I read something earlier today that made me think: What makes a good magician?
So, in your opinion, what makes a good magician? And what makes a bad magician. It can be small things that they do, or it can be really big, I just want to hear your opinion on the matter. It doesn't even have to be on stage, just their personality in general.
Personally, some qualities I think makes a good magician are:
-They need to be entertaining. After all, we aren't here to fool people, we are here to entertain them. I usually like doing small gags that generally would seem like "great" magic tricks, but puts a smile on the audience's lips.
-Doing the impossible. Gags and laughs are good, but I think what truly makes a magician great, is the ability to do what seems impossible. Getting the reaction "I know he did something, I just don't know what" is fine, but truly, "What the actual **** happened here?" is what I really live to be able to hear one day.
-Being likable. People aren't hiring your tricks, they are hiring YOU, so a magician has to be the kind of person you would happily invite back.
Those were mine. I am looking forward to hearing your opinions.
So, in your opinion, what makes a good magician? And what makes a bad magician. It can be small things that they do, or it can be really big, I just want to hear your opinion on the matter. It doesn't even have to be on stage, just their personality in general.
Personally, some qualities I think makes a good magician are:
-They need to be entertaining. After all, we aren't here to fool people, we are here to entertain them. I usually like doing small gags that generally would seem like "great" magic tricks, but puts a smile on the audience's lips.
-Doing the impossible. Gags and laughs are good, but I think what truly makes a magician great, is the ability to do what seems impossible. Getting the reaction "I know he did something, I just don't know what" is fine, but truly, "What the actual **** happened here?" is what I really live to be able to hear one day.
-Being likable. People aren't hiring your tricks, they are hiring YOU, so a magician has to be the kind of person you would happily invite back.
Those were mine. I am looking forward to hearing your opinions.