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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
I addressed the situation with the blackened cork balls in another thread.
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......0&37 However, this does not cover some more recent information. Some authors credit Bosco with the introduction of the blackened cork balls. No. They were around long before Bosco was born. Why would they recommend blackening the balls in a flame. Good question. One thing is that it would make them appear to be uniform. Different pieces of cork can look radically different. It could be that they would look more like shadows if you flashed. However, there is really no reason to flash. Intensive practice of the "relaxed hand position" will largely eliminate this. Natural cork would begin to darken as it was used, and this would eliminate this long process. The color of the balls should contrast with the background upon which they are displayed.
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Glenn Godsey Special user 737 Posts |
Many people think of white as a neutral color, but I teach my art students that white is a brilliant, garish color. You can easily prove this to yourself by just squinting your eyes and looking around your room and your desk. The objects that are most visible are white.
There is a dichotomy here....you want the balls to be visible (as Bill says:"they should contrast with the background"...the mat or table), but you don't want flashing. Black is not really the color of shadows in the hand unless you are under a brilliant spotlight. But, I suspect that the "blackened corks" are really gray rather than black, especially after some use, and the shadow confusion might work. I would think that naturally aged cork that darkened with use would be almost an ideal non-flash color. But, magicians are somewhat addicted to the 20c. traditions of certain colors, especially red. Another flash problem is the reflections of palmed balls in shiny cups. Al Schneider told me that he was caught by this years ago and therefore decided to let his cups tarnish. The crocheted balls that Al uses (including 2" crocheted load balls) are a nice cream color that Morrissey used to sell. Unfortunately, Morrissey can't get that thread color anymore and he doesn't sell them currently. Another consideration is warm/cool contrast. Red balls contrast with with silver, aluminum, nickel and chrome, they are good unless you have a red mat. Since many of us now use warm, earthy colored copper or brass, a better contrast to the cups would be light bright blue or green. With that in mind, I bought some bright "cobalt blue" leather strips to make monkey fist balls to use with my Animal Babe cups on a red mat, but I haven't got around to it yet. For audience visibility, the absolutely worse color would be black since the human eye generally reads black as a negative space rather than a positive object. But, I could be wrong. Best regards, Glenn Godsey |
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Jeff Dial Special user Kent, WA 533 Posts |
Tommy Wonder held that black was a better color for preventing flashing of hidden gimmick (e.g. silk vanisher)for the reasons of shadow stated above. He preferred black to flesh painted gimmicks.
We walk the line between what we want to be seen and what needs to be hidden. I'll agree that diligent practice is the best solution.
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Dynamike Eternal Order FullTimer 24148 Posts |
I would leave it up to what the performer feels more comfortable with. That will give the performer more confidence at performing with less flash.
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lint Special user Concord, CA 967 Posts |
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On 2007-03-29 18:18, lint wrote: Got the DVD today and am 30min into it. It is really great! I would definitely recommend this disc in conjunction with the Ammar discs for new c&b performers as well as those seasoned in the effect. -todd
"There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip..." -English Proverb
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lint Special user Concord, CA 967 Posts |
I'll let some of the older forum members give this DVD a proper review in the proper section. It is really fantastic in my opinion. -todd
"There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip..." -English Proverb
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