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Scott Wells Inner circle Houston, TX 1025 Posts |
I am reminded of what Giovanni once told me about being prepared. He said that if he was at the beach with his wife and they were attired in nothing more than their swim suits and a helicopter came down from the sky with commandoes weilding weapons. And if they held his wife at gunpoint saying that they would kill her unless he entertained them with magic for a half hour, Gio said that his wife could rest easy because he was confident that he could do it.
Now that's being prepared! yours, Scott
"A magician who isn't working is only fooling himself." - Scott Wells, M.I.M.C. with Gold Star
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MacGyver Inner circle St. Louis, MO 1419 Posts |
Man, I'd hate to meet the people in the helicopter..... They are WAY to anxious to see some magic!!! Talk about pressure...
Anyway, I have a more serious question to ask and I figure this is the best place to ask it. What are our responsibilities as performers? I am a close-up performer, I do not have a stand-up show... Am I wrong for that? What should I do if such a mishap happens to me? I don't think I should go up and do close-up material for a large group... What about Stand-up Performers, should they have to know close-up? I am just wondering what your guy's opinions are on this.... Is it a magicians responsibility to be able to entertain anywhere from 1-1000 people, even if you only tout yourself as a strictly "close-up" performer? I am not sure that I have the time, or especially the practice time in front of an audience to get a good standup show, especially when that is not what I'm intrested in doing.... So what are you guy's opinions are strictly close-up or standup performers? Are they not being responsible magicians? I personally do |
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
I think it boils down to are you a magician or aren't you. There comes a time when you have to figure whether you can sell your act to more than three or four people. I'm not saying that it's irresponsible not to expand into another field. I did it a long time ago.
But you might want to consider what close-up effects you can do standing, and that you can project to a large group of people. For example -- ring flight -- when Al Koran started doing that, it was not a close-up piece. Most rope tricks can work for stand-up. There is bound to be at least one stand-up item you either do, or you wanted to do. That's where to start. It's not responsibility to your customers, it is really more like responsibility to yourself. OTOH, I don't do ANY kid's shows. I send all of mine to other performers. I don't do Blue and Gold banquets. They can't afford me. But I have had customers who messed up the bookings on me. If you haven't, you haven't been working long enough. Sometimes it's a lack of communication. Sometimes they forget to tell you something important, such as "oh, by the way, the casino in the next room will not be opening until 9:00, so we need to keep people busy until then." You have to be prepared for any emergency. Several years ago, I was hired to MC a slide show for a Pool and Spa Association banquet. Every year, the slide show had run way over time, and the guests had gotten really ticked off about it. So the client said, "We want it over fast. Announce the names, get their pictures taken and hustle them off the stage." So I did. The awards ceremony finished 15 minutes early. Guess who had to do a 15 minute standup act while they were still setting up the casino. Yep! Fortunately, I had a bag of goodies with me, and I was able to do what was necessary. I've gotten booked into banquets where I expected to work tables for 2 hours, only to find that there were three tables! So I always have more with me than I think I'll need. You don't need the elephant in your sports car. You can carry a one hour stand up show in a small suitcase, if you know how to do it.
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paulajayne Inner circle London England 1160 Posts |
Lesson here guys - Contract!
Get it in writing with a signature - cover all the bases, especially money. One hour stand-up pays a lot more than close-up. Protect yourself as much as you can. Paula
Paula Jay - Magic to Remember -
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