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- Hey, everybody, welcome to Magic of the Month.
For the month of January,
this is a very special edition.
Let's get started.
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So you might be wondering why I'm all dressed up.
Well, instead of having you send in videos for a specific
theme,
I thought it'd be fun to celebrate all the amazing magic
that was done by you during 2020.
Think of this sort of like an award show where we're going
to get to reminisce together on all the amazing tricks that
you've created.
And what a better time to do it than now?
If you hadn't noticed, we just hit 10 million subscribers.
I want to take a moment and give my own award speech and
just say thank you to every single one of you for watching
the videos.
To my parents in the back row, there.
Through all the ups and downs that happened last year, one
thing stayed consistent.
And that's the love and the support that I've been so
blessed to receive from you.
I seriously am the luckiest creator in the world that has
such a passionate fan base who shares this love of magic
and filmmaking with me.
So this month I'm dedicating this to you, my fans and fellow
creators.
So let's take a look at some of my favorite videos that you
made this past year.
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- Woohoo!
- Ready?
- Every month we receive hundreds, sometimes thousands of
submissions for a months theme.
So today we celebrate the best of the best.
So without further ado, let's begin the first award.
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So this category is a personal favorite of mine.
These videos required the utmost attention to detail and
perfect planning to get the execution done properly.
So to achieve a perfect loop, one must practice their shot
over and over again.
And trust me, I know the work that goes into these.
So your nominees for the best perfect loop are
Kevin with his avocado seed loop.
Ryan, who's creating an unlimited supply of mini pumpkins.
ExploreCreateCapture demonstrates his Christmas magic and
his holiday spirit by transforming into a Santa gnome.
And finally, David's sneaky way to get so many Instagram
likes.
And the winner for perfect loop is,
Kevin's avocado.
Congratulations. This trick could seriously make you a
millionaire by the way.
For how expensive avocados are.
The combination of the perspective illusion and how similar
the avocado shell looked to its seed, make this seamless and
clever, and I can't stop watching.
So congratulations, Kevin.
Now we're going to move on to environmental magic.
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This category is for the magicians who are the masters of
their environment.
They see the world around them as one giant sandbox waiting
to be manipulated under their control.
They're artists who can think outside the box and solve
their problems, often in a poetic way.
The nominees for the best environmental magic are,
Eunjae and his street art swap.
Brandon, enjoying some local London ice cream.
- Gutted
Ooh, what about, hmm. No one likes cherries
- Latini seeing if the Brazilian SugarLoaf mountain is as
sweet as it sounds.
(crunch)
- (speaks Portuguese)
- Azhar pulling an explosive prank with some fireworks.
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And Eunjae again, taking advantage of the crosswalk during a
chilly day.
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And the winner is,
Brandon and his ice cream.
You know, when I first saw this video in November's magic
the month, I thought it was a little strange to
have this giant dollop of ice cream sitting in the middle
of the city.
Though, after some research, I did discover it's actually
a real statute sitting in Trafalgar square in London.
So what a fun way to take advantage of your local art.
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Being in the spirit of recapping 2020, nothing would be more
memorable than all of us around the world being in lockdown
indoors doors during the quarantine.
And while it's been tough to get through, many of you took
advantage of the situation and used it as inspiration for
some of your own tricks.
The nominees for best quarantine tricks are,
Aldo's attempted escape from an online class to paradise.
Matdeuh's socially distant tennis match.
And Mohammad's expertly done perspective illusion with the
once coveted toilet paper.
And the winner is,
Matdeuh, congratulations.
And on your not so successful tennis game.
This trick is both spectacularly made and it's also a blast
to watch.
And it's a great example of how we've actually been able to
stay connected with our friends and family through
technology.
Though, you must have a special TV so let me know what model
you have.
Regardless, well done Matdeuh.
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The extra mile.
This category is for the magicians who like to put the extra
effort into their videos or as I call it the extra ten
percent.
See, oftentimes I'll see many of the same types of tricks
recreated over and over and over again.
And the more I see them, you know the easier it is to figure
out how they did it.
But sometimes there's someone special who comes along and
goes that extra mile to disprove your hypothesis on how you
think it was done.
And they took the harder path into making their tricks
successful.
And because of that, it may stump you
or give you respect for the work they put into it.
So the nominations for the extra mile are,
Jalees and his iPhone full of water.
There's no bottle behind that, by the way
StreetKing's magical bathroom mirror.
Now that's dedicated set design
And Eunjae's stressful accident before the test.
Hopefully he's got some glue lying around.
Sofian for his makeshift swimming pool.
And StreetKing again, but this time he's committing the
perfect crime.
And the winner is..
let's see,
Sofian.
I love every part of the details that you put into this
trick from the pool drawings, to the perspective illusion,
to the animation.
And then finally, that last jump where you had to go into a
real pool.
And there's so much effort that you put into this and so
many steps for the production to actually work.
So amazing job as always Sofian.
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Now for our next category we have the cleanest trick.
And these submissions were the ones that pushed quality in
every regard nothing was held back in the visuals.
And by putting in the effort to polish and shine every
detail,
viewers can easily be swept into the immersion of these
worlds and believe the trick.
The nominees for the cleanest tricks are,
Alaa's orange to orange juice method, that's much cleaner
than my own.
Ando's clever way to get some very cheap AirPods.
