this was the best i've ever seen

[u/mateusonly]

[u/elleadler]

This belongs on r/videosthatendtoosoon. It’s the best example of everything that sub embodies.

[u/sexbuhbombdotcom → u/elleadler]

Link to full video

[u/Huge-Blacksmith2419 → u/sexbuhbombdotcom]

Thank you, what a fucking awful clip op posted.

[u/madhattr999 → u/Huge-Blacksmith2419]

The cutaways to reactions is awful. It just convinces me to never watch this show. Watching an edited version without all the cheap broadcasting tricks would be great.

[u/OmNomDerriere → u/madhattr999]

Especially as the reactions almost never correspond to what they've been edited to be adjacent to.

[u/Mattock79 → u/OmNomDerriere]

I live in Las Vegas where Penn and Teller film their Fool Us show. I was watching an episode one day and after a magician completed a trick, the camera cut to a shot of a young couple in the crowd who were smiling/laughing and then clapping. The couple were some friends of mine that I'd worked with for awhile.

I sent them the link and they told me that they didn't even see the magicians in that episode.

So they were literally edited in to a show they weren't even there for.

I'm pretty sure most audience shows like this just have hours and hours of B roll crowd reaction shots they just kind of grab at random to fit whatever reaction they "need" for that shot.

It's nuts

[u/TibialTuberosity → u/Mattock79]

I went to a taping for the first season of the short-lived Steve Harvey talk show. We were the first audience for the first episode and they did about 30 minutes of shots of us clapping, gasping, and various other reactions. Also just recorded a shit ton of audio and straight up told us they'd use it as needed in various episodes in case they needed specific audio or reaction shots.

As someone who worked in entertainment, it's so much easier when editing to have a huge bank of that kind of stuff to cover anything you might need, rather than hoping that you get it all each time. Is it sneaky? Yes. Is it completely necessary to produce a polished product? Also yes.

[u/gameryamen → u/TibialTuberosity]

As a video game tester, my department was given a special assignment one day to go stand in a parking lot and record crowd reactions for a sports game that was in production at a partner studio. Just 40 underpaid nerds in a office park going "oooh" and "aaah" and "woooo!" I think about that every time I hear cheers or conversational chatter in video games.

[u/therealkami → u/gameryamen]

The voice actors on critical role are always making jokes about vocal sound effects and directors asking for them to sound like they got hit a certain way.

[u/DigitalUnlimited → u/therealkami]

Just listened to a podcast a guy was talking about Chris Farley, when the director would want background noise/talking, Farley would yell "MURMUR EVERYONE, MURRMMURRR!!"

[u/DontTellHimPike → u/gameryamen]

I would’ve been sorely tempted to add a Wilhelm Scream into the mix for a laugh.

[u/JorjeXD → u/DontTellHimPike]

this is something i might totally do. thanks for the idea :)

[u/tinyOnion → u/gameryamen]

that’s the best thing i’ve read all month

[u/RyanGlasshole → u/TibialTuberosity]

It makes perfect sense as to why they do it the way they do, I just wish they didn't do it at all. Unfortunately garbage TV like this isn't going anywhere for a long time because it's made with the lowest common denominator in mind.

​

It is fun to watch really bad TV to laugh at the absurdity with friends occasionally though

[u/Vorticity → u/RyanGlasshole]

My feeling with this kind of show is that I like to just suspend my disbelief for a while and enjoy it in the same way that I'd enjoy any other kind of fiction. I just enjoy it for what it is and ignore the trickery and fakeness.

I don't think that means that I'm lowest common denominator. I think that means that I'm not completely jaded and am willing to buy into some silky showmanship without getting upset that it's "fake".

[u/Angry-Commercials → u/Vorticity]

Also, not everything needs to be super high quality and intelligent. Like I watch the art house films. Love the cinematography, the stories, the acting. Just beautiful works of art.

