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TheAmbitiousCard Eternal Order Northern California 13425 Posts |
Not just what color but should I get the ones with designs in the corners?
What do you guyz uze? p.s. I love kards!
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James England New user 79 Posts |
I carry two, one very thin green baize that has an ace printed in the corners. This is a larger that perfectly houses a black mat on top, so that the black on green is perfectly visible. It creates a real "stage". In saying that, it's not that often I get to use this in performance given the mainstream strolling/restaurant type work these days.
Why two? I never have to replace the green and the rubber bottom means I can throw on any table, wet or otherwise. The black is the working surface and can be replaced - but much less frequently thanks to the green base. Sorry mate, long answer to a short question!
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vansh New user Atlantic City, New Jersey 30 Posts |
Black looks best. I'm using it for a long time...and it looks cool
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
Burgundy.
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Daegs Inner circle USA 4291 Posts |
Is there some contest going on about creating the most pointless, stupid threads or something????
You would think with the server issues and cost the Café has been having, people would be more considerate and work on LESSENING the clutter and wasted bandwith instead of adding to it..... |
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TheAmbitiousCard Eternal Order Northern California 13425 Posts |
Amen.
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Magical Dimensions Inner circle 5001 Posts |
Quote: Taken from the book, 'Close Up' by Gary Ouellt.
The covering should be green. Green contrast with almost all magic props: coins, card, sponges. Furthermore, green is elegant, and remindful of the opulence of the casino. Black and red cannot make this claim. And if you are using a purple close-up mat, you are probably wasting your time reading this book Ray |
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Cameron Roat Special user Michigan 728 Posts |
Those of you who believe red or green or black are the best colors for close-up pads would do well to read the following. It is an excerpt from an article by Ron Bauer called “Colorful Magic.”
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I ran a series of articles in the New Tops magazine back in the eighties called “How to Perform Magic on Local TV.” I used “local TV” to represent the wide variety of television and video venues that were emerging across the country, and how magicians would do well to prepare to exploit these new markets. |
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Gonzo New user 63 Posts |
That's an interesting post, what color would you use if you had brown to dark brown hands?
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Magical Dimensions Inner circle 5001 Posts |
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On 2006-03-06 19:25, Daegs wrote: Magic is about presentation and image. You have the spectators, script, drama, choreography, and the suspense all weaved into magic. This goes for stage and close up. For the close up performer/entertainer everything represents the performer and the magic. If one uses a close up mat, then the mat becomes a stage. A stage where drama, choreography of props and suspense is mixed together to create little plays. The elegant close-up magician not only remembers that there is magic in his hands, but his props reflect his art: new cards, polished coins, clean rope, and fresh sponge balls. As Daegs wrote above, "Is there some contest going on about creating the most pointless, stupid threads or something????" Only proves that there are people who like to call themselves a magician and those of us who are entertainers that really see that this thread was started not as a mindless and pointless question but as a very valid point of taking ones art to the next level. An entertainer knows in his heart and mind that there is more to magic then doing tricks. An entertainer’s purpose is to entertain and hopefully be remembered. To entertainers a small point such as the color of a mat or prop really does matter. The entertainer and his/her props (tools) are one and the same. The entertainer relies on his/her skills and tools of the trade. He/she is a craftsman who takes pride in what he/she represents to their clients. For someone making such a statement as to this being a stupid thread hasn't reach the level of an entertainer yet. They are still thinking about fooling their buddies and looking cool. That is fine if that is where one is at in their magical journey. But, for those of us who are beyond this stage, then we need to think about everything we do, say and the condition of our props. After all to be paid as an entertainer, one much look and act as one. Ray Noble Posted: Mar 6, 2006 10:02pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron Roat, WOW, good post! Strong lights do reflect, distort and change colors of props and clothes. Next time I am doing a close up gig in a meat display in a supermarket I will remember to use Blue! LOL... I am just kidding but I was impressed with your post. It is just like working on a stage where you must be careful of the color of your lights. Thanks for sharing. Ray |
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TheAmbitiousCard Eternal Order Northern California 13425 Posts |
I think what is viewed on TV is very different than viewed in person.
If I were doing a tv do-dah, I would definitely go the light blue route. In person, it's less restrictive, I think, and doesn't really matter at all. As an example with the Patrick Page shell game video, the pea is red, and I think and the matt is green (not 100% sure) but whatever combination it is, the pea is almost impossible to see and looks black. I think the heavy contrast and the dark matt overwhelms the color of the small pea and almost sucks it out of existance like a black hole. For a live audience this topic is null and void. For TV I actually think it does have significance. "Clean" would be the recommended adjective for this thread, for a non-recorded event.
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Roger Kelly Inner circle Kent, England 3332 Posts |
Just a good quality contrasting plain one. I use Trevor Duffy's black mats. There superb. Can be washed and left to dry and they are like brand new! (They are made out of the stuff that they make divers' wet-suits from!)AND, they don't gather dust!
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bsears Inner circle Cincinnati, Ohio 1040 Posts |
Seems to me most casinos use green. And most pool tables are green. Probably a good reason for that.
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Robert M Inner circle 2482 Posts |
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On 2006-03-07 09:49, bsears wrote: Good point. Robert |
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lelo New user 53 Posts |
I use a plain navy blue mat. Looks good with red bikes and ghost deck.
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JoeFreedom Regular user 164 Posts |
Right on Magical Dimensions and Amen too Frank. As I work live light blue is not yet an issue, but thank you Cameron Roast for the heads up. I have a black, red and blue mat as well as burgandy velvet with padding that I will use to cover a whole table. I choose color based on variables such as lighting, deck color, location etc.
Joe
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Marco S. Inner circle 1017 Posts |
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On 2006-03-06 19:38, Frank Starsini wrote: Lol, well said. Posted: Mar 8, 2006 6:59am -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P.S. I prefer black or green. |
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Eddini_81976 Inner circle 2183 Posts |
Green, because if you are using red or blue and use those color decks they won't show up, so GREEN in the FINAL ANSWER....lol, Ed, (Eddini) ... Ooooowww !!!
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DomKabala Inner circle I've grown old after diggin' holes for 2827 Posts |
We don't stop playing when we grow old...we grow old when we stop playing.
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Cameron Roat Special user Michigan 728 Posts |
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On 2006-03-06 23:59, Frank Starsini wrote: That's an interesting idea, but what do you mean by “different”? Better, worse, what? |
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