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Marcus Nogueira New user North Carolina 52 Posts |
Another way I've seen before is offer them half the deck and false shuffle your have before offering to switch. Then when it's time to exchange the cards, do a false exchange that leaves them with the exact same half that they had in the first place. A little difficult to manage smoothly but a good one.
Fairy Tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten. --G.K Chesterton
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ViciousCycle Loyal user 210 Posts |
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On 2009-05-07 18:08, jim_h wrote: In performance situations, the first task is not to perform a trick. The first task is to establish rapport with the audience. When performing in public, one learns very quickly the importance of establishing rapport. But it can feel very counterintuitive to establish rapport with friends and family. After all, they're already your friends and family, right? The answer to this question can frustrate many hobbyists. |
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JustLoco Regular user Los Angeles, Ca 111 Posts |
I would hand them the cards, allow them to shuffle, take the cards back and look through announcing that I want to show you a trick using the four aces, take out the aces spread them and place them on top of the deck, do a couple false shuffles, and cuts, and say that they are completely lost in the deck. If you do it right they'll believe you.
I have certainly learned not to perform for family, those grabby sons of .... never mind. |
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jjduck New user Chesterfield, Virginia 78 Posts |
You have learned a valuable lesson in performing magic. Now take what you have learned and apply it. I use family all the time before I perform for the public because I want to know what to expect. Sometimes family can be very harsh but if you don't want to find all of your flaws, don't perform for family. On the other hand, if you want to hone your performance to perfection, then family is the way to go because they don't mind telling you that they caught you. As John Calvert said "you practice until you are at 100% and then and only then do you perform for the public". Hope this is helpful in some way. Good luck with your future performances. Stick with it and you will be well rewarded.
Joe
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Steven Youell V.I.P. 3866 Posts |
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On 2009-05-07 18:08, jim_h wrote: You can't always do that. Anyone who tells you that you can is misleading you. Therefore, the best solution is to be prepared for the situation-- and the best way to do that is to be willing to give up the trick you wanted to perform and do something else without anyone knowing that you did that. This is particularly true when the effect you want to open with has a set-up. In pick a card tricks though, there is a way that you can let an audience shuffle almost anytime they want to do so. It's in my lecture notes and I would be glad to send them to you at no cost if you just PM me with your e-mail address. Additionally, I'd be glad to suggest a few effects and/or books you could use once we are corresponding. SEY |
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Irfaan Kahan Veteran user 346 Posts |
My buddy does a card trick or two. One trick I taught him was the Clock trick (see Daryl's Encyclopedia vol 1).
How I do it: Card control. How he does it(and he slays people - go figure): He lets them shuffle the deck all they want. Replace their card on top. Then slaps down 13 cards (or is it 12??) that he had aside on the table from the start(!) on top of their card. He goes straight into the effect from there and always gets a great reaction. Sigh. All those years of practicing card control when all I had to do was openly put the card where I wanted it. . .
I'm a Magician playing the part of an Actor
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