Sometimes I also just want to sit down with a frozen pizza and a beer and have fun with my friends. Sometimes shows like this are great to just sit down and just relax. Enjoy something.

[u/GD_Insomniac → u/TibialTuberosity]

'Polished' product, aka not reality. Holden Caulfield ruined this word, but it applies to any reality TV or game show that edits heavily: phony. Editing to tell a story is fine, if what the viewer wants is a story. Shows edit because they want to control the narrative, but if you advertise as a talent show how can any of the talent be taken as true when the final product is cut to ribbons?

[u/reddetteuserr → u/TibialTuberosity]

I did something g similar once as part of an audience for a music based tv show. They had so many shots of us all applauding and cheering from literally every angle possible and then about halfway through takes of a musical act (where we had to do several shots of the audience swaying to the music and smiling), another random show came in and took a portion of us out to cheer for their show lmao I have no idea how many shows I actually ended up being in the background for

[u/TheFlayerDuder → u/Mattock79]

I mean, I do the same trick when editing porn. Basically one camera on her face, one on the action.

If I need to cut due to an outtake I just fade into her face for a moment then back. Most people will then ignore the rest the inconsistencies.

I shot a 5 minute bj video, and with some pov to third person shot editing doubled the length.

[u/lennarn → u/TheFlayerDuder]

And it's not noticeable that she's doing the same movement again on the other camera? Incredible! I think we need some examples to be sure what exactly you mean (for science)

[u/TheFlayerDuder → u/lennarn]

It's not, the trick is to grab b-roll from later in the video. So she isn't repeating the movement, but you are actually seeing further ahead in the video.

By then, you won't notice the repetition.

As for examples, I tend not to give those out. The actress is my wife. In order to maintain the illusions her clients can get a chance with her if they shower her with cash, we try to keep our marriage under wraps.

I don't know if video exists on reddit, but photos do.

[u/destronger → u/TheFlayerDuder]

have you thought of using star wars transitions just for the hell of it?

[u/madhattr999 → u/OmNomDerriere]

Maybe that's true, but it really doesn't matter. I just don't care about other people's reactions. Unless maybe I'm watching with family or friends and want to make sure they're enjoying it. These edits are basically like a laugh track to "convince" you something is good/funny/etc.

[u/El_Rey_247 → u/madhattr999]

Since the measure of success is whether the judges like it or not, getting a temperature check with them makes sense. Everything else is just fluff.

[u/JamesGray → u/OmNomDerriere]

My aunt went to Canada's Got Talent or some shit as an audience member and she said they had them stay after the performers and just do responses based on prompts for footage of the crowd, so it may actually be reactions to being told to react.

[u/rh71el2 → u/OmNomDerriere]

Basically every close-up reaction shot in reality shows.

[u/TheKingMonkey → u/OmNomDerriere]

The reactions were probably recorded several hours before or after the performance. The audience close up reactions might not even be from the same day, but how can we tell the audience what to think if they don’t see a close up of Amanda Holden feigning astonishment?

[u/ironicart → u/madhattr999]

IT ALL GOIN TERRIBLY WRONG INIT

[u/SnatchSnacker → u/ironicart]

r/okmatewanker

[u/Forlorn_Cyborg → u/SnatchSnacker]

That sub looks like an excuse to be racist af and call it british humor

[u/SenorBirdman → u/Forlorn_Cyborg]

It looks fucking terrible.

[u/axonxorz → u/Forlorn_Cyborg]

Figure it's an offshoot of /r/okbuddyretard, so your description is pretty on point

[u/canadademon → u/madhattr999]

Yea, bad editing is one of the reasons I stopped watching these talent show things. We live in a world of Youtube streams now and they do a much better job by keeping all the facecams on while having the topic of discussion up along side.

[u/madhattr999 → u/canadademon]

It's like they started with the commercials, and then built a show around what they think will hold the attention of people who watch the commercials. I mean, I guess ultimately, all TV is that (or was), but at least other TV shows hide the fact a bit better.

