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Magician Shaun Special user Huntington BCH, CA 924 Posts |
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On 2012-08-12 23:42, JoeJoe wrote: Well, actually I had never tried that area before. I did my regular show, however the regular show has been developed in an area that has a lot more room and typically has more traffic as well. I also showed up at this spot a little later than I had planned and lighting became an issue. The show goes like this - Silk Vanish to stop them. Then if the first group has some kids, or lots of women, I do a sponge ball routine to build. I like being close to the spectators and getting to know them a bit after they have stopped. I don't actually consider the sponge balls to be part of my show, I use it to entertain until I can get more people stopped. I believe one of the problems that I have is that I typically start doing magic after I stop the first group. I should talk to them and get to know them and tell them I will start the first trick as soon as a couple more people start (I think that is the basics of what I should do, am I right or wrong here?). My show goes like this: Silk Vanish, Professors Nightmare - 3 phases - about 4-5 minutes, then I do the phone in balloon (Pressure - fast and visual, gives the audience a break of sorts) I do an impossible prediction using an ID, and then I finale with the cups and balls. The whole show lasts 20 minutes if you don't count the Silk Vanish. Now if I am on the Sidewalk and the heat is bad, I will cut it down. I will stop with the silk, then do One of my other tricks - Usually either The rope or the ID, then straight into cups and balls. I Try to make the show just over 12 minutes if the weather is really hot. If it's overcast and cool, I will do the whole show - I stop with a silk, then I delay with the Sponge balls, till I get to a crowd of 5 - Then I start the show - If I do the show this way - the effects are Pressure, Prof - Nightmare, ID, C&B. My reasoning for this is so that the people who walk up while I am delaying with sponge balls, get a fast extremely visual penetration of a borrowed object - it makes them want to see what is coming next. Now the new Pitch is in a nice area, the traffic is all there to shop in upscale boutiques, or to eat at the popular restaurants and in the evening there are several bars that are all within walking distance of each other. The sidewalk area is not as big as I would like and the shops are open into the late evening on weekends. I have to either put my back to the street or try to frame myself next to a tree and bike lock up. Joe Joe, how would you recommend that I change to better suit the smaller sidewalk. I never thought I did a circle show, I thought maybe a half circle, My largest crowds have been around 30-35 by my estimation. I would say that my average crowd is 7-15 total spectators. How does differentiate between a doorway show, sidewalk show, half-circle show, and circle show? what is standard structure for a sidewalk show? Can you elaborate more on what you mean by a Circle show on a doorway pitch? How do you tone it down? I mean if you stop a crowd and you get a 20+ crowd, what do you do? |
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JoeJoe Inner circle Myrtle Beach 1915 Posts |
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Joe Joe, how would you recommend that I change to better suit the smaller sidewalk. I never thought I did a circle show, I thought maybe a half circle, My largest crowds have been around 30-35 by my estimation. I would say that my average crowd is 7-15 total spectators. How does differentiate between a doorway show, sidewalk show, half-circle show, and circle show? what is standard structure for a sidewalk show? I can't see the entire crowd from this video, but it looks like there are only about 5 people forming your "edge" - the "front row", the ones up against the table. This would be considered a doorway show. If these people were standing back say 5 feet from you (instead of being up against the table), then there would be room for a lot more people in that "front row". This would be considered a half-circle or circle show. What I'm talking about has nothing to do with your act or your performance, but rather the logistics of the pitch. It seems to me to be a waste of time to build a crowd with an edge of only 5 people to then do a big trick. You could do your build, and then hat them right then and there ... freeing up that space to draw another crowd ... in the end, you'd collect twice as many hats doubling your total income. So what I'm seeing here is that you are spending a lot of time doing twice as much work as you actually need to do. But again, I can't see the entire crowd or the pitch in this video, so please take my advice with a couple grains of salt. -JoeJoe
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Magician Shaun Special user Huntington BCH, CA 924 Posts |
Ok, Joe Joe, I was trying to understand the difference and what you meant. Each Crowd totaled between 10 and 15 according to my wife. I am not sure it is probably close to that though. Can I get a break down of the number of spectators required for each level of show? i.e. Doorway, Sidewalk, half circle, circle?
That pitch has room for more people but I will need an effect that works well as a draw in poor lighting conditions. I can set up under a street light to get more illumination but I will need something people can see from a distance, I am thinking a lit up dancing cane. then my standard routine from there. Just a switch from the normal silk vanish that everyone uses in daylight. Joe Joe, I appreciate anything that your observation as a seasoned pro can tell me. This is my first few months out doing this and like I said before, the more feedback I get the better. Thanks. I appreciate it. |
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JoeJoe Inner circle Myrtle Beach 1915 Posts |
Don't worry about doorway vs. circle shows - it will just confuse you. Just try to do the biggest show you can do in the space you have available.
Think about this: a crowd can only be three rows deep; past that, they can't see very well and lose interest. So if your edge is 5 people, then you only have room for 15-30 people. But if you back them up a few feet so there is room for 15 people in your front row, then there is room for 45-70 people in your crowd. I'd suggest doing your build in front of your table, so you are still close to the people and it is easier to stop them. When you have enough people that you are ready to do your cup trick, then you go behind the table. If you follow what I'm saying, there'll now be 5 feet between you and your front row (which will allow for more people). And setup under a street light ... light is very important; nobody wants to stand in a dark ally to watch a magic show. The more light the better. -JoeJoe
Amazing JoeJoe on YouTube[url=https://www.youtube.com/user/AmazingJoeJoe]
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Magician Shaun Special user Huntington BCH, CA 924 Posts |
Thanks Joe Joe, the criticism and advice is appreciated.
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JoeJoe Inner circle Myrtle Beach 1915 Posts |
Much welcome ... I look forward to seeing your progress!
-JoeJoe
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