When I was a kid, I admired the precision of his work as much as the wonder of the illusions themselves. I took away so much from the way he and his team choreographed Heaven On The 7th Floor so that the doors opened on the beat, and his silhouette appeared at the exact moment the intensity of the song increased. Stunning, stunning, stunning attention to detail that’s inspired me to this day.
I actually saw this LIVE, in person, back in Fall of 1991. I was 12 years old at the time. David had a show at the Rajah Theater (now the Santander Performing Arts Center) in my hometown of Reading, Pennsylvania. While he was walking down the aisles of the theater, David high-fived me, twice!
Rohan Padiyar David Copperfield has always been a motivation to me. Not just in magic, but in several areas in my life. I had the honors of seeing David Copperfield in person five years in a row. The first show he came 5 feet from where I was sitting. Any closer and I could have shook hands with him
I was about the same age when my Dad took me to see this live at the Orpheum in Minneapolis. I remember there being fake snow as a part of the ending of the show with the flying around. It was really magical and beautiful to watch.
David Copperfield is the Michael Jackson of Magic world! I feel blessed to watched him on TV in the 80s! Yes you can watch it now over youtube but the sensation is just different. We gather as a family just to watch him on TV!
I used to look forward to his specials every year, starting with VII. I’ll never forget the first time I saw him live. He opened with “The Death Saw” and it hadn’t been on TV yet, so that was absolutely incredible.
You pretty much nailed it - families back then all used to gather after dinner to watch TV together. It was a family bonding experience. Sadly that doesn't happen anymore - one child is on their iPhone, another on their iPad, etc. Not to mention TV these days is nothing but reality shows such as My Kitchen Rules and The Bachelor.
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I saw David Copperfield live with this show in Oberhausen, Germany. And just in case, if anyone is thinking about camera tricks or special effects, I can assure you, that everything looked exactly the same as in this TV-special. It was overwhelming to see him fly and doing the elevator-entrance with my own eyes in real live. For me Copperfield is a living legend.
Thank you for bringing this back... I remember the graffiti wall and his conversation with Orson Wells... Flying though hits me in my heart... As someone who is bound to a wheelchair most days anymore... I wish for flight more then ever... to be free from my chair is one thing I want more then ever....
This program won 3 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program, Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Multi-Camera Production and Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries or a Special.
I watched David's TV specials when they were first broadcast, and this one was unforgettable! Flying blew me away! And when he performed in NYC for his extended "Dreams and Nightmares" run, I got to see him live twice. Flying was as amazing live as I could have imagined it would be. And all these years later, his presentation is still the best ... from music to choreography to the use of the live bird. I know he still performs in Las Vegas and hope to see him again someday.
Other magicians have done the "flying" but NO ONE does it like David. His presentation and using that emotional music from East of Eden makes it true masterpiece of magic.
@@SteveBrant55 First of all, it is a time-consuming intensive training, thanks to which there was no "swinging" on the special suspension and revealing the center of gravity. An absolutely precise performance that could fool even kinematics scientists. The music only underscores this performance, evoking emotion, not performance.
Thanks so very much for posting these videos. I loved these so much when I was a kid. I cannot figure out why these specials haven't ever been released as a remastered blu-ray set!
27 years later, David's flying illusion still baffles me, and leaves me speechless. I still haven't figured out how exactly he was able to do it, and honestly I don't want to know. He's the icon of magic in my eyes, because he knows how to appeal to the audience. Comedy, curiosity, wonder, and maybe a bit of dreaming in this case.
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There's a Wikipedia article about it - when you read how it's done, it's fairly anticlimactic, since what makes the illusion so impressive is the way David presents it, rather than the secrets behind it.
This is one of my favorite specials David did. One of the great starts of any magic show is "Heaven on the Seventh Floor". Yes it was first done by Doug Henning, but David performed it fifteen feet above the stage and can find great music to set the mood. Its sad that David no longer does anymore specials on CBS, but with the shows that give away the secrets, ruined the aww and wonder of it. Also "Grand Illusion" magic is gone. David is a great part of the 80/90's that is hard to duplicate.
