theory11 — Magic Tricks & the World's Finest Playing Cards
Stop performing for your video camera! Or else!
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I completely agree d00d. Magic is deffinatley about whether your audience is entertained or not. That's really all that matters. Presentation is literally 80 percent of every effect.
I completely agree d00d. Magic is deffinatley about whether your audience is entertained or not. That's really all that matters. Presentation is literally 80 percent of every effect.
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Liam Carrie
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If magic was dying it would be because Criss angel and all these other "Magic Phonies" would be making the spectators be expecting more from us. Well sorry spectators we don't use confedorates or camera tricks!
Although I do believe you took this a bit too far I also see that you have raised a good point. Magic does need an audiance, a real live audiance. Unless your going to do a Copperfield "I am here but your there." type of trick.
I also would like to clarify that I am not "dissing" the media section or anything. I just think that if you are going to post a video then at least have a video where you are showing some one a trick. TimurY's street magic video is good. Or have it be a clip of the elementary school magic show you did.
At least have a video where you are performing for someone in the video.
Dylan P.
I also would like to clarify that I am not "dissing" the media section or anything. I just think that if you are going to post a video then at least have a video where you are showing some one a trick. TimurY's street magic video is good. Or have it be a clip of the elementary school magic show you did.
At least have a video where you are performing for someone in the video.
Dylan P.
Hey sorry. I didn't bump it by I didn't even realize that it had been bumped. sorry man.
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All jokes aside I do believe that many of the videos should be filmed infront of an actual audience. I think (well actually know) that several people who call themselves "magicians" infact and some times never perform infront of people. They just buy the effects practice them and practice them some more making videos of them doing it for feedback, but they never perform. Yet they still call themselves magicians.
I posted this link on another thread, but I think it definitely has something to say to this subject. Listen carefully around 11:30 or so.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/2008/03/17/080317on_audio_gopnik
Basically, he is saying that magic has kind of become "obsolete" because of television. It's like visual art going "obsolete" after the camera was invented. People had been trying to perfect how realistically they could paint something, and then came along a device that could make an almost perfect replica of any moment in a much shorter period of time. That's where innovation began. That's what began the impressionist movement.
You might even say that magic is now in its impressionist stage because of television.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/2008/03/17/080317on_audio_gopnik
Basically, he is saying that magic has kind of become "obsolete" because of television. It's like visual art going "obsolete" after the camera was invented. People had been trying to perfect how realistically they could paint something, and then came along a device that could make an almost perfect replica of any moment in a much shorter period of time. That's where innovation began. That's what began the impressionist movement.
You might even say that magic is now in its impressionist stage because of television.
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