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Kfmagic New user 100 Posts |
Hey guys,
I have a few questions that I need answered as quickly as I can get them anwered. I have a res. gig coming up soon, and need some help with a couple of things. First off, I was wondering what you think about doing levitations in res/bar situations. I would like to do floating dollar bill, version of hm. card, and standing bus. card. Do you guys think it is safe to use t****d in res.? Second, I was wondering how you guys tie your tricks together. I have seen that many many of you use the acr,sponge balls, paperclipped,rope routines, etc.. I am trying to put together mini routines, and was wondering how to go about that. Is anythign that happens in the specs. hands ok? Thanks a lot guys for everything, and any last minute advice is appreciated. |
paulajayne Inner circle London England 1160 Posts |
Hi
If you use t****d then check out the lighting in the room first and watch all angles. As for putting routines together I find it best to have a couple of effects to get their attention and then go with what suits that particular audience. Paula
Paula Jay - Magic to Remember -
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reaper New user 62 Posts |
I have two t****d r**ls on me while I am at the restaurant, in case one breaks during or after the routine. The restaurant I work at has some places that are great to do IT work in, at night. But when I work Sunday afternoon, I can hardly do it with out properly shielding the light. Like paulajayne said, check the room first and watch all angles.
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Kfmagic New user 100 Posts |
Thanks a lot guys, appreciate the advice. If there's anymore out there, keep it coming because I still need some help.
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magical65stang New user Turlock, CA 73 Posts |
I have been using my ITR for the last two years in the restaurant. It works great at night especially if you want to levitate a credit card. This effect alone has booked me numerous shows. With all the credit cards just lying around this is very easy to do. I also have the Spider Pen which cannot levitate a credit card but does an excellent bill levitation. In my experience the bill levitation is tricky because nothing is moving so the eye can start to wonder. I have been caught maybe three times in two years. The spider pen seems almost invisible though.
As far as linking the routines together I usually use 3 or 4 effects. A quick visual attention getter, a strong middle effect, and a killer ending (most of the time it involves floating something only because they have seen me do it to another table). I go with a common theme so the tricks will run together, almost as if my stay at the table is one large story. I have found that effects the spectators can handle are the best, you should be there before the food arrives (in a perfect world right after the order is taken and the drinks arrive) so if someone needs to wash their hands before they eat they have plenty of time. This is really long so just keep it visual and try to keep things off the table as much as possible. some people feel like their space is invaded when you put things all over their eating area. I have never had anyone do this, they always want me as close as possible to believe what is happening. I hope this helps and I am sure that you will get quite a response to this thread, good luck!
"I'm not a liar, you just don't see the truth."
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sileeni Veteran user UK. 361 Posts |
Try using yigel maseeka(not sure how to spell surname) loops. also its worth checking out his book Animated Miracles, wich has some great usable effects that kill using loops.
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rikbrooks Inner circle Olive Branch, Mississippi 1317 Posts |
Stay away from hummingbird in a place like a restaurant. Too much of a chance of someone walking by and snagging your t****d. Then your card goes wandering off across the room. Pretty good effect if the card weren't just hanging there.
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BerkleyJL Veteran user Chicago, IL 397 Posts |
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On 2005-02-18 06:07, rikbrooks wrote: That sounds like something you laugh about much MUCH later. Actually the first time I tried using t****d was for my wife, and she freaked out and snagged me. I still haven't ever used it in public. I've got a stigma.
I need a stage name.
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Lee Darrow V.I.P. Chicago, IL USA 3588 Posts |
IT in a restaurant can be very effective, but watch the lighting angles, especially candles.
As to routining, yes, I do, but in a modular sense. A card set might include card to forehead to a card to a pick the same card again to an all the same card to (as they inspect the now normal deck) card to forehead. The comedy comes full circle and I take the sting out of the card to forehead by looking at them and saying, sincerely, "Cheer up! They could make YOU do this for a living!" Or a sponge ball routine that might be the 2-in-hand, 1-in-pocket to a 10 count to passe passe to participant's hand and a change to either a small globe or a walnut. I can cut any of these short at just about any time and, because the props are linked together, I can bridge from one to another, easily. Bridge from sponges to rubber bands might be something like, "Well (as I put the sponges away), since we seem to be on an elastic kick, let's continue with a couple of there! That's right, for you computer geeks in the crowd, these are two of the smallest token ring networks on the planet - narrow bandwidth, too!" and right into crazy Man's handcuffs, but with a computer security presentation. Bridge to Travelling Cash (Thanks Dan Harlan!) and into Joe Rindflisch's band through thumb. This approach gives a cohesiveness to the program and the participants and spectators have a much easier time following the thread of what I'm doing. Hope this helps! Lee Darrow, C.H.
http://www.leedarrow.com
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CyberMage New user 63 Posts |
Some t****d and ITR's will show in flourescent lighting, so be aware of that. I've heard that the kevlar types don't do that though.
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elbruno New user 57 Posts |
Check out Jon LeClair's IT video. He does a number of effects utilizing his hookup which he calls the LeClair animator. His performances take place in the real world situation of a restaurant. One of his levitations involves the floating of the bill off of the hand of a spectator! Great stuff. He also performs some PK, floats, rising cards -- all with the same basic hookup. It apparently works well in a restaurant, otherwise he would not have filmed the performances there. It should be noted that some of the effects are performed in subdued lighting. I guess you have to use your judgement as to which effect to perform in a specific location.
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orbit17 New user 66 Posts |
Lee,
"That's right, for you computer geeks in the crowd, these are two of the smallest token ring networks on the planet - narrow bandwidth, too!" and right into crazy Man's handcuffs, but with a computer security presentation" Excellent... |
Lee Darrow V.I.P. Chicago, IL USA 3588 Posts |
Thanks, Orbit, the only people who didn't like that presentation were a couple of guys from Microsoft who saw me do it with the comment about Windows security. Of course, I was performing at MacWorld and the rest of the crowd loved it, so no skin off my probiscis!
Thanks for the kind words! Lee Darrow, C.H.
http://www.leedarrow.com
<BR>"Because NICE Matters!" |
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