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How To Master The Magic Pick-Up Shot

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How To Master The Magic Pick-Up Shot

The secret cheat TV magicians use all the time

Rory Adams
Aug 25, 2022
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How To Master The Magic Pick-Up Shot

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It’s a problem as old as time cameras — how do you simultaneously perform magic for people and cameras? Well, surprisingly often, you don’t. Frequently, TV magicians will opt to perform for people and shoot a “pick-up” shot separately to drop into the edit.

So, what is a pick-up shot?

It’s a shot that is “picked up” later but presented as if it took plac…

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