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Dan Magyari Regular user San Francisco, CA 173 Posts |
Reed, you've mentioned that you practice at least 6-8 hours a day, and that's only because you've cut back.
Clearly every minute counts, and part of the reason that you're such a terrific sleight-of-hand artist is that you're still practicing long after many of us have given up. Is there a regimen to your practice schedule? How do you break down your practice time? Are there any suggestions you would care to make to those of us who could benefit by a more rigorous practice effort-and, please take into consideration everything you practice that goes into making a truly magical performance. The Way: who will pass it on straight and well-I'd say Reed McClintock for one!
Everything you do -- everything -- has your signature on it. Regardless of whether you intend it that way or not. And that's how people perceive you.-George Ledo
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Reed McClintock V.I.P. 772 Posts |
Well, I don't really have a set schedule. But, here is kind of how the day goes with magic. I will straighten out my magic case from the night before. I pull out my handy dandy micro-recorder that I talked into on the way home, with ideas of things from that night of performing, lines I used, to get laughs, what lines didn't get laughs, when I touched someone on the shoulder, how long did they give me eye contact, what ideas did I think about when performing a trick for someone, did I screw up, and how did I get out of it, was the way I got out of it better than the planned effect, then I kind of work from there.
I work on things for about three or four hours. I will pick up a book and read for about an hour or an hour and a half, sometimes I read tricks, sometimes I read philosophy, sometimes I read the effects in books, somtimes I will read my sons story books searching for a new idea, then I practice a couple more hours on the material I will do that night, my regular material. That's basically how I go about it. I just do it because I think it's a sickness, but a healthy sickness. It is like I am working to keep my family fed so I spend the better part of my day practicing and rehersing, and analyzing. I am never happy with a piece of magic, I just keep trying to improve what I do with it. I know a lot of pros who once they have their material, they will leave it alone and work with it forever. I just like to play, so I play with my magic is all. Don't get me wrong, I have my A. material, that I am constantly working on, But I do it every night. We have several regulars who expect something new, and I think it keeps it fresh for me, boy, I am long winded. I hope this kind of answers your question. I also have magic videos running almost all day long, I will stop and watch every now and again, but mostly for back ground noise, with hopes of having an idea I guess. |
Dan Magyari Regular user San Francisco, CA 173 Posts |
Thanks Reed. I appreciate your thoughtful answers to everyone's questions, including my own.
You mentioned recording your thoughts into a micro-recorder - do you then compile these thoughts into a notebook for future reference, or just use them for immediate feedback. Your constant analysis of everything you do must fuel your creative energy, or at least that's the way it appears to me reading all of your postings. You also mentioned having magic videos running in the background. Are they videos of yourself rehearsing or commercial videos of others? If others, care to share who is influencing you significantly at this time in your development. Dan Magyari
Everything you do -- everything -- has your signature on it. Regardless of whether you intend it that way or not. And that's how people perceive you.-George Ledo
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Reed McClintock V.I.P. 772 Posts |
I do record almost all of my ideas into a note book. I have forgotten so many neat ideas that I wanted to work on and forgot because I got sidetracked. This happened so many times I got frustrated and had it. So I started recording every thing down in note books. Now my biggest problem is finding which notebook has which idea, this is almost as frustrating, but at least I have it recorded.
I am constantly going back and trying to apply those ideas. The videos are both, sometimes it's me listening to myself and watching myself perform angle issues, how much weight I really need to lose, etc... But mostly, commercial videos that are on the market, lately, I have been watching a lot of mentalisim videos. The Bob Cassidy video, play, rewind, play, rewind, play, rewind, all day, For the last couple of days to absorb every nuance of the information. My thoughts on this, is to have it play in my mind, so that it will eventually work it's way into my dream state when I am sleeping, so I can come up with a new application of an idea, from a different trick. I know this may sound odd to many of you, but this is what I do to keep my mind active. I am not that weird, however, I am a pretty normal guy, but as I read these posts I have made I might start to rethink this. I always thought, this is what Copperfield, and, well, all of the magicians, McBride, Berger, Cervon, Bertram, Maskelyn and Devant, did this, and this is how they came up with all of these ideas and theories. I have been practicing the same way for so long now it is just normal for me. |
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