[u/2_Fingers_of_Whiskey → u/madhattr999]

The reactions are so exaggerated and ridiculous. I wouldn't watch this show either.

[u/horsebag → u/madhattr999]

they should stick a camera on the judge's table and just give us that one static shot of the act. especially for something like magic, a continuous shot is vital for making it believable

[u/TeaBeforeWar → u/madhattr999]

I've been in the audience for America's Got Talent, and 100% the editing hurts the performances.

One of the dance routines looked fantastic on stage, but all the camera changes on the show just ruined it.

[u/SharpPoem4945 → u/madhattr999]

Ironic since this clip is probably a covert ad

[u/Flamekebab → u/madhattr999]

Every time I see that creep David Walliams I just can't keep watching.

[u/jilanak → u/madhattr999]

They need to do it like they do in some countries where they have the emotion scenes in the upper corner.

[u/Redtwooo → u/Huge-Blacksmith2419]

And not even black magic, just standard regular "saw the assistant in half" magic with some clumsy buffoonery on top to make it seem different and unique.

Points for showmanship but it's a no for me

[u/smb275 → u/Redtwooo]

I'm a sucker for showmanship. Give me pageantry, bombast, and caricature and it doesn't matter how good the trick is.

[u/neutrilreddit → u/Redtwooo]

It actually might be an exceptional trick, but we have no way of knowing because after the doll's head on the floor was placed back on the table, the camera cuts away so you can't marvel at how the head seamlessly turned into a real human or not.

[u/Redtwooo → u/neutrilreddit]

He puts the mannequin head in the box and the assistant pops her head out when it looks like he's sticking the mannequin head through the hole in the box.

I don't know how to do spoiler tags apparently

[u/justskot → u/Redtwooo]

Isn’t all magic buffoonery tho?

[u/eggseverydayagain → u/Huge-Blacksmith2419]

Let’s get OP outta here!!

[u/sukdikredit → u/Huge-Blacksmith2419]

can someone ban op pls

[u/ivanoski-007 → u/Huge-Blacksmith2419]

Fuck OP

[u/sincethenes → u/sexbuhbombdotcom]

Thanks for the full bit. It’s even more painfully obvious that everyone is in on the act, (performers, judges, backstage hosts, stagehands).

[u/Kinc4id → u/sincethenes]

I hate how they think they can take their viewers for fools. It’s obvious that nothing of this was an accident and no one would really believe it is. And it’s obvious they cut audience reactions in that were clearly reactions on other situations. No way this girl is so shocked because he drops the head of a doll.

The worst thing is that it isn’t even necessary. The bit was entertaining on its own. It wasn’t meant to fool anyone, it was slapstick. It was meant to be funny, and it was if you are into this kind of humor. The awful reactions and the terrible editing just made it worse.

[u/postmodest → u/Kinc4id]

But clearly those inserts keep a larger portion of the audience's attention, or they wouldn't do it. The takeaway for me —as media gets more and more based on marketing research Big Data— is that most humans are functionally retarded. And cannot comprehend a bit unless there's inserts to tell them how to react.

[u/Kinc4id → u/postmodest]

I'm honestly not sure if people watch this because of or despite these insertions. I refuse to believe that anyone above the age of 6 watches this and is shocked because these inserts tell them to be shocked.

[u/Bandro → u/Kinc4id]

That’s not what anyone is saying. It’s that they’ve figured out that their editing style makes the show more engaging for more of their audience than it hurts them from people being annoyed by it. It’s mass market media. It’s not a person sitting there being like “oh I will continue watching because of this this and this cut.

