The Magic of Will Tsai | Quick D

Captain Disillusion ponders the very concept of magic by taking a close look at the work of one particular illusionist.

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[skimmington]

the magic trick at the end wasn't him disappearing, it was him being able to snap with gloves on

[obviously]

America's got -talent- a team of editors

[AmiYamato]

Whats more mindblowing than those magic tricks is your editing!

[MagyarGaben]

Everyone asks "Will Tsai?" but nobody asks "Should Tsai?"

[stevenbridges]

As a magician, I love this video.

I always try and live by the rule 'If I can't do it live, don't do it on video'. If I were to ever use visual effects, someone smart like yourself would expose me. I'd rather people figured out I was doing sleight of hand then using VFX.

I had no idea the Will Tsai performance was edited. Such a shame. And seeing you break down his other stuff. Ugh. Makes it harder for 'legit' magicians to keep up with the people that are doing VFX because it's very difficult for us to do stuff THAT good.

In my opinion though, with magic it's only cheating if you get caught. We are doing magic tricks. As long as people don't find out how the trick is done, that's all well and good. I just think that methods such as VFX and actors are bad methods because if people find out, you've lost all credibility and I think that most of the time people WILL find out.

I'll stick to sleight of hand and misdirection.

[LittleJimmy]

I remember one time Penn and Teller were asked why they still insisted on doing their shows live instead of on film or TV where they could potentially reach a larger audience. Their response was simple: No matter how much you assure the audience that the video has no editing or trick photography, as soon as a trick has been preformed on camera instead of live there's always going to be the possibility in the audiences mind that the trick is the result of visual effects. The only way they can guarantee their tricks are "real" (that is a physical illusion as opposed to VFX) is to do it live.

And I agree with P&T. Whenever I see a supposed "magic trick" on Youtube, the first thought in my mind isn't, "Wow, how did they do that?", but rather, "Okay, how did they fake this?".

[kevinh]

The horse whinny when showing he's a "visualist", had me laughing. It's the hundreds of little throwaway things that make me enjoy watching your videos multiple times.

[kosmonautdan]

"It's a reality show. It's all fake."


Current decade in a nutshell.

[Cuestar]

You have the most TV Show quality Channel on Youtube. I love it so much I really can't even describe the feeling your videos give me.

[zachmcnamara]

I don't know why but when he said "visual effects are for the people" it filled me with pride

[Vennnaya]

The real magic trick is how D clicked his fingers with thick gloves on.

[MarceldeJong]

The biggest trick at the end of this video is of course Captain D snapping his fingers while wearing gloves

[kevinocta]

I feel weird: I just keep rewatching Captain D episodes again and again. They are just such good quality I'm on my third watching of everything on this channel. Thanks Cap'n D for making such high quality videos they are worth (at least) 3 viewings!

[yanasto]

Your channel is criminally undersupported. I've been watching you since the channel started and I love your work. Thank you for these educational videos that I'll be showing to my kiddo when she gets old enough.

[NekoreoGolden]

How did he do to disappear at the end? :o

[Rhyton]

That magic trick at the end is the same like my Dad used to do when I'm still a child. Amazing!

[sysghost]

The good ol' dissapear with a flick of a finger. I tries that once... and.. will never try it again. Took me ages to find myself again.

[TankRunner]

3:20 Jesus, that was a deep cut into the Youtube Lore, I love it.

[Davesoft]

Clicking your fingers while wearing gloves, truly the greatest magic trick of all time.

[theturbolemming]

Incredible work! Can't believe you found those tiny clues in the America's Got Talent clip. Outstanding Quick D, Captain!