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Real magic is so simple it's complicated. It is simply 3 parts acting/performance/charasima/character/personality and 1 part technique/method/handeling. Anyone can do a trick. But real magic is the art of entertainment. It's easy to teach the mechanics of a trick but it is very difficult...

Well I know they did some recent shooting for street magic segments which will be blended into some of the later episodes but other than that I'm not sure what the hold up is.

Yeah I was waiting for that one. Seth Green (robot chicken creator) is a fan of magic. I've seen him around the Magic Castle before. I'm just surprised it took him this long to do that short.

Wasn't there a thread on this one already?

A very interesting application. I assume you will need your stooge in the audience inorder for this to work. I assume the stooge would press a button causing your phone in your pocket to vibrate when you are right, leaving you to just guess until you've got the right one. The rest is acting...

To address the question of performance soley. I say do it. You will learn a lot. You will get exposure. And it's always good to try something new. I've seen magicians do a full 45 minute stage act with a normal deck of cards. Just think it through. I personally wouldn't turn down an...

Let's be fair. Facebook doesn't always have BAD discussions. You do occassionally find a gold nugget in the sea of chaos there.

Say what you will about the exposure but it does bring new people to magic. We can't be too self abosrbed to believe that people will only come to see us if they don't know how our effects are done. That isn't the case at all. People come to see us because they want to be entertained...

Your entire act should be scripted. Start to finish. You should also write into the script margens ideas or suggestions for your whitty banter. Sure if you happen to pull out a funny one liner during your show on the fly write it down! It happens. But you shouldn't run completely...

Jesus, Mike Eisner (former Disney CEO following behind Walt himself) is a complete dick in that interview! He needs to just shut up and let DC answer the questions and quit cutting him off.

There is no shame in just flat out telling people you are what you are. "I'm a close up artist specailised in the performance art of playing cards." If they are looking for something else then make a recomendation to them. Not only is that the professional way to handle it but people will...

Yes well I'm not exactly being paid a consulting fee now am I?

Bikes are mass produced and are sure to have some manufacturing errors. You could have just purchased several packs from the same batch, and it is possible that every box in said batch has the same issue. Try purchasing a few packs from diffrent locations, or waiting a few weeks before...

If you're having people treat it like it is a trick then it's probably your presentation or the people you are performing for. If you are performing 300 times a day five days a week then that's great! That's close to 1500 performances. So that means you'll get a lot of practice and time to...

Yes and the typical Victorian structured show would not play well for a highschool auditorium without some thought and careful consideration. However it would still be within the theme of the topic if it could be pulled off. The thread starter was asking for ideas not solutions.

No. Hardly. My implication is to find your own voice and do magic your way. Don't run stock, and don't do a trick because every other kid your age is drooling over it.

For starters the necronomicon is completely made up. Next the subject was horror magic. So some level of maturity must already be assumed on the behalf of the performer. Lastly I think that the program would work for a highschool program which I assume our poster is in the age group of...

Steer gets points on technicality with a bonus for semantics but I would recomend freak show stunts. Human Blockhead Animal Traps & Mouse Traps Human Pin Cushion Human Ashtray Spiked! Yogi Thread/ a.k.a Belly Ribbon Fire Eating/ Blowing Fire Dancing (poi, staff, whip, & sword) Spirit...

I've burned my mouth before eating fire. I've had minor abrasions from sticking my hand in animal traps. And the usual discomfort associated with swallowing swords and prepping belly ribbons. Fortunatly I have never been injured badly or beyond my expectations during the practice or...

I've seen a few YouTube videos for the effectand I have to say it would be cute to do for a friend but I can't help thinking "plant" for presentations of show quality