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collective foundry Inner circle 1404 Posts |
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The Drake Inner circle 2274 Posts |
Freaking Wonderful!
Thanks for that link. Best, Tim |
SpellbinderEntertainment Inner circle West Coast 3519 Posts |
What Steinmeyer in his article calls
-“magical” solutions to technical effects - are truly miracles from the performer's point of view. . But as mentioned in his article, they are mostly "just accepted" by the audience, what a wonderful effect the "step in time" is though! Still, it is interesting that magic, when out of a magical context, almost stops being Magic for the spectators! In the "old days" when Hello Dolly was a hit on Broadway, the waiter dancers who jumped the orchestra pit to the promenade, got extra "hazard pay" in their Equity contracts, I can only imagine what the bonus pay must be for dancing up and around a wall that high, in today's litigious era! Thanks for sharing the YouTube clip. Magically, Walt |
magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
"you never get credit for the secret, just the end result."
I think that statement is so profound and so awesome. Basically he is telling us that you sreally shouldn;t get credit for the scret. After all the secret and the technical aspect of the magic or illusion is supposed to be invisble to your audience. What they should react to and give you credit for is the "end result". It is what how entertaining that illusion is and how it makes the audience feel from watching it. Great post and thanks so much for sharing it with us. Kyle
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Kevin Ridgeway V.I.P. Indianapolis, IN & Phoenix, AZ 1832 Posts |
Beautifully done...the last flip was timed perfectly as to hit the floor at the very moment of being upright. Truly magical.
Thanks for the link. Kevin
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The Drake Inner circle 2274 Posts |
Does anyone know if the method is visible to the audience. Many times in theatre it is. Peter Pan would be an example.
Nothing could be seen on the lower quality video but I'm wondering about live performance. Best, Tim |
magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
Tim: You raise a good question as I though that myself. The video shows no real method visible that I could tell. If that is how the audience sees it, it would really indeed be extremely baffling and entertaining. As I watched I was caught off guard at the moment that he steps upright onto the side wall. I just was not expecting it and the magician in me loved that moment.
Kyle
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RVH Magic Special user 877 Posts |
More magical effects, created by Jim Steinmeyer, from the musical:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tIpn3CjhTyA&feature=related |
kosmoshiva Loyal user Canada 255 Posts |
I saw the production on London's West End, and yes, you could see quite clearly what was going on, but it didn't detract from the feat at all ... the same for the final 'umbrella flight' through the proscenium arch and over the audience ...
Don't forget to breathe.
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ClintonMagus Inner circle Southwestern Southeast 3997 Posts |
If you watch closely, you can see the unhooking, but I agree, it's so unexpected that it doesn't detract from the "magic" at all.
Things are more like they are today than they've ever been before...
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RVH Magic Special user 877 Posts |
As far as I know Jim Steinmeyer wasn't involved with the proscenium walk and umbrella flight.
He did however create/design other magical effects like the organ with the dog, object's from suitcase, doll house effect, flowers from painting,... |
IllusionJack Veteran user Las Vegas, Nevada 376 Posts |
When I saw Mary Poppins in NYC, he walked the entire proscenium. He did not float down doing flips like he does in the above clip. Just a little difference there between London and NYC I suppose!
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cfrye Special user Portland, Oregon, USA 940 Posts |
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On 2007-12-07 15:40, Timothy Drake wrote: My wife and I saw Mary Poppins during its run at the Prince Edward Theatre in 2005. Bert's black pants mask the wires some of the time, but you can see them reasonably clearly for most of the dance. The camera's low resolution makes the effect more deceptive in this clip. Note the judicious use of 60-degree angles when they have a full spot on him. The magic suitcase and "bannister ascension" (sliding up the bannister rail instead of down it) were all visually pleasing. The magic suitcase, where Mary pulled out a full-sized coat rack and other items, was particularly well staged. Curt |
just_larry Veteran user 330 Posts |
Here is the fly away finale!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-Pcji5eT-Sc Now that's a moment! Just, Larry |
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