Criss Angel Walks on Water Magic Tricks
Criss Angel born Christopher N. Sarantakos is an American musician, magician, illusionist, escapologist, stunt performer, and the creator and director of the Criss Angel Mindfreak television series on A&E Network. Now he is trying to simulate and replay what Jesus Christ did more than 2000 years ago, by walking on water, in a magic and illusion performance that’s stunning.
What’s the secret of Criss Angel walks on water magic trick? How he does it? The secret will most likely points to illusion and camera video editing. The most convincing explaination to the trick is that Criss Angel was walking on some kind of floating device, or plexiglass, or transparent plastic bridge, or glass path, or vertical poles, which may have some gaps for swimmers to occasionally swin across it. Some also suggested that wires support was been used to hang him, which may be positioned under his arm, especially on the first 25 seconds or so. For all these tricks and optical illusion to happen, so all the ‘audiences’ and ’swimmers’ in the vidoe are actually the actors in the magic that were hired to add realistic and believable feel. The video may be edited by using CGI to hide the think platform in the water.
Some even suggested that the shots were taken on different times that is edited together to give you that illusion of reality. The theory is that because at some times he demonstrated no weight hitting the surface, while on the far away shots, his weight is visible as he hits a surface. Another theory is that the toes on his back foot bend as walking on a flat surface, while on another sequence of the video which supposedly shot from Criss Angel’s camera as he looks down while walking, his toes no longer bend.
Some interesting points highlighted from the video on the magic are:
- Criss Angel walked on his heels and his pant hung down and covered the heels.
- His walking style looks unreal and unnatural on the front part of the magic.
- The girl in red bikini swam underneath the water instead of crossing the path.
- Water line on his pants changed, if you believe that the magic sequence was shot in multiple times.
- A girl crossed between his legs after he took down his shoes, so the area may be without any platform.
- In some shots, Criss Angel didn’t show weight hitting or weight shifting when stepped down, which made suspension possible.
- His feet seemed like not stay in a position when stepping.
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July 27th, 2008 12:56
Wow, this show sucks. Anyone of you fans have any sense of reality? A&E needs to cancel his show. This guy is a fake. What cracks me up are the actors trying make it real. Not even an elementary kid would believe his stupid tricks.
Laters!
July 27th, 2008 07:20
Are you Ready….
July 25th, 2008 02:57
If anyone would actually read the article, and not take offense to it right off the back, you would see not once, does he “diss” Criss Angel, or lower the credit that he proudly deserves. All he is doing is explaining his own personal thoughts on how the “illusion” was performed, heaven forbid that some of us have brain stems, and would like to know how such things happen. No doubt Criss Angel walking on water was an amazing illusion, it took time effort and loyality just to be able to pull it off, I give him tons of credit just for that, because me nor any of YOU have the determination. And, then he actually went through with it. Guts.
But come on, planes look amazing in the air, and so Criss when he walks on water, or other numerous tricks that honestly do blow my mind. But, when did we start discouraging people to wonder?
It’s pathetic if you’re throwing out insults for someone who just wanted to find out “how”.
July 24th, 2008 11:34
If you notice, before he steps in the water his pants are already wet. Also, he takes bigger steps at different intervals as to step over some sort of gap. Any how this is still an awsome illusion, that’s what magic is.
July 24th, 2008 07:59
oh jezus… get a life and a job… seriously, i am a loyalist and FUCKING PROUD OF IT. And yes, Criss Angel IS an illusionist and YES he DOES do it for fun. So… shut the FUCK up and GET A LIFE. ROCK ON CRISS! XD
July 24th, 2008 05:10
Hey if Dr. Albert is really a doctor please tell me where his practice is located so I can stay clear of it…I’d prefer to seek medical advice from a scarecrow as from that of Dr. Albert.
July 11th, 2008 12:18
criss angel is a fraud!!! I know for a fact (insider info) that ALL the people around him are PLANTS (in on the trick) and that there is ALOT of post production editing done to digitally erase certain things and edit scenes together that sometimes were taken on different days. You people are soooooo gullible I wanna PUKE!
July 6th, 2008 21:22
No duh! Its an illusion! Most of what he does IS an illusion,thats what magic is so go get a life. Criss angel rocks the hell out of my world
May 6th, 2008 17:27
why he is balancing while walking, what kind of magic is dis. he cann’t balance while steping.
May 2nd, 2008 22:16
make ‘im call me
May 2nd, 2008 22:13
Wow annie,my homey, do u have a brother?cos if ur bros like dat i woud like to meet ‘im an all dat mabe get him in da pub!
May 2nd, 2008 22:00
john stop fucking around insulting angel u pissbagi have a real fucking hatred for u so i wont stop insulting u,u wide whanking shit faced cock master
May 2nd, 2008 21:52
fuck u john i mean sereously fuck u…
May 2nd, 2008 16:52
FUCK U, U whanker john go drown urself in piss only not just ur balls this time.
May 2nd, 2008 16:47
John(58) your a fucking wide pissbag, go drown in a pile of sogy shit
May 2nd, 2008 16:42
whoever says criss angel sucks balls is a fucking whank. hes amazing so go kill yourself pissbag.
April 4th, 2008 09:57
Hay stephanie, i saw what u wrote. go FUCK your self that gay Dr. is right he is a fucking fake
call me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 4th, 2008 09:54
Fuck this shit going home angle sucks balls
February 20th, 2008 20:45
u see a dark man go infront of where he is gonna step then he steps there how can u say theres platforms or floating things as he wouldave knocked them out of the way,
girl under him blows out bubbles and he steps on the bubbles that makes a ripple
notice the little things to make it true not the things to make it fake
December 19th, 2007 09:32
This so cool I am a doctor and this reall from my mind and ho think it is not reall they are fucked
November 11th, 2007 19:56
criss is undoubtedly a great performer.this for me is what sets him above the rest. He is taking the art of illusion and making it exciting to a new generation. all intelligent humans realise that its not real. Some intelligent people watch ‘professional’ wrestling. its the same thing. its showman ship. I would like to see criss mix in some real slight of hand tricks without a preselected audience. the real tricks are the ones that can baffle your eyes. tv makes it too easy. i dont believe criss has any special powers, but i am sitting watching him now and am truly entertained.
October 31st, 2007 10:08
cant you ppl just stop trying to discredit him his profession is an illusionist this is what he gets paid to do. do any of us come to your job to discredit what you do. i dont think so so cut it out and let the man work.
October 29th, 2007 03:36
wat the fuck!!!!!!
this is total bullshit!!!!!!
CHRIS ANGEL FUCKING ROCKZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
n if anyone disagrees wit this than……
FUCK YOU!!!!!!
October 7th, 2007 10:24
Have you noticed that at the end of the walk, he steps on the surface of the water directly in front of the edge of the concrete side of the pool? But if you look closely, his foot will sink slightly, and he’ll lift it up, and change position so that that same foot is on the concrete. BINGO!
September 11th, 2007 18:47
You can’t say he is a fake.
What he does is he is an illusionist, as many people have said.
They’re tricks, there for entertainment.
And it is exactly that, entertaining.