(snaps)
Paul's fantasia like breakfast routine.
Nawaf's perfectly executed take on the classic iPad-to-book
trick.
And Sanjay's hand free toothbrush.
That's bound to get some good cleaning in.
And the winner is,
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Paul.
And his magical kitchen staff.
I love watching this because it sparked that childlike
wonder in me once again.
Where I was witnessing all these individual utensils dancing
gracefully through the air.
That along with some great acting, brought the illusion of
this world to life.
So fantastic job, Paul
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Now a lot of you out there love to recreate the tricks that
I've made in the past.
And it's so fun to see you do this.
My favorite part is seeing how you sometimes add your own
little twist to the trick to make it your own.
And there are even some tricks that are so complicated for
me to do, just seeing you figure out how to do it makes my
day.
So, the nominees for the best Zach King recreations are,
Wisfry's pool table alarm.
Giuseppe's illusionary home.
Leon's Christmas cardboard cutout of Santa.
Remon's silk smooth jump cut in a moving car.
And the winner is,
Leon and the photo cutout.
You know, not only did you nail the transition to the
costume, but the extra details of walking into the projector
screen.
Absolutely wonderful.
Great job, you got me stumped.
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This category celebrates creativity.
While I love seeing all your faithful amazing recreations
of my own tricks,
nothing gets me more excited than seeing some of you go out
there and create your own ideas.
So the nominees for the most creative tricks are,
Brandon getting pushed a little too hard during training.
Cody's fabulously talented Rubik's cube solving dog.
- Hey, that's mine. You found a lovely toy, bring it back.
Come here.
Thank you. Wow.
- Leo's clever trick to change a tiny Tangerine into a giant
orange.
- Into a big orange.
Artem's recyclable pencil sharpener.
And Paul's unique take on prepping breakfast.
Man, that looks like a lot of work.
And the winner is...
Cody.
And I feel like the dog should get half the award.
I love this trick because it stumped me when I first saw it.
And I just had to figure out how he did it.
And then I ended up reaching out to him and we teamed up
together to make this video.
All right, Cody want to see the easiest way to solve a
Rubik's cube?
Here you go Stead.
Go around the table, buddy, show me how you do it.
Good boy.
Good job Stead, look at that.
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And now for the final award, top magician.
This award goes to the individual who is featured the most
this year.
Showing up time and time again, seemingly every month.
And they showed creative prowess and constantly delivering
interesting, fun and engaging concepts while still following
a specific theme.
So before we announce the winner,
let's take a moment to celebrate our runners up.
Tied in third place, with five total features, we have Nawaf
and Hao.
Nawaf specializes in convenience through innovation and
creativity.
Whether he's bringing out a cereal bag to get one last bowl
for breakfast, or creating a 3D printer to make his dinner.
It's always fun to see how Nawaf comes up with ideas.
And he makes these small things in life become a little more
magical.
Hao is a joy to see featured, as she's always bringing her
friends along for the magical performances.
From getting out of class early, to wrapping Christmas
presents together, she proves how much fun life can be when
you have an experience together with friends.
In second place, we have another tie.
With six features between these creators.
The first, a latecomer, Azhar's first feature was in July of
last year,
but that didn't stop him from working his way towards top
magician.
Since that first submission, Azhar has submitted some
amazing videos that have allowed him to become featured
every single month since.
keep up the great work Azhar.
And his co winner, also having six features this year,
you may know him as Malaysian Zack King, but it's none other
than Sofian.
And Sofian has actually become a friend of mine over the
years.
And it's awesome to feature you every month.
You've mastered the formula of fun, creative, and
awe-inspiring magic videos.
And I'm always proud to have you featured in the magic of
the month series.
Now I want to take a moment before we announce this.
It's actually time to let you know that,
if you haven't already, don't forget to like this video and
hit the bell notification, hit those alerts.
All right, let's move on.
And now for the moment you've all been waiting for.
The drum roll has begun, and the reigning magician of 2020,
with a whopping total of nine features this year.
The one and the only,
And I'm so-
Incredible job-
But seriously, all tricks aside.
Let's really get into it.
And I actually don't know who had nine features this year.
So let's check it out.
The winner is,
oh, that's totally.
Matdeuh, congratulations.
Seriously, your magic found its way into the magic of the
month series due to the originality,
to the clever execution of these tricks.
Matdeuh, you go above and beyond of what my team and I
constantly strive to do with our own videos which is to tell
a story.
And these mini narratives give character, charm, and lasting
resolve to each and every submission of his.
congratulations, Matdeuh for being 2020's top magician.
It's my absolute pleasure to recognize such a great talent.
So congratulations to everyone that made a video and
submitted in 2020.
Now in this next year, we're doing something really cool.
We've never done this before.
We've got a pin for every single month.
A brand new unique pin.
And if you want a chance to get this next months pin, which
looks like this really cool snowflake.
Then you can submit a video based on weather.
So we're going to be featuring videos that have
really clever creative twists on the weather.
What does that mean to you?
Maybe it's snowing.
Maybe it's sunny.
How do you play in the weather?
If you want some more fun ideas for your videos
click the link down below ZachKingMagic.com/Challenge.
And that's also where you're going to upload your videos
with that.
I'll remind you to click that video over there and subscribe
over here if you haven't.
Don't worry that's apple juice, I'm going to go.