- [Dean Cane] Illusion: the
Distorting the senses.
Challenging perception.
You can't trust what you
Meet the Masters of Illusion.
- Hi, I'm Dean Cain
and welcome to
Fact, or fantasy?
Did I really just see that?
That is the question
going to ask
and try to figure
and what is just pure illusion
performed by masters
Meet Chipper Lowell
- Hey! Hey everybody.
- Good to see you.
- Um, you've got to try this.
This is the coolest thing.
Put your hand out
If you would please, very nice.
And just hold on to the
- Um, okay, just gonna...
- Just don't move.
This is gonna be great.
- This always makes me nervous.
I'm getting even more
- This is awesome.
- Okay...
What?
- Okay, don't move.
- I'm not...
...going to move.
(laughter and applause)
Oh wow, that's pretty good.
- I would call
(audience laughs)
- That was pretty good.
(applause)
I've seen countless
but there are a select few
wondering, how exactly
This next illusion
Without further ado, Eric Jones.
(applause)
- Oh god it's so good to
I want to show you guys
I don't know if
magicians are really
So competitive in fact,
that we consider to be
It's called FISM, it
around the world
And what happens is
we share our favorite pieces
hoping to fool one another.
Not just audiences
but magicians as well.
Something else you
magicians are kind
We have scales that
in order to become
The trick I'm about
is something I plan
that I hope fools you
some of my magician buddies.
It's a really easy trick, it
I'm going to use the four aces,
but also a bunch of court cards.
I'll show you the four aces.
You'll also notice that
I've got these
What these stands
keep me honest so
that I'm not sneaking
You'll notice that the
Now, a lot of magicians
what they're going to
I'm going to explain
The idea is that I'm
on each of these little podiums.
Last but not least,
I'll leave that off to the side,
a little bit separated
The next thing I'll do is
I'll take three of
three and only three,
Like I said, I'll
you can't go wrong that way.
...and what's going to happen,
is that the aces
from these packets to travel
to arrive over there by
you seeing it right
Now that you know what to
(music playing)
I'll start with the first one.
Let's see, what do we have?
We have the "Ace of Clubs".
I'll do it super slow.
(music intensifies)
The moment I blow,
(blowing)
I know it doesn't
but one card has
(shock and applause)
I know, I know. We'll do it
Now you know what to expect,
lean in closer to your screen.
Watch really close.
The next one let's
We end up with the...
Ah!
...the "Ace of Hearts".
This time what
I'm going to leave
but the magic will still happen
under the cover of darkness.
Watch.
(music continues)
(applause)
Thank you, that's number two.
The last one is always
And this time, we end up with
"The Ace of Diamonds".
This time, I'll leave
This time I'll only
I'll go in super slow motion.
(intense guitar riff)
(applause)
- Wow!
- Three cards down,
on the entire planet,
With a little luck...
(applause)
Thank you! Thank you!
- These days there
and websites to send
Well, our next illusionists,
Let's hear it for
- Hi, my name's Farrell
- Trino!
- And we are here with
from the audience.
You are?
- Victoria!
- Victoria
- And your name is?
- Stephanie.
- Stephanie!
- Victoria...
- ...Stephanie!
- Trino and I are fascinated
that have been
In particular, there
technology for teleportation.
- Teleportation is the
to travel from one place
and invisibly.
- We want you to imagine
there is a line down
and Trino and I will
In fact, we are
as far away from each
What we are going to
one dollar bills.
Victoria, I have a marker here.
I'm going to have
Trino's going to do the
he has a blue one,
and I'm going to have
across George Washington's face.
I almost forgot his name!
(laughter)
So go ahead and
or print your name
(suspenseful music)
- [Trino] Perfect.
- Victoria!
Now I want you guys
because it happens very quickly,
and it happens only once.
The bill...
1, 2, 3!
(applause)
- What!?
- Is that your name?
- No!
(applause)
- [Victoria] It's
- Oh! Right! It's no problem.
- Right here is that your name?
- Yes.
- Yes it is.
- Oh my god.
- [Dean] Next up, the
by Kevin Li, when we come back.
(applause)
- A magician never
or apparently, their recipes.
Here's Kevin Li.
- All right well hello
I'm here with someone
What is your name?
- My name is Loraine.
