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swingjunkie New user 83 Posts |
Hey guys, this has always bugged me and I'm wondering if anyone else has come up with an answer for this:
Why does the magician, after making balls appear and reappear and move around under the cups, which remain on the table, suddenly take off his hat and start using it in the same way? Why not just use the cups? Does anyone give a reason for switching to the hat? |
TheAmbitiousCard Eternal Order Northern California 13425 Posts |
I do and it makes perfect sense.
I'm pleased to know you're thinking about that.
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swingjunkie New user 83 Posts |
Lol, thanks Frank
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bigfoot Special user 502 Posts |
Because you can and it is surprising as h€££.
Plus it does kind of harkin back to a mythilogical trick (maybe not so mythilogical now a days) where a block of ice was produced by Max Malini. I think too that as you conclude with such a shocker it leaves the hat in your hand to accept the lucre that you are there for. Of course this is just but a few ideas why I am certain there are many more. |
swingjunkie New user 83 Posts |
No, I know why you have the hat, I'm asking for the rationale from the audience point of view.
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MVoss Veteran user Boston, MA 372 Posts |
I think it is surprise and a demonstration of total mastery. Like the magician is saying, "see, I'm so good I can make these things go anywhere, even someplace totally random like my hat."
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cbguy Veteran user 350 Posts |
IMO more than one final load is unnecessary.
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Magic.J.Manuel Special user I have danced upon 663 Posts |
You can say, "Maybe these fancy cups and all those balls are confusing, so lets use just my empty hat..."
Nothing would get done at all, if man waited so long that no one could find fault with it.
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Ish70 New user 38 Posts |
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On Apr 30, 2016, bigfoot wrote: I am working on producing a stuffed rabbit from the hat. After the obvious remarks from the crowd about rabbits from hat, I will then produce a hat from the rabbit... just to mix things up! |
ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
Harry Anderson used to do that.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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imgic Inner circle Moved back to Midwest to see 1336 Posts |
I just watched the David Williamson lecture on Penguin. He shows his two cup routine used for table hopping, but shows how he'd start to use a coffe cup on table as well. Point is that he uses what's available and what works for his personality and style. Also, all throughout his lecture he stresses motivatation..why are you reaching for that? Why is your hand there?
It's great lecture that, given your question, could help you develop you style and help you build routines best suited for you (hat, or no hat)
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
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bigfoot Special user 502 Posts |
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On May 2, 2016, Ish70 wrote: I used to boast that I would remove a rabbit and mime the action of reaching in and removing it but my hand was empty. I then looked closley and said "well it's a hair (hare)" it's an old corny pun but I was able to get a laugh out of it. Puns can be funny if used right and you have a line that's better to make fun of yourself for using it in the first place. _ |
Aus Special user Australia 996 Posts |
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On Apr 30, 2016, swingjunkie wrote: Motivation or meaning for tricks and actions are considerations for magicians to think about for their acts. An interesting anecdote that was revealed to me at convention once was how Dai Vernon motivated the humble double lift. Holding two cards as one then placing it on top of the deck then dealing the top card on the table was an illogical action. Why not simply place it on the table after displaying it? I was told Vernon smoked and there would always be a ash tray somewhere in the performance area of the table, after showing of the double card he would place the card on top of the deck freeing the holding hand so he could move aside the ash tray which was obstruction the cards placement on the table. This all came off in an off hand and casual manner as if it wasn't planned for but the truth of it is, it was. Vernon implied meaning and motivation by his actions, but overt meaning can achieve the same thing. If say for example your doing the Gazzo cups and balls and your about to come to the climax of the trick with the cups and the hat load at the end. To motivate the hat load you you take your hat off placing it on the table and whip you eyebrow with the back of one of your hands. The implied meaning in that action is this is hard work, and removing a hat to whip your brow should seem like a natural thing to do. The melon load could overtly be narrated by saying that many people accuses magicians with having things up their sleeves, well the truth is that in reality it's their hats where all the hiding take place (reveal the hat load accordingly). Motivation and meaning is what you make it, so you probably need to think about it. Magically Aus |
imgic Inner circle Moved back to Midwest to see 1336 Posts |
That's exactly what Williamson gets into...why transfer that ball to the other hand?
He also has some great tidbits on C&B from Vernon. Can't recommend the lecture enough.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
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