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Failed Magician Inner circle Still working on the DL even after made 2100 Posts |
I was about to post this in "Food of Thought" sub-forum but then I think the beginners (like me) will mostly go to this sub-forum than the one at the bottom.
I just watched this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUwY-hb8I_I And it was a big slap for me. Well, I'm not a magician, but those points are valid, either you want to be a professional magician or just a hobbyist like me. I then realized how true these points. Sometimes, or most of the times, I'm so eager to learn new tricks that I start to learn any tricks, I always want to know and learn zillions of tricks. But then, Lee Ashers said, "Pick three tricks you can do best", it will a lot better than thousands of tricks you know but you can't do it well. Well, gentlemen, now I have to confess that I will keep 3 ungimmicked tricks and 3 gimmicked tricks (I'm into cards by the way). So I now 'restart' and start to pay a serious rehearsal every night practicing those three tricks I chose. For me, this video is really great, not only for beginners but also for those who are looking for opinions regarding magic. I hope this helps.
Magic comes through perception. -HS
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davidpaul$ Inner circle Georgetown, South Carolina 3086 Posts |
Thanks for taking the time to post the video. Great advice to those who want to take the art more seriously.
Guilt will betray you before technique betrays you!
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BrianMillerMagic Inner circle CT 2050 Posts |
Sage, sage advice. Excellent video.
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troppobob Veteran user Crescent Head Australia 372 Posts |
G'day Guru
You have found a gem of quality advise in this video. I am interested to know which effects you have chosen for the 3 and 3. Bob Latta (aka Troppo Bob) |
Failed Magician Inner circle Still working on the DL even after made 2100 Posts |
Thanks guys! Indeed I learn a lot from that short video. Sometimes, as we are too excited, we start to loose the track especially planning. Of course each of us has some passion and dedication in learning some tricks, but then over excitement will derail our perspective, and -even for some- motivation.
This short video is pretty much simple and direct, but if you keep listening it all over again, it could change the way you look into yourself, your performance or even the trick itself. I'm sometimes worrying too much about getting caught or make sure my sleights cover my movement, that I forget the thing I have to pay attention is how the audience look at us and our tricks. In some degree, perhaps we have to pay attention how they enjoy our performance rather than concentrating on our sleights. And the worst one is, that when performing we try to be someone else, or even try to imitate some famous guys. @troppobob: I'm a beginner, so the three ungimmicked tricks are from Aaron Fisher's Search & Destroy DVD, and Card Warp perhaps. Gimmicked tricks: Crime and Double Crowded from Ultragaff. Double Crowded is actually my own style. In the DVD, it is called Crowded and use only four Queens, while Double Crowded, I use the four Kings and four Queens with a different touch of ending. The last one is either Mac Donald's Aces or Hijacked by Steve Morrison. Then, perhaps, every now and then I can do some mentalism tricks using cards from various sources, one of them is Twisted Sisters by John Bannon but I got the set from Simon Lovell's Blue Killer Packet.
Magic comes through perception. -HS
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Erin B. New user 2 Posts |
Thanks for posting the vid! It put things more in perspective.
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gregkoren Regular user 164 Posts |
I second what Erin said!
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DemainPhoenix New user 18 Posts |
Step 1- Read Neo-Magic Artistry and decide what category of magic interests you most and suits you best-
1. Originators- creative magicians/magical dramatists that develop effects and plots and script 2. Inventors- Whose research and development place new technical methods for the originators 3. Manufacturer- including dealers 4. Executive Conjurers- performers who interpret before the public the work of the originators 5. Consultants- teacher's of magic 6. critics- a. informed b. uninformed c. magic or theater critics Step 2- Don't waste your money on magic you aren't going to use. example- Spending thousands of dollars on illusions that collect dust in your garage. Step 3- Don't be Wasting too much time hanging out with magicians that steal your magic and publish as their own. Step 4- Don't let yourself get over-influenced by other magicians material. Step 5- Select a good mentor |
kendavis Regular user 182 Posts |
Patter and presentation are as important as the trick itself. Take a look at Finns Card on Forehead or his Professors Nightmare. Neither trick requires superior skill but the presentation leaves the audience howling for more!
Too often I have seen highly skilled magicians leave the audience yawning due to boring and poor presentations! |
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