I've done magic for about 4-6 years now on and off. And I have fallen, most prominently in the "much more magic than you need" trap. Over 4ish years I feel like I've learned a tone, but can't do much. A while back I saw Toby, a member here, make a podcast about working on a cruise ship (here: http://forums.theory11.com/showthread.php?36838-Working-as-a-Magician-on-a-Cruise-Ship!/page4 ) I found this interesting and though I've never considered working in magic before and I'm still not planing to make it a career, I'd like to try this out eventually, just as an experience.
Optimistic as I may be about getting a job despite not planning to be a professional I'm still realistic enough to know I need to be good. And inspiring myself off of Toby's mention that you need 7 tricks I am giving myself 2 years to perfect (......lets say ameliorate) 7 effects, no more no less. 7 effects that have practical application and that I enjoy preforming. That gives me 100 days per trick (about) and with a good foundation in terms of basic magic knowledge I think that 100 day per effect will be enough to get me started on the right path (the path of quality.)
Ideally I like gaff-less, hardcore, coin work but I realize that this is not a plausible due to the main issue of angles which shoots the whole thing to hell in this kind of work as Toby mentions. So I want just suggestion on which effect and why should pick that one. Of course from there I'll pick and choose and try different ones before settling on 7. I'm hoping that focusing on only a small number at a time and more importantly perfecting them 1 by one will help me improve and get out of the "different tricks for the same people" trap.
So, let me know what you think would be a good effect to learn and if this seems like a good way to proceed. Thank you.
Optimistic as I may be about getting a job despite not planning to be a professional I'm still realistic enough to know I need to be good. And inspiring myself off of Toby's mention that you need 7 tricks I am giving myself 2 years to perfect (......lets say ameliorate) 7 effects, no more no less. 7 effects that have practical application and that I enjoy preforming. That gives me 100 days per trick (about) and with a good foundation in terms of basic magic knowledge I think that 100 day per effect will be enough to get me started on the right path (the path of quality.)
Ideally I like gaff-less, hardcore, coin work but I realize that this is not a plausible due to the main issue of angles which shoots the whole thing to hell in this kind of work as Toby mentions. So I want just suggestion on which effect and why should pick that one. Of course from there I'll pick and choose and try different ones before settling on 7. I'm hoping that focusing on only a small number at a time and more importantly perfecting them 1 by one will help me improve and get out of the "different tricks for the same people" trap.
So, let me know what you think would be a good effect to learn and if this seems like a good way to proceed. Thank you.