[u/J0hnEddy → u/postmodest]

It comes down to the fact that the average viewership for all network TV at this point is 60+. They get some younger people but that’s their bread and butter. Boomers grew up with media that spoon fed them every scenario and plot line. They all have too much dementia for any kind of subtlety

[u/Papaya_flight → u/postmodest]

I'm always reminded of two video clips. The one from George Carlin where he talks about how if you think people are dumb, they are actually dumber than that, and that one clip of the cult guy saying, "....democracy...is for the people...by the people...but the people...are retarded...".

[u/Cory123125 → u/Kinc4id]

I dunno dude I've seen some people react pretty ridiculously to small thing. I hate those people. They come across as way too "bright" for me. Like I can't tolerate being around them for very long with everything exciting them so much and so easily.

[u/googdude → u/Kinc4id]

I used to love America's got talent but just simply couldn't watch the last few years knowing how heavily edited it is. Plus it seemed like a sob story was required to move on.

[u/vyrelis → u/sincethenes]

Do you know what a rehearsal is

Edit: or even an audition

[u/WhyDoubleYouBee → u/sexbuhbombdotcom]

I hate modern TV so damn much. It’s so generic and formulaic. Just the exact same garbage in every country.

[u/WakeoftheStorm → u/WhyDoubleYouBee]

Ancient TV was so much better. Bring back the TV of the Romans

[u/Political_What_Do → u/WakeoftheStorm]

Yeah! More Russel Crowe!

[u/arokthemild → u/Political_What_Do]

HBOs Rome is vastly > to Gladiator

[u/Zywakem → u/arokthemild]

HE WAS A CONSUL OF ROME

[u/imghurrr → u/WhyDoubleYouBee]

We live in the golden age of television, you just need to ignore all this bullshit

[u/Ooften → u/WhyDoubleYouBee]

Watch better television

[u/zjl707 → u/sexbuhbombdotcom]

Main thing I gathered from the full one is she must be been scrunched up in the top half of the box the whole act. That's the real star right there.

[u/F25H → u/sexbuhbombdotcom]

Thank you

[u/johnwayne2413 → u/sexbuhbombdotcom]

Contortionist

[u/0011110000110011 → u/elleadler]

This is the tik tok editing style isn't it? Cutting the video off directly at the punchline, right before the bit you'd want to see. I'll bet this clip itself came from tik tok.

[u/billwoo → u/0011110000110011]

Done to trick engagement I guess?

[u/corsairfanatic → u/billwoo]

Yep yep. Not really trick. It works

[u/NathanialJD → u/0011110000110011]

Like for part 2 🙃

[u/Failgan → u/elleadler]

This video belongs in the trash. AGT and other reality shows are absolute garbage. The performer is fine, but the whole "cut to reaction from crowd" format is stupid as shit.

Show us their act. Idgaf about the judges or crowd.

[u/Jabbles22 → u/Failgan]

Even the judges reaction seems scripted. The performance was pretty good but it was obvious that the whole thing going wrong was on purpose yet the one judge hit the X buzzer.

[u/seluropnek → u/Jabbles22]

"It's all going terribly wrong isn't it." -absolute moron that works for a TV variety talent show and doesn't recognize a slapstick act

Real answer is that most of the “reactions” are shot at other times throughout the show and just pieced together in editing to force a narrative. Whoever cut this thing together really wants the viewers to think this is all everything going terribly wrong until the big reveal.

Edit: big thanks to the friendly people informing us that reality shows are fake in response to my post about how reality shows are fake. I’ll be less subtle next time

[u/DenkJu → u/Failgan]

Yeah, their reactions are so obviously staged too. They really add nothing.

[u/Failgan → u/DenkJu]

I get irrationally angry at reality TV. Some people enjoy it, and good for them for being able to stand it, but objectively it's the cheapest and most basic format for acted filming. The "reality" is an oxymoron because there's nothing real about the production at all.

[u/robotic_rodent_007 → u/Failgan]

Worst part is stage magic needs to be continuous to be immerse.

The cuts could be hiding the parts that give away the trick.

