- It is 3-7 ish but I am only supposed to be performing for an 1-2 hours
It is in a house and for 50ish people(who will likely be lounging around conversing)
I have been doing magic for about just short of 1.5 years
I have performed to mostly those at school family and friends as well as on the street
I have most of the most well known books such as royal road and expert etc
For downloads I have quite a few, mostly close up, for example: Eric jones’s Isshkabible sandwich
Gimmicks include: invisible deck Sven pads scar etc
I usually perform transpositions acr biddle acaan card2pocket card to lemon colour changing back of selection etc And usually have a mentalist theme when I don’t perform with cards.
Thanks
Hi Tym,
I think RealityOne was asking when the party is, like a specific date. Is it two weeks, a month, several months before the party? The more time you have the more you can prepare. Let us know how much time you have before the day of the party.
Secondly, the 50 people that are going to be there, are they going to be in various different social groups around the house to where you would be doing strolling/walk-around magic? Or will they all be in the same room and you are front and center of attention for that whole group for an hour.
It sounds like you have had a little bit of performing experience which is good, however this is quite the step up to doing a set for an hour or two compared to maybe one or two tricks on the street. Make sure you are ready to take the next step instead of saying yes because you feel obligated to do it. Ultimately if you are uncomfortable with the situation and feel like you are not prepared, you are free to say no and not perform at this time. It's ok to say no! Don't be forced into saying yes or doing any gig that comes your way. This is important for all the future gigs you may encounter.
If you are comfortable with the situation and feel like you can put on a solid set, it's time to look at your repertoire and pick out what you will perform. My advice is to pick the effects that you can do right now with your eyes closed and know you won't flash. These should be effects that feel completely natural to you and have the least possible risk of messing up or feeling nervous about. Performing should be fun for you and be about the way you present the effect; it shouldn't be a memory task trying to remember all the steps to the trick.
With that said, effects like the Invisible Deck and utilities such as the SvenPad are low risk and high reward. You will be able to focus on presentation more than executing the trick, and this will allow you to buy more time as you aren't simply rushing through everything. You want to make sure you are pacing yourself and not performing one trick every minute. You'll soon run out of tricks and then find yourself with needing an additional 30-40 minutes of material if you rush. Take your time.
Other effects you listed such as Biddle and Ambitious Card Routine can play really strong with groups. Biddle can happen in their hands, and little things for an ACR such as what Blaine did on his TV specials where the bent card pops to the top visually plays bigger than you might think. It's the little things that really make these effects have that lasting power.
I would also suggest into looking at some self working card tricks if you have a lot of time to prepare. You can find some really amazing self working card tricks out there and the beautiful part about them is that your spectators do pretty much all of the work! No worrying about sleights or messing up anything on your end. If it involves instructions, make sure you articulate them well to your audience and make sure they understand what you are telling them to do.
Hopefully this helps you out a little bit in preparation for the show!