He's talking about the people that 'perform' strictly on the web.Not that show what they are practicing(why you would show what you are practicing on the internet eludes me)
20% performance? How can you say that? Technical prowess doesnt impress spectators. Yes,practice moves but acting skill is even more important.
why wouldn't you show what your practicing on the internet? you have a chance to have other magician's critique you. this can only help your performance. as for 20%. i stand by that, think about all the hours you have spent practicing, that will always out weigh how much you actually perform. And i was talking time not importance. As for acting, i think it can be helpful but acting is MOST important. Presentation is important, connection is important, rhetoric, character and charisma, why act if you can live it. But we must never forget that what got us there is practice. And to Z-magic. i agree performing is the end all be all in importance. it is a must and should be our goal and its what i love more than anything.
Besides actually having character and not just a pair of hands fiddling around with a deck of cards?
There is no acting or actual performance in a webcam video.Usually we get a slipknot song played to a generic sandwich effect.
ive seen plenty of decent performances for a camera only, and i dont think they are always bad. Yes we should perfrom for live people but having a video of a performance is not a bad thing. Especially when it comes time for a job. If you want an examply of a webcam trick that is impressive go check out Scott Baird's youtube channel. Im not saying its what we should do exclusively, im just saying its nto the worst thing and its not hurting anything as long as you found a balance. Perform for people live, make a video for advertising, for other magician's or for yourself to critique. Do everything, practice, perform make vids, do whatever you want but vary it up. and hey, dont knock those videos' with musci. when done right they can look like allan hagen's video. knock the quality not the method