Magic Blew His Mind! (ft. Brian Markenson) 

To be a good magician, you need to be good in magic To be a great magician, you need a Wren in your audience

Wren.exe has stopped working.

Niko is literally a Mythological hero. Knows wizards, can do the Odyssey axe shot, and has a beard.

"And I was amazed.....to find out.....that this magician....is 100% CG..."

I’m glad he paid special attention to Wren, he’s like a little kid lol so cute

You can just see Wren's faith in logic and reason fade away over the course of this video.

The rubber band trick: magician: "im not going to snap this at you don't worry-" wren: "I trust you." magician: "-i dont know why you would do that but okay"

He knows his audience. For Wren he treated it like he was showing an excited kid and with Sam he made it out to be a demonstration and more of a conversation and that was cool to see the adaption

Can we have a compilation of Wren freaking out?

I actually practiced cards manipulation for a while, there's no big secret about all these tricks: It's all magic. All of it. Magic is real.

02:37 Wren is in the classic child-so-excited-but-trying-to-contain-it pose 😂

Magician: "So now the card is lost in the deck" Spectator: "yes" Magician: _Deception 100_

That was really fun; Wren's reactions are priceless. I'm even more impressed to see that this isn't even Brian's full-time gig; he's also an engineer at Oracle.

Haha omg, when Wren stands up "I'm Wren!" you can just see he's well aware that he's about to just get lost on a magic ride into the unknown and unpossible.

Wren is legit the cutest human being ever

This guy must be level 100 in both Illusion and Alteration.

But even he doesnt know how i made my lost guitar picks disappear and reappear after 5 years even after changing houses. Now THAT's magic.

So no visual effects....so there was no.....Wrendering? Poor Wren :(

Being a card magician myself, I knew how a few of these worked, even Crazy Man’s Handcuffs, even though that’s with rubber bands. Does it mean I didn’t enjoy watching him? Of course not. Magic is only about 5-10% the secret. The rest is in the story and performance. For me, it’s enjoyable to see someone else’s routine on an effect (e.g. The Linking Rings or an Ambitious Card routine) and seeing new ways to do what is in essence the same performance. There are even some routines I’ve seen that, even knowing exactly what is going on, still fool me a little because the moves and slights are so smooth. I personally think knowing the secret can help someone appreciate the art of the performance more.

The rubber band trick is 10% prep and 90% practicing that damn trick over and over and over.

"I trust you" "I don't know why you would do that" Lol

Sam was planted, the only reason he was apart of corridor digital for so many years was for this very moment

Can't take this serious knowing this is a VFX crew with a magician...

Wren is precious and must be protected at all costs. He's the type of human that keeps the magic alive. If he ever has children he's going to be an amazing dad.

Aaaaaaaaaaaand Wren's officially lost his shit

During this time, Corridor Digital's bank account was emptied out. All thanks to their power of imagination.

6:55 on quarter speed. Especially Wren's dopey "I trust you." is great :)))

I love Wren's reactions, it's just a wonderful combination of pure joy and amazement, with a dash of "I so want to know how to do that!".

Figured one out. As for the rest, prepare the pyre we have a witch to burn.

Just saw this awesome magician last night at the Magic Castle. He is a great guy and his tricks are even more amazing in person! Not gonna lie, I flipped out just like Wren did.

I liked his answer when asked why magicans don't explain tricks. He could have been all mysterious about it or something but he actively encouraged people to go and find out.

7:05 I saw the magician snapping the rubber band out of his finger and then catching it and stretching it again but on the other side. It's super subtle, but you can even hear the snap

he's a really good talker

I want to reveal that his pin on his lapel shows that he is a Magician Member of the Academy of Magical Arts.

7:09 god wrens little “nu...” is hilarious.

Wow! Brian was a dorm floormate of mine at uni in the early 90s. We used to hang out and he always did these cool tricks and blew our minds with his brain teasers and other games. All the energy and enthusiasm from that time is still there after all these years. GO BEARS!

I love spotting sleight of hand tricks. I saw how he did several of these, but the really impressive part to me is to be able to perform these 100% accurately almost 100% of the time. There's no room for error in these or else you give away the trick, and that's why I love these guys.

I sort of half figured out some of these, but 75% of good magic is presentation, and man this guy's presentation.

Those tricks are so basic, but the way he presents them are sooooo good! It really does add to it, regardless of knowing the method or not

Wren is a amazing person. He’s so enthusiastic happy and funny all the time but at the same tine he’s smart and great at acting. I freaking love that guy ❤️❤️

-Do you want to see a magic trick? -No!

Wren looks like a little kid haha

Rule #1 in debunking magic tricks: Never believe what the magician tells you

I thoroughly enjoy not knowing how they're done, and don't want to know. I like imagining that it's actual magic.

"Im gonna use the 6 and the 9..." niceeee

Wren's receptive to magic, that's so cool to perform for this kind of people !

The "double dove" was so perfect on the rubber bands. He definitely deserves to be in the club

I just came across this during quarantine, and even before I watched it I thought, _Having someone perform magic, _*_specifically for these guys,_*_ is a fantastic idea for a video._ And it was great to see how much they appreciated it.

Good thing Sam didn't draw a red card. Magician doesn't know how close he came to death.