[u/Mr-Klaus → u/elleadler]

I unsubbed to all those "that end too soon" subreddits. They were fun at first, but these days they are full of videos and gifs that have been intentionally cut off at the best part, just to fit with the subs' theme.

Basically they are all just teaser simulators.

[u/MeggaMortY → u/elleadler]

Just block the loser and move on. Only way to make em stop eventually.

[u/tbucket → u/elleadler]

its an ad for the show, this is the teaser to get you to click on the youtube link or google search it, all the while exposing you to advertisements in the process

In the olden days, its the "we'll be right back after these commercial messages"

[u/fox112 → u/elleadler]

Why not just NOT go to that sub and just watch the whole video

[u/Potatopolis]

I do wish the director could cut to the judges' faces more often. There are whole seconds going by when I don't know if they're looking puzzled or not.

[u/docsnotright → u/Potatopolis]

Right and the dramatic audience reactions, who wants to see the magician perform anyway.

[u/Magyman → u/docsnotright]

The best part of those is that they're not even from the performance. They'll just record them from various episodes to edit in when they feel like

[u/wolfgang784 → u/Magyman]

I wanna catch one where they are wearing the wrong glasses or something in the cut vs episode.

[u/Jagermeister4 → u/Magyman]

And sometimes they reuse reactions. I've seen the exact same clip of Nicole Scherzinger smiling reaction used on like 4 different X Factor episodes. One use was egregious as they showed her smiling to a singers performance even though her judgment afterwards was that she did wanted the singer off the show

[u/USB_enabled_toaster → u/docsnotright]

I need a laugh track, so I know when to laugh.

[u/OverlordPacer → u/USB_enabled_toaster]

it lets me know when something funny is happening!

[u/BaIIzdeep → u/docsnotright]

Im assuming they cut it so you dont miss any of the performance?

[u/CunnedStunt → u/Potatopolis]

Every time I'm watching big moments in a football game or something crazy happens on the news, I always wish I could see Simon Cowell's face. I yearn to look deep into his eyes, to think his thoughts, to feel his feelings, to experience his experience. It kills me to know he's out there somewhere watching things unwatched. He doesn't deserve this, it's not fair, but don't worry Simon I'm always watching you watch things inside my own head, and I want you to know that and take comfort. No one can take this away from us Simon, no one can.

[u/Copatus → u/CunnedStunt]

Is this a copypasta? If not, it has potential

[u/QWERTY_CRINGE → u/Copatus]

The guy got near 250k comment karma. He is prolly the guy that provides copypasta. Also might be the guy that does dad jokes all the time.

[u/CunnedStunt → u/QWERTY_CRINGE]

I'm just a guy thats been on reddit for far to long is all.

[u/Keyboard_Cat_ → u/Potatopolis]

Yeah, that show is such hot garbage. We have to watch the hosts and commentators looking shocked and saying "it's all gone horribly wrong" when they've already seen it happen in rehearsal. So far from the original idea of actual reactions to an actual talent show.

[u/CheekyMunky → u/Potatopolis]

Without their looks of totally genuine confusion and concern, I might have just thought the bumbling was an obviously facetious part of the act that everyone was entertained by.

But thanks to those reaction shots, I can see that he clearly had everyone in the room utterly fooled, and they all thought he was really bombing it!

[u/madhattr999 → u/CheekyMunky]

It's like the show is made for idiots. One giant commercial. Such great talent is wasted by it.

[u/madhattr999 → u/Potatopolis]

It just convinces me to never watch this show, despite the amazing talent they get for it.

[u/DenizenPrime → u/Potatopolis]

Need to put them in little bubbles in the corner like Japanese TV imo

[u/themodofallreddit → u/Potatopolis]

I want more of the train wreck that is Cowells face.

[u/shubalasko → u/Potatopolis]

These talent shows are more about the judges

[u/Quiet-Emu-2302]

His mistakes were very clear , so i understood at first

[u/[deleted] → u/Quiet-Emu-2302]

Its also pre-recorded

[u/illiter-it → u/[deleted]]

You mean this isn't acted out live every time someone watches in on reddit?

