The TV magician runs through a series of forced perspective techniques which also show how to shrink your friends - using your phone
A magician never reveals his tricks - but Dynamo has showed how to impress your friends with a series of amazing illusions using just your phone.
But the TV illusionist hasn't broken the code of the Magic Circle - he's simply revealed how to pull off impressive optical stunts on your handset.
In this video, the Bradford-born magician shows how you can trick your pals into thinking you're using a London bus for a roller-skate.
He also reveals how to look like you're levitating in thin air, walking through a wall of water or being dwarfed by a pint glass.
And it's all to allow you to create truly memorable images that will impress yourFacebook friends.
Thanks to a mixture of 'forced perspective" techniques and a handful of props and toys, the resulting images are spectacular.
The snaps were created as part of the launch of the new Samsung Galaxy S7 phone.
A behind-the-scenes video called Everyday Illusions shows exactly how he did it.
The tricks range from the simple to elaborate.
To create the impression he is a Godzilla-like giant wreaking havoc on London, Dynamo collected some toy vehicles and shot from a distance.
Other setups were more complex.
To make it appear like he he was walking through a wall of water, the magician had to commandeer a swimming pool and lay on his back on a giant mirror.
HOW DYNAMO DID IT
ILLUSION 1 – GODZILLA
Dynamo appears to tower over a London traffic scene.
We created a miniaturised London road with some props to create a forced perspective illusion that really makes you look twice
ILLUSION 2 – THE PUB CHAIR
This illusion uses a simple chair prop.
The seat of the chair is actually a separate component which is put further back in the shot which when lined up makes whoever is sitting on it look tiny
ILLUSION 3 – WALL OF WATER
I wanted to try a really cool shot using water, and just by flipping the orientation of the image, I was able to create this incredible image of me walking out of a wall of water.
ILLUSION 4 – THE MATRIX
Creating the illusion that you are standing on a ledge is all about finding the right location, in this case, a concrete bench.
The paper aeroplane really adds to the shot casting shadows and confusing the orientation.
This shot was caught by using the super-fast focus on the S7 to capture the plane in flight.
ILLUSION 5 – BMX JUMP
When I was younger I used to be into BMXing.
I’d try loads of crazy scores but I wasn’t that good at it.
But using some very clever camera work, you can actually become the ultimate extreme sports star – all you need is your imagination a birds-eye view
ILLUSION 6 – BOOTS
This is by far the easiest illusion of the set but it’s still brilliantly effective and very easy to create, shooting from a low angle and positioning the boots to line with your feet – simple!
ILLUSION 7 – MARY POPPINS
This shot showcases the super-fast shutter speed of the S7 – if you haven’t guessed already this involves a trampoline a decent stretch of sky and trying to look like you are walking rather than jumping!
Having a ‘burst mode’ on your camera phone really helps as one out of 10 shots will achieve the right effect.
BONUS: STAGE FACE
Dynamo shot a final ‘Bonus’ illusion he has called ‘Stage Face’ on-stage during his tour at the Liverpool Echo Arena.
Dynamo - real name Steven Frayne - is best known for his hit TV show Magician Impossible and is currently on a sell-out arena tour of the UK.
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