HAVE BRIAN MARKENSON DISH OUT THE CARDS IN AIRSOFT TTT!!

the fact that i remember watching this video at the beginning of highschool, and here i am still watching sam and niko when my university application is literally due in three weeks... wow. thank you guys for everything

I Love how he does simple tricks, on a mechanical point of view , but the way he presents the trick is what makes it awesome.

I've learnt the rubber band one before, but that was smooth af

How he presented the performance, was so elegant and professional. Kinda brings you down to Earth, you know?

I really didnt expect to watch this til the end but it's mesmerizing. This guy is crazy talented.

I stopped performing a few years ago, this guy reminded me what it's like to see magic as a lay person again. kudos

I see a lot of faces I don't know, mainly because they're rarely featured in these videos. Could you do a video where we meet everyone?

Hey wren... Do you believe in magic? In a young mans heart How the edits can free him whenever it starts And it's magic if the wrender is groovy It makes you feel happy like an old time movie I'll tell ya about the magic It'll give you direction but it's like trying to tell a stranger 'bout colour correction If you believe in magic, don't bother to choose If it's an indie film or the youtube blues Just go and see It'll start with a smile that goes a way for a while But comes back again when you fit export movie! Your fingers start tapping And you can't seem to find How you got there So just blow your mind If you believe in magic Come along with me We'll edit until morning, just you and me and maybe, if the effects aren't right I'll meet ya tomorrow so late at night We'll do some edits' baby then you'll see all the magic's in the moment of the new movie, yeah Do you belive in editing magic? Yeah. Believe in the edits in a young mans soul believe in the edits that make the video roll Ohhhh, talkin' bout edits Do you believe like I believe? Do you believe in edits?

I love how these are simple tricks but his performance makes it so much better

i always love Wrens genuine reactions to magics & tricks

Wren, your reaction to all these tricks completely made my day.

The only thing thats magic here is that oversized dog in 5:59

Bringing Magic back to the Crew 6 years later. Wren forgot the power of his Imagination.

I do watch this episode once or twice a year, just to see the pain and joy fused together in Wren's face on every trick

I loved doing rubber band magic tricks in school and the one he performed (Crazy Mans Handcuffs/Quantum Bands) was one of my favorite's because you always got a great reaction, I was so happy when I saw that this trick was going to be performed to everyone, know wat a great reaction it would receive.

Watching Wren's mind get blown is sooo entertaining :D

Knowing how the tricks are done makes many of them even more impressive. I know what card moves he must have made for those tricks, but the fact that even watching for them I can't see him do them is a testament to his incredible skill.

This has really inspired me as I have been doing magic for a while and some of these simple tricks I do, but the way he performs them clearly enhances the reaction which is what I love about magic: amazing people

analyzed every single frame of the video. I should go to sleep now...

Most people are like: "this won't fool anybody", and then fools everybody I'm the guy who's like: "This will fool everybody", and then fools nobody

Wrens reactions are so wholesome. Bless that man.

That rubberband trick with wren was incredible talent with slide of hand. It's so precise and quick, I love it.

I love the wonder in Wren's face every time haha!

Had a smile on my face during the entire video! very fun to watch

Wren was ready for his mind to be blown, but it got disintegrated instead.

this man is so wholesome. It warms my heart and I rewatch this video every now and then

That guy was amazing! Props to Niko for bringing him in.

I'm rewatching this in 2019 just for wren's reactions

I love it, his changes are so smooth.

I use to practice magic tricks and showed them to my friends and teachers at school. Some of the tricks he did are the ones I use to do. I stopped practicing eventually but I do still love to watch magicians perform even if I know how many are done.

Card College is one of the best book series on card manipulation and slight of hand. Great stuff.

Magic is actually fucking dope...

i absolutely love the enjoyment and power of magic and what it can make someone feel when either seeing it or preforming it, was about 2 years ago when i was 15 and staying in hospital, didn't know when i'd leave and bored out of my mind, my mum went out to get a coffee and she came back with a deck of cards, she bought from the gift shop, and so due to the free WI-FI and my a laptop i got to borrow, i wanted to see if i could learn any cool tricks, i stayed up until 3 AM in a dark room with nothing but the laptops screen for a light i learned two tricks then went to sleep, woke up, buzzed a nurse into my room and i showed her those tricks perfectly, it wasn't a trick to her it was pure magic and i love that memory to this day :)

You guys make magic all the time, but it was a real treat watching you all light up for real magic. Lol

13:20 you can see in his eyes that this guy absolutely LOVES doing magic and being a magician.

Who come here after the part 2? After 6 years later

Wrens genuine child-like reactions to magic are exactly how I feel as well. Amazing episode and I'm only 6 years late.

I love the fact that him and other magicians choose to let the applause go towards the person involved with the trick.

A lot of new faces... Can we get a video showing EVERY corridor member?

This made me smile with such innocent awe! Brilliant video guys!

This is just so wholesome. Love it.

This guys slight of hand is fantastic.

12:32 - "It's literally 2 cents on Amazon."

6:43 mouthing "what the fuuuuu" is me

This guy was so good. His performance is next level. Great job to the magician :)

I love @9:30, they talking about kid's magic and most of these tricks were all basic magic tricks but his presentation was spot on!

I'm looking for the switch at 5:10, this is insane

9:05 "Try to picture that card in your mind." *SNAP* "The card is now in your brain."

Brian is fast. I love magic. I hate knowing how most of the tricks are done. with a really good magician like Brian its still fun to watch.

The true magic is the execution and presentation.