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Tyler Regular user St. Louis 170 Posts 
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Think it depends on the situation/audience and ofcourse your style. Good answer Pete!
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EggMan New user 47 Posts
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Hi all,
I presume you're talking about a stage act as opposed to a close-up show. Personally I do only half hour acts in which I manage to squeeze about 6 effects into. It really depends on the style of the performer and personally I patter a lot. I think its more important actually to get attention with a visual opener and establishing your character early in the show rather than worry about how many effects can be squeezed in. |
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Kent Wong Inner circle Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2458 Posts
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I perform 9 effects in a one hour show. I guess that would be about 6-7 in 45 minutes?
Kent
"Believing is Seeing"
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trixy Veteran user sweden 320 Posts
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I have sad it before and I say it again
Its not the quantity you selling it´s the quality |
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Danny The Idiot Regular user London, UK 170 Posts
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I agree with Trixy.
But would like to add to that with, remember who you're doing it for. Put yourself in the place of the audience member who has come out for a good night, or whatever the situation your performing in. What effects do they recieve? Is it all productions? What are the colours of your props/costume? Music? Patter - is it all the time? Is there space for the audience to breathe and enjoy what they are seeing? Is it all comedy? Could you squeeze some tragedy magic in? (I have no idea what that is!) The balance is yours.... That's my take on it. Danny |
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happymagic New user Overland Park, KS 18 Posts
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If you're just starting out, don't try to add more tricks in to fill up the time, take the time to routine your tricks, develop interesting stories and funny jokes if that suits you, and try to use the existing tricks to stretch it out... it's a lot harder to go slower than faster, but you may find you'll connect better with the audience if you slow it down.
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Paddy Inner circle Milford OH 1571 Posts
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I use 4 effects in a half hour show, so for 45 minutes I might add one more, but probably not. I use one mentalist effect that takes 10 to 12 minutes by itself and gets me a standing ovation quite often. It is NOT the effects that make a show, it is the ENTERTAINMENT.
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John C Eternal Order I THINK therefore I wrote 12967 Posts
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On 2006-12-23 11:43, Paddy wrote: Ok, then ... how much ENTERTAINMENT should be in a 45 minute show? 
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Paddy Inner circle Milford OH 1571 Posts
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[quote]On 2006-12-24 08:22, johncesta wrote:
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...Ok, then ... how much ENTERTAINMENT should be in a 45 minute show? At least 60 minutes worth. One thing I learned from busking is "funny is money." The more you entertain and have them laughing, the more they will pay. |
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Agent86 Regular user 152 Posts
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Well for my kids shows I usually perform 6 effects with 2 spares just in case. For adults in a 45 minute show, its always 3-4 routines. Never more than 5.
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daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts
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I think from reading the above posts a good average might be 6 to 8. Dan Harlan recommends 9, (three groups of three) in his packs small plays big DVD, and that is also a very reasonable number.
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24314 Posts
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[quote]On 2006-04-27 15:44, johnobryant wrote:
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That depends on your style. Vito Lupo has a show that works like that, lasting about 15 minutes. It's tight and effective. But a 45 minute act that was one themed item that blended into everything else that came after it would become very dull very quickly. There needs to be transitions, contrasts, peaks and valleys.
"The Swatter"
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts
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I do 11 tricks in my 45 minute show, but if they are really laughing at my jokes sometimes I have to cut one, or two tricks out. I don't know how I could possibly get away with doing only 6 tricks, and hold thier attention for 45 minutes, it just sounds like a lot of dead time to me. I guess it is a matter of style, my philosophy is I get in their face, and never shut up until I take my last bow.
Al Angello
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
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