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mralincoln Loyal user If I wasn't so busy, I'd have more than 220 Posts |
Andi:
Wasn't sure where these fit. I think they all fall within the "creativity" realm. Hopefully, I didn't inadvertently duplicate someone else's question!!! Anyway, here they are: #1. What is the process you use to develop "new magic" yourself. (Does it begin with the concept--and move to a method? Or, do you begin with a known method and modify it? Do you discipline yourself to set aside time (each day or each week, etc. like many writers do, to "work" on new concepts?) #2. What do you look for in new products from other magicians that makes them "marketable" to others on Vanishing, Inc., etc.? #3. What do you consider the absolutely necessary components of a solid "close-up" act? (The necessary dynamics? Structure? Length? etc.) Thanks, in advance, for any replies you're able to provide! |
AndiGladwin V.I.P. UK 587 Posts |
Hi there,
These are all tough questions to answer because it really depends on why you are creating magic and whom you are creating it for. I'll try my best though: 1. Nowadays, I pretty much always need a reason to create. It's normally because I have a concept for an act (most of the time that comes first), or because someone has asked me to work with them. Once I've got the concept, I try to create effects that I can fit into it. It always goes in this order, without deviation: concept, effect, method. I normally then look back through that process several times to clear up the effect and get the best method possible. However, this is almost certainly a terrible way for most people. If you'd like to create magic as a creative exercise (like I used to when I had more time) or any other rationale than me, then your process will likely be different. Perhaps you create a move that you want to find an effect for, or maybe you want to find a clearer version of an effect. The key though, is to just have fun and experiment. I'll also give you the key ingredient to creativity. It's something that I've not heard many magicians talk about on this subject but is the only thing I always tell magicians who say that they're not creative. I can sum it up on one word: time. Make time to create magic; don't just try to fit it in every now and again. The times when I just sit in a room and think about magic (or experiment with props) is always a hundred times more productive than just waiting for something to pop into my head. 2. There are no guidelines to what we look for. We pretty much turn down a hundred tricks to find one thing we want to work with. It takes a lot of time and money for our team to launch a new product so we need to be confident that it's excellent and of interest to other magicians. But I can't tell you the ingredients because every trick has something different going for it. If you'd like to know why we picked certain tricks or creators to work with, that would allow me to give a better answer. 3. Again, a very difficult question to answer as it's different for each performer and show. The main things that every close-up act needs is a great performer. An act needs good structure, should be well rehearsed but the performer is always the important thing to make or break an act. Thanks for the questions. --Andi
View my Close-up Magician website or Vanishing Inc Magic
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mralincoln Loyal user If I wasn't so busy, I'd have more than 220 Posts |
Thanks so much for your thoughtfulness and your insights. I especially appreciate the advice you gave related to making time to be creative. I think what you're saying is that discipline and creativity go hand in hand, and I wholeheartedly agree.
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