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Nat Special user 566 Posts |
I would sure appreciate your suggestions for "good response and entertaining" effects for restaurant table to table magic. Thanks.
Brian |
Kaylan Special user CT 758 Posts |
You may want to check out Mark Leveridge's "The Art of Table Hopping" videos as well as the Stevens Greater Magic Video Library title "Restaurant Magic." Also, Dan Fleshman came out with a 3 DVD set on Restaurant magic a couple years ago. Oh, there's also a good DVD on Dinner Table Magic by David Roth.
:) Kaylan |
JackScratch Inner circle 2151 Posts |
There are a few considerations as far as execution and practicality, but the fact is, for enjoyment, they aren't going to be one over by the effects you choose. In the long run, what effects you do, realy don't matter. If you can't entertain your audience without magic, odds are, you wont entertain them with it.
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Kaylan Special user CT 758 Posts |
Well I disagree somewhat with JackScratch because I think what effects you choose DO matter. The points he makes otherwise may be valid, but Brian is requesting some input about choices for effects.
Who said Brian can't entertain??? Kaylan |
madmaxa New user Serbia and Montenegro 61 Posts |
No matter what you choose for your program, try to change it from time to time. That way, regular restaurant customers will not be bored with your presentation.
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Shawn D Elite user Hughson,Ca 465 Posts |
Hey Brain,
I find sponge balls are always great for tabnle hopping. Gets a great reaction and the magic is done in the specs hands. Aftr that they are puddy in your hands and you can go on to cards coins rope or what ever fits your stlye. Shawn D |
Kent Wong Inner circle Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2458 Posts |
The effects you choose really depend on the type of restaurant in which you are performing. Is it a family friendly restaurant or an upscale adult establishment? Is it a bar or a dinner theatre? You see, the restaurant's clientele, the management's expectations, and your performing environment can vary markedly depending on factors such as these.
Kent
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Foucault Elite user New Jersey, USA 424 Posts |
There's also a wealth of advice over on the "Table Hoppers and Party Strollers" forum here.
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David Fletcher Loyal user 238 Posts |
Anything that doesn't have to be "on" the table - otherwise most won't be able to see it.
Sponge balls was mentioned. Keep things simple. The silk in TT is always a winner. Salt in T is strong, but it makes quite a mess unless you have a final receptacle. Visuals. And, as many will say always, what you do well is what you should do.
You have to give it away to keep it.
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Brad Burt Inner circle 2675 Posts |
Dear Brian:
As much as possible stay off the table if you can. It is usually just easier and less messy that way. Also, note that you will NOT need that many effects. Four to six is almost all you will ever use. I used to have 6 to draw on and 2 in reserve. I almost never did more than 3 or 4 at a table. Much of the same routining rules fit to table work: Your opener should be VERY easy to follow and VERY magical. You want to establish instantly that you are not a tyro. You want them to take you seriously. This one thing can smooth over a lot of hassles that could pop up if they smell 'beginner' blood in the water, so blow 'em away with your first trick. Personally, I used a trick I sell called 'Two Ones to a Two'. Fast, easy, killer that resets instantly. Another good effect is the simple vanish of a silk into a TT. A lot of folks pass this over, but again, Chinese Sticks, the small Adams set, works great walk around and table! Professor's Nightmare 'can' be good, but almost too long unless you know you have a little more time. Any trick that happens fast at the table is good. Fill in the middle with slightly longer routines and then kill 'em with something solid at the end. If you are looking for tips the $100 Bill Switch is still a classic. Borrow a five instead of a one as you are more likely to get it as a tip when you finish. ESPECIALLY IF YOU APPEAR NOT TO WANT IT AS A TIP! This is a bit arcane, but as you hand the bill back take a short step backward. I won't explain why this works, but it does. Things like Bunny Bill, the dollar bill that is folded into a rabbit that pops out of a hat and available form Magic, Inc. in Chicago is a great give-away. You can borrow a dollar and transform it into the Bunny Bill and leave it with them. Very powerful. BEst,
Brad Burt
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Maro Anglero Loyal user FLORIDA 248 Posts |
Many close-up magic are being use for table hopping, remember that you will be entertaining a short time. I am always ready to do more than 5 effects, for me 5 is my limit. sometimes after going into my second effect the food gets to the table and then I exit to the next table.
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rmoraleta Special user Philippines 767 Posts |
I think Brad said almost everything.
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