Can you imagine taking credit of knowing a secret.and david worked decades on.and its so amazing.yet one moron ruins it for everyone .we all know how he flys.but its so much more to it
I saw this show live when he was on tour. I was convinced he must have been using static electricity to levitate the rose lol. I was a bit naive back then :) But the experience of watching the flying illusion live on stage was amazing!
Mate thank you so much for uploading this... I have been looking for the original version of his (from XIV) flying illusion for years! I think the full presentation of this illusion is beautiful & awesome. It is a pity they cut it out of 15 Years of Magic. Thanks again for finally uploading the proper version :)
His 'Heaven On The Seventh Floor' elevator illusion is hands down the best entrance ever. The mood, lighting, choice of song and the beat it hits when he comes down is spectacularly executed. Too bad this presentation can never be duplicated now because of the internet and the people who revealed past illusions and spoiled it for the rest of us.
80s kid doug henning first did shadow elevader illusion then princess tenko then david copperfield then kevin james and a nother illusionist did it i forget his name hope this helps you and everyone out
I love this. Thank you for the upload! I have seen him live 4 times and he never did the Flying. The last time I went to see him, I was hoping to see it but he never performed it. However, the first time I seen him, He signed a picture for me. I stood right in front of him and could not take my eyes off of him. He is such a legend. It was difficult not to stare at him in awe! He is my hero... A true inspiration!
Wow! I figured it was something he could only do on television. I would love to had seen that live! Did he do it the same way he did on his special? Could you see any indication of wires at all? I know it's done that way but I don't get how he makes them invisible. Hollywood movies use wires too but they are thick and visible and they remove them digitally later so it makes me wonder how Copperfield does it.
That's ridiculous. I know it was not fans. He would have been all over the place. Lmao! That's pretty cool. I wish he still toured. I would like to see him again. I took my older Son with me once when he was young and I want my youngest Son to see him too.
@@russ7868 Flying on tour was the same as the TV version except no audience members sitting in chairs on stage and no cloud models on stage. We were in 7th row and could not see any wires.
40:18, The clip from the 3 time Emmy winning CBS TV special, "The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying - Live the Dream" was featured on the PBS kids series, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood episode # 1717 "Be Yourself, That's the Best" was aired 8/26/1997.
I mean, it has to be a harness and pulley, but it's quite well hidden and the "tests" look believable enough. The shots on stage look like they cut between harnessed and non harnessed shots.
To fly is something I want to do... I would love to put on my suit from Greatest American Hero and just fly away.. Then I can leave my disability and wheelchair behind... Don't tell me this is fake... I don't care to know.. Sometimes we all need magic......
This is when tv was a huge spectacle and everybody watched with your whole family in the living room just hypnotized. Give are those days when it was magic and things still has a certain amount of mystique or fantasy. Now we're just too cynical
I did it live on my 700lb. TV back when this first aired. I couldn't believe it.. This was before a person could look *anything* up on the computer, so his illusions were breathtaking. They still are.
I went to see David3times And I also got his signature from him for abook i had about him...he's my favorite magician..and he's a nice guy...best magician ever!!!!!his magic is unbelievable
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KDrop the squeeze box illusion is created by Andre Kole Christian illusionist and to my knowledge david seth kotkin copperfield was the first to let the illusionist be squeezed in box instead of lady assistant being squeezed in box same for andre kole sword impailed illusion ps copperfield first did like everyone else let lady fall thru sword illusion that lady is joina spina to music my mike and the machanicks called slient running then copperfield let him self be impaled on andre kole sword impailed illusion during his alktaze theme to phill collins song i dont care any more ps he calls it on the edge
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I had a math teacher in fourth grade who did that kind of trick with our whole class.😅 He gave us instructions on how to do it to take home.... unfortunately I lost them.😕
Well, you need a lot core strength to make all those spins look so effortlessly in the harness. But other than that I'm pretty sure he could do it even better today.
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i dunno how real or faked the rest of the show is but there's nothing fake about the look on Richard's face when David teases him during the graffiti illusion!! he doesnot find the joke funny in the least!!!
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