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spcarlson Veteran user Minneapolis MN 369 Posts |
How to tell a great story, visualized
Andrew Stanton, Pixar writer and director gives an excellent TED talk on how to tell a story. This link has both a link to the TED video as well as a visual outline. Very informative. http://blog.ted.com/2013/11/08/how-to-te......ualized/ |
Brynmore14 Inner circle The Séance Chamber 1815 Posts |
TED talks are great, so much useful information. JJ Abrams talk on the Mystery Box is fantastic.
Thanks for posting this link. |
Siddharta Regular user 115 Posts |
Thanks, very valuable !
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MRSharpe Special user Never a dull moment with 940 Posts |
Very good information. Thanks for posting.
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yair61 New user Israel 55 Posts |
Its a good lecture. How we can take this knowledge to a magic show?
there are a few more lectures there about story telling- http://www.ted.com/playlists/62/how_to_tell_a_story.html |
Perkins Special user 950 Posts |
Excellent sources. Thank you.
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weepinwil Inner circle USA 3828 Posts |
The best way is to tell stories true to your experience, it is more believable because you aren't lying so there is nothing to give away the falsehood.
"Til Death us do part!" - Weepin Willie
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Darkness Inner circle 1626 Posts |
Yes, Weepinwil the best stories do come from experience.
Robert McKees book "The Story" is a very detailed exploration of story telling. I learned a lot form that but its very detailed. It's not a quick read. He is worth a look http://mckeestory.com/ Yes, spcarlson- Pixar's 22 rules of story telling is also a good summary.
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Amro New user Room 217 51 Posts |
I know the thread is a couple of days old but I would like to add my two cents.
Whenever you want to learn something, I believe a rolemodel is helpful and for me one of the greatest storyteller of all time was Mr Orson Welles, who - maybe not everybody will know that - was also a magician. There are many great clips on the internet that testify his ability to fascinate the audience the second he opens his mouth. Certain aspects in his way of telling stories I found interesting. He often woudn't give a straight answer to a question, rather he would just pick certain aspects of it, that he liked to dwell upon, starting to tell a story at a point that seemingly had nothing to do with the question. Here is a little clip of Mr. Welles talking about CReading: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjPsnfysrp8 Additionally, I think learning about hypnosis also helps to "put a spell" on the audience. Using the right words can make a huge difference. |
MAV New user 79 Posts |
That link on tips on how to tell a story provides a great format for developing patter for even the simplest of routines. I am going to tweak a couple of phrases in my patter with those thoughts in mind. Thank you for sharing!
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MagicSA New user South Africa 67 Posts |
Great resources! I think the main component that separates storytelling magic from other forms is that is evokes different kinds of emotions. The art is to not only make them go "wow", but also sad, happy, etc. Then they start caring about the act and don't see it as just an act. Just my two cents!
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