season finale, such an amazing piece of magic you and your team absolutely amazed me that trick was fantastic!

  • @roscoe0609
    @roscoe0609 11 років тому

    Just a wonderful job..such a great show...

  • @ANIMATIONDOTORG
    @ANIMATIONDOTORG 11 років тому +2

    Third time watching, still can't figure it out, really looking forward to the live show in derby this friday :D

  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  11 років тому +6

    It's a bit obvious if you watch the recording on UA-cam. I like watching foreign magicians with their different presentations.

  • @GlenndalfTheMagician
    @GlenndalfTheMagician 12 років тому +1

    That was fantastic!

  • @paulrushworth1
    @paulrushworth1 12 років тому +1

    Great illusion... I know what Paul means when he says he is having so much fun doing live shows.... I rank him alongside Doddy... you HAVE to see him live... he is BRILLIANT LIVE! ... and what a very nice man he really is.

  • @YouTubeMrP
    @YouTubeMrP 10 років тому

    I have been trying to convince my wife that, although the likes of Dynamo and Derren Brown are brilliant at what they do, Paul Daniels really is a master craftsman. A terrific illusion, sir.

  • @MagicoJoel
    @MagicoJoel 10 років тому

    Well done Paul. Your a high flyer for sure. Excellent illusion.

  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  11 років тому +2

    Ahhh... I can understand you thinking that. The box has to be placed carefully to make sure you don't 'catch' any of the cloth underneath the box. If you do, when you rise upwards you can't lift the cloth to the height you want it to go without running the risk of tipping the box over.

  • @spcarlson
    @spcarlson 11 років тому

    Absolutely brilliant!

  • @wargraig6809
    @wargraig6809 11 років тому

    As a twenty something lad about town, PD was the bore of Saturday night in the 80's. As an aspiring beginner magician at 50 odd years old, the guy is an absolute genius. Yes, I can see what is happening, no, I won't say. And even if you do know, the execution is a thing of beauty. Be entertained, for goodness sake. And if I can ever do Chop cup even a tenth as well as PD, I will be proud. A national treasure and I am slowly watching all those shows from the 80's on uchoob. And if he made a mint, he deserves it IMO.
    Well done PD, and if you do find the time to answer, which do YOU think is your best performance on uchoob and how many practices did it take?
    Respect for your magical talent.
    W

    • @thepauldaniels
      @thepauldaniels  11 років тому +2

      I really do enjoy all the different aspects of magic so I don't have a favourite trick. In any case I don't think it's for me to say; that is for the viewer to decide and all I hope is that they like more than one :) Best Wishes.

    • @wargraig6809
      @wargraig6809 11 років тому

      Paul Daniels
      Cheers. Take care. Respect.

  • @thepretzelball
    @thepretzelball 9 років тому +2

    I watched you're video on making magic interesting, and you turned a floating trick into a box filled with Everest air.. brilliant! and also , I saw some of your cups and balls routines and as a result I made my own and posted it on my channel. Thanks for all the laughs, Paul.

  • @AdultsOnlyMagic
    @AdultsOnlyMagic 12 років тому

    *big stupid grin and wild applause*
    Well played, sir. Well played.

  • @Offshoreorganbuilder
    @Offshoreorganbuilder 10 років тому

    Thanks for the upload!

  • @zarrow50
    @zarrow50 11 років тому +2

    I think there is a hidden platform Paul rises up on which is not part of the box.

  • @TheStevenWhiting
    @TheStevenWhiting 11 років тому +1

    I like being fooled with magic but HATE camera tricks or edits. Another reason why Paul is still a master as all perfect slight of hand etc with NO camera tricks or edits.

  • @scottyswanstreetmagiclive7852
    @scottyswanstreetmagiclive7852 11 років тому

    This is so clutch!! I love it!

  • @jasonmalcolm9962
    @jasonmalcolm9962 11 років тому

    Paul, will you coming to New Zealand at all? It would be great.

  • @kingrobert1st
    @kingrobert1st 11 років тому

    I was lucky enough to see the Great Muthukad with his self made Indian Rope Trick at the Stockholm Water Festival. He told me it was mechanical but he never gave away the secret.

  • @JustinNathanielAdams
    @JustinNathanielAdams 11 років тому +1

    Right when he stepped in and said the air will start to spill out, the vent on the floor started blowing cold air on me lol

  • @wgfraven1
    @wgfraven1 11 років тому

    great illusion paul, that was just amazing

  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  11 років тому

    I wish. You can carry this onto any stage in front of the audience and it works.

  • @ibolarroc
    @ibolarroc 10 років тому

    your such a legend sir.

  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  12 років тому +1

    No kidding...I'm still learning... Improving and thinking should never stop

  • @zarrow50
    @zarrow50 11 років тому +1

    I have think there is a hidden platform Paul rises up on which is not part of the box.

  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  12 років тому +5

    My helium underwear is a personal matter and nothing to do with how this trick works. :)

  • @Intiom
    @Intiom 13 років тому

    Great story, great illusion, great entertainment!