[u/ViccySD → u/illiter-it]

Are you serious ? I have been lied to my whole life !

[u/Nixter295 → u/illiter-it]

Wow I thought they went back and did it all again every time I started the video!

[u/Tattootempest]

The full video is great. He suckered them good with all of his "nerves" and fumbles lol

[u/themodofallreddit → u/Tattootempest]

It's like the most slapstick, on the nose impression of a nervous guy. It's totally obvious it was all a shtick.

Silent movie era actor level animatimated movement and all. This is all so heavily manufactured. Every part including the audience. The only sucker here is you for thinking otherwise.

[u/Tattootempest → u/themodofallreddit]

Sure seemed to work on that female judge lol

[u/avdpos → u/[deleted]]

Exactly. It is a great number without the judges, and one of them hitting "reject" before the punchline make the show even better.

[u/SoundSouljah → u/[deleted]]

Wait there are people that watch this up to the end thinking it’s not an act??

[u/AlexanderLEE27 → u/SoundSouljah]

Yes

[u/[deleted] → u/Tattootempest]

Agt has been exposed many times straight up.editing video footage to make tricks work.

The judges are all plants in this context.

[u/Sascho67 → u/[deleted]]

They are a comedy-magic duo called Scott&Muriel. This one isn't edited to work, it just does. This is a video of one of their performances, it's unedited https://youtu.be/VSB-WzUjYbk

[u/sweetgirlshe → u/Sascho67]

Thanks for posting this! How is the trick done?

[u/GENOCIDUS_REX → u/Tattootempest]

Do you think acting is illegal outside of a licensed movie production?

[u/ItsSpaghettiLee2112 → u/Tattootempest]

Oh no. You're not aware that TV is scripted.

[u/charrcheese → u/themodofallreddit]

It’s obvious the fumbling and breaking table was all part of the act. When the idiot said “it’s all going wrong isn’t it?” I felt insulted.

[u/ShiteUsername7 → u/themodofallreddit]

One would expect that a comedic act is, in fact, manufactured.

[u/dinosaurscantyoyo → u/themodofallreddit]

Rule #4 of the internet: Don't enjoy anything or you're stupid and I hate you

[u/[deleted] → u/themodofallreddit]

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[u/PMMeShyNudes → u/Tattootempest]

He suckered them good

If you think he suckered the judges, then the judges and producers successfully suckered you. He wasn't even trying to fool anyone into thinking he was actually screwing up the trick.

[u/PinkDropp → u/PMMeShyNudes]

Seriously, how the fuck do people think he tricked them?

Mother fuckers watch marvel and wonder how they fly irl

[u/TriflingGnome → u/Tattootempest]

reminds me of this classic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsY7fqfKwAk

[u/getyourcheftogether]

How the heck does that one judge even think that this is an act gone wrong?

[u/MistraloysiusMithrax → u/getyourcheftogether]

Hint: they’re also “acting”

[u/getyourcheftogether → u/MistraloysiusMithrax]

Oh God I hope so

[u/Hifen → u/getyourcheftogether]

The contestant need to send a video clip of their act to be selected. The judges have already seen the act by the time it goes live.

[u/getyourcheftogether → u/Hifen]

Is my life nothing but lies‽

[u/MistraloysiusMithrax → u/getyourcheftogether]

If “reality TV” is your life…I really don’t even know what to say :p

[u/getyourcheftogether → u/MistraloysiusMithrax]

Next you're gonna tell me daytime talk shows aren't scripted

[u/notashortfatman → u/getyourcheftogether]

It's a pre determined show everyone knows what will happen

[u/musicriddler]

Wait when do we get to see the lady come alive?

[u/LividLager → u/musicriddler]

She didn't make it.

[u/Suspicious-Elk-3631 → u/LividLager]

To shreds you say?

