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Josh the Superfluous Inner circle The man of 1881 Posts |
For the second time this summer, I strolled a charity festival where I performed the same 3 effects, over and over. Only at the end did I perform some variety, for the workers who had been watching me all day from the periphery. My results were great. My gear looks the same as when I left. My consumables were not consumed.
Any down sides to working this way.
What do you want in a site? "Honesty, integrity and decency." -Mike Doogan
"I hate it, I hate my ironic lovechild. I didn't even have anything to do with it" Josh #2 |
stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts |
Unless you become bored, no. But don't you need to do stuff for yourself.
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
There is always a downside Josh....it’s something to do with yin and yang.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
Tommy |
Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
Not unless you are working for the same people over and over. Otherwise, it sounds efficient.
~michael baker
The Magic Company |
Brad Burt Inner circle 2675 Posts |
In my experience it's the best way to go. When you are in the process of constantly changing your audience you really don't need to do a lot of material. And, doing the same material gives you the chance to really hone and perfect it. You will want to have enough other material to take care of the times when you may be cornered by the same person or group, but that's rare if you have a large crowd to work.
If you work a lot you can eventually have 5-6 highly honed 'sets' that you can use individually or put together to make a longer act. Congrats,
Brad Burt
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Lawrence O Inner circle French Riviera 6811 Posts |
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On 2008-09-20 14:37, stoneunhinged wrote: Have you heard of ALbert Goshman. Was his fame based on renewing and varying his effects? You don't become bored. You listen to the audience and you become better and better. Listening to the audience is not boring it's very interesting if you're after "perfecting" your magic
Magic is the art of emotionally sharing live impossible situations
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Josh the Superfluous Inner circle The man of 1881 Posts |
Thanks for the input!
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But don't you need to do stuff for yourself." Jeff, I was doing a few of my favorite things. To call each one "a trick" is probably an understatement. Two of them were multi phased effects, lengthened with a couple of segueing bits. The third was something a two year old could comprehend, that ends in a jumbo production. So there was nothing not to love. With my recent babies, I haven't been out performing much. But I have recently read David Kaye's book and most of Pete McCabe's book on scripting. As well as practicing to video. As the day went on I embellished and tweaked. I was relaxed, had fun, and had people literally falling over backwards in amazement. This stuff was living like it never had. By the end of the day, I was more excited by the magic these kids were doing than I ever had been before. And it all came back to me. I was sharing all I had, but it was definitely "for myself" as well. Quote:
There is always a downside Josh....it’s something to do with yin and yang. Tommy, of course you're right. For the bugs that I trod upon, it was definitely a down. I was wondering what it was as it pertained to me, the performer. e.g. Would they compare notes and say "That guy sucks, he only does 3 tricks."? Or would the organizers say "Is it just me, or is he doing less and less each year?". O.K. I'll change the topic because you are the guys I'd like to hear from anyway. Regarding efficiency: Would you ever incorporate a less than ideal handling, in the interest of creating a self resetting set? [EDIT] Lawrence, I just read your post. If you're correct, I think I may be on to something (see above ).
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts |
Thanks for that!
I had always done only a few favourite tricks when strolling, thought I was the only Magician with just the same few tricks done over and over... Thanks!
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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Whit Haydn V.I.P. 5449 Posts |
I have made a living with the same five or six close-up routines for thirty years, and four stage routines. I can do two hours of stage magic, and an hour or more of solid close-up, but it is these basic routines that work under any conditions that make up most of my work.
When circulating, I will usually only do three or four routines, repeating them for each group. |
tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
It kills your feet.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
Tommy |
Josh the Superfluous Inner circle The man of 1881 Posts |
Thanks Whit! That means a lot coming from you.
Tommy, thanks (for nothing ).
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"I hate it, I hate my ironic lovechild. I didn't even have anything to do with it" Josh #2 |
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