  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  12 років тому +8

    Well not only are you rude you are also so very wrong in so many different ways. Firstly, like most of the media, you never came to a live show and saw some of the gags that I did with it. As for being cut down it is very easy to 'have a go' in retrospect whereas the truth is the media never spotted it until the wig maker told them (which I didn't mind) that I had one.... THEN it was obvious,It was never a secret and I used to love sneezing at parties and sending it flying across the room.

  • @HeyJD123
    @HeyJD123 13 років тому

    Oh, ok. I thought I had missed out. Thanks for the reply.

  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  11 років тому

    No.. they don't. This was shot all in one take in front of an audience. One box from start to finish. If you can't see the knife marks then that could be something to do with lighting, camera angle or whatever, but they are still there.

  • @garylstrickland
    @garylstrickland 13 років тому

    Wow! Simply amazing!!

  • @rohojamagic
    @rohojamagic 15 років тому +1

    Fantastic! ...... I think I know how its done. You fill your socks with helium just before you come on stage?

  • @docbrown1972
    @docbrown1972 12 років тому

    I am wondering in what line of work is it required to be able to spot a wig? And who cares. It makes no difference with or without that Mr Daniels is an amazing magician and personally if he were to return to TV tomorrow I would watch him. My earliest memories of magic contain the Bunko Booth and asking the audience to walk all the way around the props. Thank you for you years of entertainment. Neil

  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  11 років тому +1

    Ideas? From books, magazines, dealers, imagination. I seem to have an instinct for what might be a good trick and for how to make it interesting or entertaining. Kettle? I did it two different ways and I don't know when I'll upload it ... sorry.

  • @kamshik
    @kamshik 11 років тому +2

    Well, isnt he just climbing the two sides of the box that are reinforced with metal or something?

  • @zarrow50
    @zarrow50 11 років тому

    I am always trying to work tricks out,lol.
    A trick on The Mind Freak Show, on digital, looked to have been heavily edited as you could see the film jump.
    Not possible with a live audience, lol.

  • @daviddurand3631
    @daviddurand3631 11 років тому

    Can I ask you Paul who comes up with your trick ideas? Have there been any that in theory sound great but just couldn't work in the end?
    I always remember the kettle trick you did that would pour out any drink that was requested! that is a great trick but have been unable to find it on UA-cam! Would you be able to upload it? keep rocking, Dave

  • @davesunglasses9106
    @davesunglasses9106 11 років тому +1

    Did you get that as a present the day after Christmas day?

  • @tarrek
    @tarrek 12 років тому

    No idea how this is done. What a great illusion.

  • @EddyRice
    @EddyRice 13 років тому

    Wow he got 7 minutes out of this.Very entertaining.

  • @daviddurand3631
    @daviddurand3631 11 років тому

    You should have been a comedian, love your wit!

  • @ChrisEMagin
    @ChrisEMagin 12 років тому

    So great !

  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  11 років тому

    Thank you.

  • @OttoErdmann
    @OttoErdmann 12 років тому

    It seemed like it took me forever just to do a simple classic palm. About how long did it take you to perfect your Chop Cup routine?

  • @HeyJD123
    @HeyJD123 13 років тому

    This Theatre looks very much like a theatre in my city which held magic show a while back.
    Though it is very unlikely. May I ask, was this in South Australia, Adelaide?

  • @OmarGarciailusionista
    @OmarGarciailusionista 10 років тому

    you´re amazing maestro! do you have this illusion for sale?

  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  12 років тому

    My pleasure

  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  12 років тому

    Thank you

  • @Clock88
    @Clock88 11 років тому

    Hi Paul! Quick question: After you performed 'The Camera Trick' in 1985, were you approached by David Copperfield in 1990 asking permission if he could do his variation on it (as it was your original idea)? Fantastic trick. Life long fan of all your work!

    • @thepauldaniels
      @thepauldaniels  11 років тому +12

      Yes, David was honourable enough to not only ask permission but also to make a sizeable donation to a charity I support. You are right in that I did invent the entire illusion.

  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  11 років тому +4

    Nice pun... but I had to design it and make it. :(

  • @038483
    @038483 12 років тому

    And that was nothing like a bit of humour...:)

  • @FutureVisionShows
    @FutureVisionShows 9 років тому

    Great illusion SIR GREAT...all my respects to you SIR

  • @etownaaronjh
    @etownaaronjh 12 років тому

    where can i get this? is this for sale?

  • @zarrow50
    @zarrow50 11 років тому

    I like the effect,I just noticed after you had demonstrated the box was normal,but with two cutouts, you replaced it carefully as if it needed to be placed round something that was hidden by the blue cloth.
    By-the-way,I saw your Brixworth show and had a good time.

  • @judo231
    @judo231 11 років тому

    Great illusion Paul...

  • @christinatorrey7317
    @christinatorrey7317 11 років тому +1

    Raised platform with second box under stage

    • @thepauldaniels
      @thepauldaniels  11 років тому +1

      Nice method buy this one can be done on any platform anywhere or on the ground outside. :)

    • @thepauldaniels
      @thepauldaniels  11 років тому

      Paul Daniels Doh... 'BUT this one can be....