[u/Reloader300wm → u/Suspicious-Elk-3631]

Well, how is his wife holding up?

[u/TacticaLuck → u/Reloader300wm]

To shreds you say..

[u/gottagofast1981 → u/LividLager]

Lurch...was she in the cake before you baked it?

[u/Kawaii-Hitler → u/musicriddler]

In the full video. OP cut out the black magic fuckery part.

[u/crusticles]

Oh please don't link the full video for our convenience.

[u/_Shoresy_69 → u/crusticles]

OP is either a bot or a jackass.

[u/SkywalkerDX → u/_Shoresy_69]

Fuck you, shoresy

[u/thisnameisorignal → u/SkywalkerDX]

Fuck you, you’re life’s so pathetic I get a charity tax credit just being around you.

[u/_Shoresy_69 → u/SkywalkerDX]

Fuck you Cory, I remember when your mom tongued my butthole so good, I put her in my phone as roll up the rim to win

Edit: lol, I just got an interesting message from someone who doesn't understand this reference. Yikes.

[u/Nickthenegative → u/SkywalkerDX]

Fuck you Jonesy, your mom shot cum across my room and killed my siamese fighting fish; threw off the ph balance in my aquarium

[u/BrownSugarBare → u/crusticles]

You're a doll for time marking the link as well! Thank you, that was brilliant!

[u/HarmonicEnigma → u/crusticles]

Thank you 🥰

[u/Rebel_Player_957]

I am still confuzzled at how that is possible.

[u/ringobob → u/Rebel_Player_957]

The assistant is hidden curled up in the box as he's flinging around the mannequin. As he's placing the mannequin into the box, she moves her head and limbs into place at the right moments, and the mannequin goes into the excess space where she was hiding. Open the box and voila, this mannequin that was falling apart is now a woman.

[u/pannoboy → u/ringobob]

If the assistant wouldve wore gloves like the mannequin, it wouldve been better in my personnal opinion

[u/Omegamanthethird → u/pannoboy]

That honestly feels like it should be the absolute bare minimum for the "act". They don't even attempt to make it seem like the assistant is the same as the mannequin.

[u/pannoboy → u/Omegamanthethird]

Thats a fair point, i gotta agree with you. Thing is, they shouldve pulled something nobody would expect caus from the moment he was playing with the mannequin, i could guess what was gonna happen.

[u/Suspicious-Elk-3631 → u/ringobob]

Right. The box is larger and wider than the audience realizes.

[u/Chucknastical → u/Suspicious-Elk-3631]

Also that extra support beam that spans the length of the table just below the tabletop camouflages how thick the table actually is. The compartment extends passed the box into the table.

You still need a very fit contortionist to pull the trick off but the more petite and skilled the contortionist, the smaller the prop box can get.

[u/jajohnja → u/Chucknastical]

Yup - the assistants are the true heroes of these tricks!
The "magician" is there basically just to create misdirection.

And take credit.

[u/damn_jexy → u/Suspicious-Elk-3631]

The lid is intentionally made smaller than the box so when the lid open it gave the illusion that the box is smaller than it actually is , but yes she got to be great contortionist

[u/Juansa7X → u/Rebel_Player_957]

Bro come on

[u/Chief_Chill → u/Rebel_Player_957]

Upvoted for "confuzzled." No idea why, but I say it like this as well.

[u/Confused-idkmaybe]

It’s pretty obvious that it was an act.

[u/mrniceguy421 → u/Confused-idkmaybe]

/r/RegularMagicMagicery

[u/KillMarten]

So honestly asking as someone who never watched these shows. The judges are in on the acts ahead of time right? Because there's no way you'd think this wasn't slapstick. And the timing is just too good for it to not be staged. Like if she really thought he was fucking up she would of voted no while he was botching the act for a minute straight.

