Hey everyone,
So I just saw this post in the 'Cerca Trova Ideas' thread and thought it was an interesting thing worth discussing, I felt it'd be better to post it here since barely anyone looks into that section anymore. So here is the post.
Although what Mark says does make a lot of sense,I can't help but wonder, if we want spectators to percieve magic as impossible or inexplicable why does it need to be logical explanation of whats happening. I always prefer to present my magic as "This is not impossible, Accept that there are things around us that we don't know about...this is one of them". I send that message by telling them how I did it...false explanations that involve the power of THEIR minds and such. So I believe if thats what your going for its OK to follow a logical route. Do you think starting by doing things logical...gets people thinking there is a logical explanation for what you just did thus diminishing the inexplicable vibe? Do you think there's something that we need to change? Or is it right as it is (if so why, cause i can't seem to understand it)
Thanks, Im looking forward to your replies
- Jenai
So I just saw this post in the 'Cerca Trova Ideas' thread and thought it was an interesting thing worth discussing, I felt it'd be better to post it here since barely anyone looks into that section anymore. So here is the post.
I think we should discuss logic and simplicity in magic, and how it might have an effect on the audience.. I think that for most laymen, although a magic trick is something "not possible", it should be coherent in a sense and show a logical progression of how something is happening. Take a transposition for example, if the joker is placed on the table and a three of hearts is taken, and changed into the joker, the card on the table should now be the three. You ever wonder why it wouldn't be just as amazing to change the card on the table blank? Because it wouldn't go with the logic that the trick was following. The card trick is not a transposition effect anymore, it was just 2 random changes. This is why some laymen aren't amazed by tricks with too many twists turns 360s 180s and situational irony. The progression of the trick has left their minds in the dust and when you ask what their card was for the final revelation they say, "uuuh". Just thought I'd say this: although out of the ordinary, tricks have a route to follow, and when we put too many detours in it, the spectators get lost and need a map.
Although what Mark says does make a lot of sense,I can't help but wonder, if we want spectators to percieve magic as impossible or inexplicable why does it need to be logical explanation of whats happening. I always prefer to present my magic as "This is not impossible, Accept that there are things around us that we don't know about...this is one of them". I send that message by telling them how I did it...false explanations that involve the power of THEIR minds and such. So I believe if thats what your going for its OK to follow a logical route. Do you think starting by doing things logical...gets people thinking there is a logical explanation for what you just did thus diminishing the inexplicable vibe? Do you think there's something that we need to change? Or is it right as it is (if so why, cause i can't seem to understand it)
Thanks, Im looking forward to your replies
- Jenai