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Michaels Elite user 412 Posts |
Magicman-
To address your question-If you've got 1 year of experience you may try some basic books such as Bobo's Coin magic or the Art of Magic and Sleight of hand. Between those 2 books you will be exposed to great coin magic and be given a taste of restaurant, mentalism and other small miracles. Also Jon Allen's video Spectators Don't Exist and Gregory Wilson's Off the Cuff and Ring Leader are great tapes for magic other than cards. In time you will find your niche- As far as rules of performing- The only hard fast rule assuming you're welcome at a table is never overstay your welcome. That may be 2 min. at one table and 20 min. at another. Otherwise with experience you will learn what works best for you. Good luck Top of the day to you Michaels
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DJP Veteran user London 391 Posts |
Andrew
My post above was implying that it is how you present yourself/introduce yourself to the spectators. Once this rapport has been acheived by a few statements and questions you can dive into a moment of magic whatever the use of props maybe. Dave
David
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Pavlo Veteran user Poland 306 Posts |
I think you should check The Magic Menu books. These two compilation will ensure you have lots of other tricks to choose from besides card magic. The theory, tips and other essays on the magic plus the tricks make it a wonderful read.
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phonic69 Special user 560 Posts |
I tend to agree with Dave here, and not Andrew. Surely it will be stronger to smash an opinion they may have held for many years using the very item that caused them to hold that view (namely a deck of playing cards).
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Peter Marucci Inner circle 5389 Posts |
But what if the card trick you open with does NOT smash that opinion, but only reinforces it?
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MacGyver Inner circle St. Louis, MO 1419 Posts |
I think if you open with a great trick that doesn't involve them picking a card and finding it, then it can definatly work as an opener.
Just start out with a visual piece of magic that doesn't involving remembering cards or making a fool out of the spec, and is done in your hands. Make sure it says that you are not an uncle and have complete control over the situation. Also have good patter down, nearly all of the bad card trick I have seen are usually because you have no idea what is going on. They will deal card into piles, or move things around, but you have no idea what to remember or what is going to happen. Do something you know so you can focus 100% on presentation. -MacGyver PS Sasscas - its MacGyver, and I'm 18, old enough to get in to the bar area of many places. Do people your age still go to bars? I'm telling your kid!!! |
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Kevin Bethea New user New Jersey 36 Posts |
Wow!!! Some of the replies are very interesting. I come from a very "old school" training of magic. I believe that you can open with ANYTHING that you want. The key is to make sure that it is presented and performed well, but the most important thing is that your audience has had a magical experience with the effect. If it is a card effect, so be it. We gotta get away from RULES that are burnt in stone. Everyone has their own style. Do whatever works for you, but do it well. You will then have your own set of rules.
Kevin Bethea
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Jeffery S New user 10 Posts |
Kevin,
Where in Jersey are you? I'm in Montclair.... Drop me an e-mail Best- Jeff |
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Mark Martinez Inner circle Wisconsin 1276 Posts |
I agree with Pavlo, the Magic Menu books will give you lots of stuff, so you can pick things that fit with you!
Also besides checking out dice, check out rubber bands.
Magically,
Mark Success comes before work only in the dictionary. - Anonymous |
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BryanDreyfus Loyal user 293 Posts |
Peter,
I have found that actual performing experience means very little to the young turks coming up. They have formed their opinions on what THEY like or what THEY want to do with no idea the it isn't about the magician. I do a table side act of about 10 minutes...it flows nicely....I leave em wanting more. but as a rule of thumb that is max length for me. I was in a restaurant with my family and a magician came to the table (I as a professional didn't even mention I was a magician). He really turned us off by doing a card from mouth and actually wanted to hand the wet card to one of my guests...the card was treated as though it was deseased, no one touched it. By the time he left we were so bored with HIM that we started conversations with him still there. That was a lesson well re-enforced. I agree with not opening with a card effect...a magician who brings out a deck of cards fits the stereotypical image of a magician...a boring guy with cards..better to ease into cards than battle that common misconception. somerset maughm(sp) wrote in one of his books, "He asked if we wanted to see a card trick. We said,"no". He did three" I, too, peter am an old war horse learnd the hard way (every time) and maybe these young guys need to do the same. Let's see what they are saying in 20 years. Bryan
Oh sure, I can spell "Antidisestablishmentarianism", but I can't type t-h-e.
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Mago Mai Elite user Venezuela 485 Posts |
I avoid performing any magic where things come out of my mouse and hand them out to prove autenticity .Thanks for sharing those thoughts,Brian.
Mago Mai
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