[u/billwoo → u/KillMarten]

Even if they aren't in on it, they are professional entertainers always looking to play their part in the entertainment.

[u/KARMA_P0LICE → u/KillMarten]

I'm sure she knew and was pressing the button for effect

[u/Frantb]

If you believe that this guy was actually having problems with his routine you're either 9, 90 or just plain dumb. This is some charlie chaplin (but obviously not as good) level of slapstick.

[u/SabashChandraBose → u/Frantb]

Oh that's what I should have been watching? The magic show was getting in the way of observing the judges' reactions. I thought that was the main show.

[u/Unclematttt]

I can't believe MFers on this sub keep upvoting actual magic (well, an illusion). Read the damn subreddit description:

Anything that clearly has no other explanation but no good voodoo black magic fuckery.

I have an explanation: magician has a skinny-ass lady inside of the extra thick table.

[u/ketchupthree → u/Unclematttt]

There is always another explanation so I don’t see what point you’re attempting to make.

[u/ProofHorseKzoo]

The woman in the audience doing a face palm…

[u/faldese → u/ProofHorseKzoo]

This is a reality show. We have no idea what she was actually reacting to or when. Reality shows edit together reaction shots that have nothing to do with what's going on all the time.

[u/Vslacha → u/[deleted]]

This makes sense but it kinda blows my mind that I never knew this

[u/3022_Dispatch]

What am I watching? A doll feel apart and then a hidden assistant raised her hand? Is that the trick?

[u/billwoo → u/3022_Dispatch]

Yep, this is barely even magic let alone blackmagicfuckery.

[u/TheLandOfConfusion → u/3022_Dispatch]

In the full video (linked in comments above) she stands up and gets out of the box too

[u/yParticle]

spoilers

[u/Dotaproffessional]

Did that muppet really press her button for a magician clearly not done with his act yet and fake struggling?

[u/ketchupthree → u/Dotaproffessional]

That’s what the script said to do.

[u/IoSonCalaf]

This must be old since Simon still looks human.

[u/ch111i → u/IoSonCalaf]

Ha ha ha! Sorry, this got me chuckling. The orig post was puzzling…

[u/downnheavy]

The song at the very end

[u/Sogeking33]

Holy cringe

[u/new_line_17]

Is that the guy from Little Britain in the jury?

[u/I-melted]

Imagine being so unbelievably thick that you press the buzzer, imagining that the incompetence was real. That must be a really strange existence.

[u/The_Stein244]

Is that Buster Bluth?

[u/Mindfullnessless6969]

Tiktok lenght limit

[u/Luiz_Fell]

Suddenly a remix of a Brazilian song at the end?

Song: David by: Célia

[u/Walkingdrops]

The editing in just this clip is the most annoying thing I've seen. I don't think I could tolerate an entire episode of that.

[u/mymemereview]

These judges have the patience of a newborn

[u/sampson11911]

That dummy has seen some shit I bet

[u/Neverthelessmore]

They all were really to stupid to realize it was all part of the act

[u/Manwithnoname14]

I love how everyone is acting like this isn't the act and that they think this guy is legitimately fucking up.

[u/archideldbonzalez]

stupid fucks like you ruin this app just post the full video moron

[u/Tisamoon]

Show of hands who thinks that at least one judge has never seen a comedy magican?

[u/ediblepocketlint]

I fucking hate the judges on these types of shows. Are you really that dense to think that he is not doing all this on purpose?? It's part of the act, my god.

[u/THE_MrSkellyBones]

All that bitch ever does is press the button I swear. Every single Britains got talent video I've seen she's never NOT pressed it. She presses before she judges.

[u/Timely-Guest-7095]

I bet she felt like a complete asshole for buzzing him too early. 😆😆

[u/HeLo1390]

Mel was the worst judge to ever be on the show.

[u/Dry_Mistake_6835]

Sometimes people need to be patient 💀 we get it you got tons of money and sit around all day on your ass still got time to be patient