How did Steve Hartman Do That?

Did you see the Steve Hartman story from last night? So how exactly did Steve shoot the clever stand-up? (Scroll ahead to approx 1:15 in the video)

Hartman's response, is below.

So how did I travel back in time? It was simple - by looking ahead.

Last winter I started thinking about how people always complain about the weather.

I decided then to do a story about it and shot some interviews and a portion of my on-cameras.

Then, when summer rolled around, I went back to the exact same locations and shot the other half of the on camera interludes.

The only other trick was bringing two sets of clothes and wearing those same clothes in both the winter and summer versions.

So no Houdini magic. Just a little advance planning.

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by slrichter57 July 29, 2010 9:40 PM EDT: Magic or not, it's amazing and very enjoyable to watch.; Reply to this comment


by memorilayne July 29, 2010 4:17 AM EDT: I loved this! Well planned & thought out~~~it was still MAGICAL!! Kudos; Reply to this comment


by bagag July 28, 2010 1:26 AM EDT: Congratulations, Steve, and well done. That was really entertaining and made a valid point at the same time. And you did it without fancy CGI. Even better. Keep up the good work and don't pay attention to the grumps.
Cheers, Mate!; Reply to this comment


by mutandis July 27, 2010 11:10 PM EDT: Is it Steve HarTman or Steve Harman? The blurb spells it both ways. You know you've got a real tip-top news agency when they mostly spell things right! The next time I click on something called, "How did Steve Hartman Do That?" I want it to be all about how the hell Steve Hartman gets to do fluff like this and still collect a paycheck.; Reply to this comment


by astro1959 July 27, 2010 6:20 PM EDT: Now you gone and ruint it for me!!! I thought it was the power of God's Magic that allowed him to go and do that. Kind of like the miracle God performs when he makes a airliner plummet to earth and kill 317 passengers but through his miraculous power he saves a dog that was in the cargo hole. Now that's a Bona-fide dad-gum God miracle right there don't you know.; Reply to this comment

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