  • @roti822000
    @roti822000 10 років тому

    Some magic tricks I can figure out how it was done or almost, for instance this one, since you did not move the box and the curtain, I can say something hidden beneath the floor that help you to levitate. In other hand, some other magic tricks are really very hard to explain that you already did them and other magicians too.Thanks

    • @thepauldaniels
      @thepauldaniels  10 років тому +4

      Mohamed Khan Nope... this gets carried onto any stage and there is nothing underneath the stage required. It's magic :)

    • @roti822000
      @roti822000 10 років тому

      I mean there is a small gate on the bottom hidden by the blue curtain. I am sure this one is not a magic just trick hhhhh

    • @thepauldaniels
      @thepauldaniels  10 років тому +15

      Mohamed Khan Mohamed ... ALL 'magic' is illusion and conjuring. I am not going to tell you on here how this works. It is my own invention. I will tell you there is no gate, no trapdoors, no electronics.... why not just enjoy the illusion and the presentation?

  • @niceguy8215
    @niceguy8215 9 років тому

    Big illusion or simple magic. The important thing is we do apriciate and injoy what magicians do. Now if you don't belive in magic then watch other video that could intertain you. I'm not a magician but I do love magic.

  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  12 років тому

    Cups and Balls? You sure have a LOT of reading and practicing to do

  • @nicadcock
    @nicadcock 9 років тому +1

    saw p daniels and debbie last yr in newark very upset at the moment all our prayers go to you both nic x

  • @kingrobert1st
    @kingrobert1st 11 років тому

    When I saw him he had a shorter rope because he was on an elevated stage and he took a boy from the audience to climb up it. However, I fooled him after the show with a tear restore cigarette routine. I never gave away the secret!

  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  12 років тому

    Light as in helium?

  • @AlexFate
    @AlexFate 10 років тому

    A great illusion - and if I may say (with respect) the fact you are 'not as young as you once were' makes it appear even more impressive... but I think I know how you did it. Is it magic? ;-)

  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  12 років тому +2

    It's magic :)

  • @brandonjohnson995
    @brandonjohnson995 12 років тому

    U r a great magician

  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  12 років тому

    Nope... although I had seen this version it didn't fulfil what I wanted to do... be able to do it absolutely surrounded, pick the box up and show right through it and flatten it and so on.

  • @Hairlficksmodelphoto
    @Hairlficksmodelphoto 12 років тому

    Oh gosh ET is spamming Paul Daniels videos with hate. Wonder hwy her life is so insignificant

  • @kamshik
    @kamshik 11 років тому

    That may be correct. even still, the very shape of that thing just makes the whole thing feel somehow wrong. It looks climbable. If you are not climbing anything (which you are), then you may need to work on the exact shape of that boxy thing. Otherwise a great performance ;)

  • @dantiler3792
    @dantiler3792 11 років тому

    The best thing about this trick is the way the knife marks in the box vanished at the end of the 'trick'. (Or maybe it's a different box with a lift mechanism in that wasn't changed back to the cardboard one after the levitation bit was complete?)

  • @thepauldaniels
    @thepauldaniels  11 років тому

    Thank you. I try.

  • @JeffersonDinedAlone
    @JeffersonDinedAlone 13 років тому

    @killertweety Not knows, knew. Henning died in 2000.

  • @jaymagic33
    @jaymagic33 11 років тому

    First thing I live the fact that every comment on here is a positive one I see So many videos that people comment with how they think its done or they reveal the secret. Second I live this its great as a magician/illusionist. Myself i often find that im not entertained by because either I know the secret or the performer is just plain boring and at times I admit. I start to lose faith you sir are one of those people who restore my faith Thank you.
    Jason Proakis

  • @albyd77
    @albyd77 12 років тому

    Grande paul

  • @RotasDW
    @RotasDW 12 років тому

    Dear Mr Daniels,
    I remember watching your television show when we were living in the UK and I think I remember watching you step into a galvanised bucket with a loop handle then bend down, grab the handle and lift yourself off the floor. I can't, however find any reference to this illusion anywhere online and certainly no video of you performing it.
    Can you please put me out of my misery and tell me if I'm going senile early or if you actually did perform this feat.

  • @MrDarkmu9
    @MrDarkmu9 13 років тому

    how would you stand on a cardboard box dummy?

  • @FutureVisionShows
    @FutureVisionShows 9 років тому

    I have want to meet you and shake your hand SIR...Can i have the opportunity ?

    • @thepauldaniels
      @thepauldaniels  9 років тому +2

      Future Vision Events & Weddings I guess the only way is to come to one of the shows. They are all listed on my web site

  • @RotasDW
    @RotasDW 12 років тому

    Senility it is then. Thanks at least for clearing that up. Next to patent the idea and work out a method *grin*

  • @redrik11
    @redrik11 12 років тому

    That's great Paul.. Now over to the wedsite to check the price!!

  • @jonabank
    @jonabank 11 років тому

    Amazing =)

  • @RotasDW
    @RotasDW 12 років тому

    Curses, foiled again - or should that be galvanised.