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anytime New user Hong Kong 51 Posts |
Could any of you please tell me, other than cards and coins, what is related to "close-up" magic but not "stage magic"? Thank you.
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
My defenition is any magic that plays small.
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Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
Close up is just that, magic done close to the viewers... at a table, walking around, etc.
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Jaz Inner circle NJ, U.S. 6111 Posts |
Include dice, finger rings, $$, sponges, elastic bands, cigarettes and what Pete said.
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
Now that we agree on what "close up" is, then "walk around" magic is anything that you can do at a table, or bar including many 360 degree stage magic tricks like ring and rope, change bag, or PN? Sorry for changing the subject, but the reason why I ask is at a cocktail party you could be performing for one person one minute, and 100 people the next minute, which tells me ring flight, cards, and coins won't work, so it's time to clear my throat, and get out the stage tricks.
Al Angello
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Bob Sanders Grammar Supervisor Magic Valley Ranch, Clanton, Alabama 20504 Posts |
To me, close-up versus stage magic is not about props used but the audience entertained. If a stage mentalist bends a coin in a volunteer's pocket, it isn't close-up. If an entertainer does cut and restored rope for two guests at the bar, it is not stage magic. Close-up versus stage magic is determined by the scope of the audience, not the props. I have done dove magic for a table of four. It was not stage magic.
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Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
I believe it was Jarrow that did a copper silver with a dime and a penny on stage in vaudeville and many of Liepzig's tricks on stage were really close up items. The late Billy McComb used to do the Gypsy Thread and coin in bottle on stage.
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joseph Eternal Order Please ignore my 17407 Posts |
That would be acceptable today with the camera and giant tv screen.....
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." (Einstein)...
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anytime New user Hong Kong 51 Posts |
Dear all,
Thank you very much for your kind reply! Further to your precious advice, I will perform ring & rope as my close-up act, thank you once again! With best regards, anytime |
joseph Eternal Order Please ignore my 17407 Posts |
Anytime, anytime....That's why we are here... ....
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." (Einstein)...
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anytime New user Hong Kong 51 Posts |
Yes, yes, that's why I say thank you all of you!
with best regards, anytime |
Angelo the Magician Loyal user Vienna(Austria/Europe) 217 Posts |
I think "close up" means, that spectators can stand or sit arbitrary near to the performer without having problems to watch the whole trick and without having a chance to realize the secret!
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aiki Regular user Middletown NY 181 Posts |
I think one of the criteria for close up is that it does not require a lot of props or very large props.
Ray K.
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anytime New user Hong Kong 51 Posts |
Thank you Angelo and aiki for your kind reply!
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Alan Munro Inner circle Kentwood, Michigan, USA 5952 Posts |
To me close-up magic is something that you'll never see performed at a magician's convention, except at dealer booths and in small sessions. You have to see it up close to appreciate it. I've seen video cameras try to pick up the action, to put it on a big screen, but the magic just isn't meant for the camera, most of the time.
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Red Von Loyal user Branson, MO 251 Posts |
Close-up magic is the art of performing for people in intimate settings, for small groups, or even one person. Cups, Balls, Coins, Cards, Rings, Rubber Bands, Paper, you get the idea!
Close-up magic is making an effect look so natural, without any notice of extra moves! :cheers: |
massive_hair New user Cambridge 5 Posts |
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Close-up magic is making an effect look so natural, without any notice of extra moves! I think some stage magicians might be offended by that! I agree about the audience size - I perform an invisible deck routine virtually the same close up as on stage (well, more parlour magic really, or they can't see the cards) and the only real difference is how you interact with the audience; on stage you talk to the audience as a whole, in close-up you interact much more with the spectator. Chris |
Craig Peterson New user Utah 89 Posts |
Not that there is a hard and fast definition for many magical terms, but close-up magic seems to imply an added level of astonishment because your spectators are so close. It could be magical on stage too maybe, but the fact that the magic is happening inches from your spectator's face gives it a special bonus. That is not to say that close-up magic is necessarily the most magical - it just derives some of its effect from the fact that the spectator is there to see it as "close-up" as he wants. He is there and can actually handle the props. While stage magic cannot benefit in the same way, it has other advantages such as size of the effect and louder applause (the more applause that occurs, the more a spectator thinks he is really seeing something special).
That said, a close-up effect should capitalize on these advantages. If you do a routine that is designed for the stage close-up, you may not be able to gain from the format. You are then choosing a poor effect for the routine. This is why it isn't so bad to be an amateur magician that can not perform platform or stage magic as often. Close-up magic has some advantages that are truly obtained no where else. |
Noel D Regular user 197 Posts |
Close up = magic done up close.
Walkaround = you can walk around with it form table to table. stage = done on a stage I'm not sure how you get these mixed up. |
Bendy Special user Columbus, Ohio 518 Posts |
I consider Close-Up magic to be magic that packs small, but delivers a big punch. Obviously, it is done very close to the spectators without them being able to figure out how it was accomplished. It should, in my opinion, require very little props and should involve nothing that is not easily carried and/or concealed.
I consider "Walk-Around" magic to be a form of "Close-Up" magic. ...Just my humble opinion. |
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