you're right that it's not surprising
magicians have been using (and indeed, inventing) editing tricks since 1896
Anywho, the croissant trick can be done fairly straightforwardly live as he appears to have a lot of space for a topit, and the angles look workable.
The baguette however, I'm not convinced by at all as the handling just doesn't look like something which could work live - especially with the punters sat on the sides. The only way you could load at that angle, with that much clearance would be *incredibly* obvious from anywhere other than the camera position.
There's just too much negative space around the load area, and the production angle is too steep for it to be anything other than an edit.
Pity, because the other effects were nice enough, and would easily work live.
</retired closeup magician blog>
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LP, Sun 9 Dec 2012, 10:12,
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I bet *you* could make a baguette convincingly disappear.
*raises eyebrow*
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Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Sun 9 Dec 2012, 12:46,
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