- Loraine, pleasure to meet you.
- Pleasure to meet you too.
- Now, Loraine, being a magician
doesn't exactly
but I would consider my mom
because she can take simple
and then turn it into
Whenever you have
you really feel
And every time I travel
I really crave her dishes.
I have the recipe saved
Some secrets on here Loraine.
So I want to challenge myself
by recreating it
I brought some supplies.
We can use this cup,
chopsticks of course,
and I made some broth earlier,
so this will do nicely.
In case things get a
don't worry, I have a napkin.
(giggles)
... and finally, the noodles!
(record scratching)
that.. the nood...
(laughter)
It's okay we can change tactics.
I think the recipe might
Loraine, I have
Don't worry. Bam.
(laughter)
Bam! Let me show
(techno music)
(scraping)
(laughing)
This is how you make
Just like that, very fresh.
So you could hold them
...and this is going
average cup of noodles.
Can you see that?
- Yes.
Can everyone at home see that?
Now, to top it off
(suspenseful music)
Loraine, we should heat
Could you go like this with me,
rub your hands and just
Good!
(audience oohing and aahing)
That is starting to
(applause)
... and you can put
Ladies and gentlemen,
cook a home-made meal,
on the fly!
- [Audience] Wow!
(applause)
- This is still a
for the moment of truth
How does this taste?
- Mm!
- Ten out of ten?
Thank you so much
"Eat, eat, eat."
Enjoy the rest of that,
and mom I hope I made you proud!
(applause)
- [Dean] Up next,
the always-amazing My
I hope you are fired up
We have the always-hot, My Uyen!
(applause)
(suspenseful music)
(tambourine shaking)
(music intensifies)
(applause)
(ominous music)
- [Audience] Ooh!
(applause)
(tambourine shaking)
(applause)
(music intensifies)
(applause)
- [Dean] Next, watch
of Jonathan Goodwin.
Okay, prepare for some
that can only be
Here, is Jonathan Goodwin
(applause)
- I'm working with
and fiercest ladies
and I'm going to introduce
but first I want
When I was four years
for a crossbow for Christmas.
And because my
than a four year
But I'm nothing
and I asked them
until I was sixteen.
Eventually they
a crossbow, and lessons.
My teacher talked
because he wanted
He would say "Jonathan,
it's what you miss
That never really made sense,
but he did manage to
that did and I would like
The crossbow is really
Its design hasn't changed
a thousand years.
Please allow me to give
(music intensifies)
That, is a little over
Please welcome to the stage
the ones that are
The fearless, Kelsey Johnson.
Now, for fear of being
I'm going to make that same
The only difference this time,
the stakes are just
(music intensifies)
(applause)
She is a great lady
(applause)
The balloon is a
we're going to see if
just a little bit for you.
This time, Kelsey is
I'm going to see if I can hit
(music intensifies)
(applause)
Thank you.
That's never worked before.
(applause)
A sheet of newspaper,
along the edge is
a quarter of a milometer thick.
This is where it
(music intensifies)
(thud)
That thud, did you
That's the sound of
being mildly disappointed.
(laughter)
(music intensifies)
(thud)
(applause)
Thank you.
(applause)
Now that quarter of a milometer
is about the limit of a target
So now, I'm going to
I'm going to try to hit a
I have here a blindfold.
It's made of one piece of metal.
The reason I bought you
I really want to press upon you
that you cannot see through it.
I'm going to try to hit a
but by hearing it.
And because of that it is
that you remain silent for
Thank you.
(music intensifies)
Ready?
- Yeah.
(suspenseful music)
(bell ringing)
No.
- You okay?
I guess that is a bit
(nervous laughter)
Again.
There is a little echo in here,
if you could give my
that would be great.
(suspenseful music)
(bell ringing)
(music intensifies)
(crossbow clicks)
(balloon pops)
Ladies and gentlemen, Kelsey!
(applause)
(rock music)
(applause)
Thank you.
You know, it took me ten
but eventually I
I now know what my teacher
"It's not what you hit,
it's what you miss that counts."
Let us show you.
(rock music)
You remember right at
I said I was working with
two of the greatest
Well you met Kelsey, let me
(audience applauding)
- Well this has been amazing.
I wish we had more
But you'll have to
Until then, I'm Dean
(applause)